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Rules 1.1.0 · as of 14 Sep 2026
Owen Scott Muir · Said 12 Mar 2023 · owen-0342
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“The BetterHelp therapists are on the hook, and depending on their employment contracts, that might make BetterHelp on the hook in the absence of those forms existing in all cases of PHI disclosure for clients in NY.”
New York State requires a consent form with initialed lines for mental health, alcohol/drug and HIV information before a health professional discloses PHI. The author argues BetterHelp therapists who disclosed NY client data without those forms are liable, and that BetterHelp itself might be liable depending on employment contracts.
Descriptive, retrospective, or a statement of preference; no future state asserted.