Ohio Psychological Association | Professional Issues

Professional Issues and Resources

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Early Career
        OPA Mentor Program
        National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program-In exchange for 2 years of service
        in an NHSC-approved site in a Health Professional Shortage Area, you can receive money
        toward repayment of student loans.

Electronic Therapy

Telepsychology Guidelines-The Ohio Psychological Association has developed its own Guidelines for telepsychology for using e-mail, the Internet and other telecommunication methods.

Ethics and Standards

Ethics Consultation (For OPA members a free ethics consultation service is available by phone. By clicking on this link you will be directed to the OPA Members Only section. You must log in first, then click on OPA Member Only Section. On this page is a list of OPA Members Only Documents.)
American Psychological Association Ethical Principles of Psychologists and the Code of Conduct with 2010 Amendments
Ohio Psychology Rules

Guidelines

Child Custody Evaluations in Family Law Proceedings (from APA)
Evaluation of Dementia and Age-Related Cognitive Decline (from APA)
Multicultural Education, Training, Research, Practice, and Organizational Change for Psychologists (from APA)
Psychological Evaluations in Child Protection Matters (from APA)
Psychological Practice with Older Adults (from APA)
Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients (from APA)
Telepsychology Guidelines (from OPA)
Tests and Assessments (from APA)

Health & Behavior Codes

List of H&B Codes

HIPAA

HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
HIPAA and Psychotherapy Notes
Privacy Rule
Red Flag Rule
Security Rule
Transaction Rule
State Board of Psychology of Ohio HIPAA Resources

Insurance

Complaint Form to Send to Insurance Companies

Consumer Complaint Form

Credentialing and Contract Complaint Form

Healthcare Simplification Act

How to File a Complaint for Prompt Pay or Credentialing Online

Prompt Pay Complaint Form

Provider Complaint Form to Send to ODI
OPA Insurance Committee
Ohio Department of Insurance Patient Protection Act of 2008 Final Report

Issues of Confidentiality

Duty to Protect Information
Duty to Protect Form (Clicking on this link will take you to the Members Only Section. Log in and then click on OPA Members Only Section to see a list of OPA Members Only Documents)

Licensure

Sequence of Training Bill
Steps to Licensure
State Board of Psychology (the licensing board)

Medicare

How to Become a Medicare Provider

Mental Health Parity

Mental Health Parity-State and Federal Summary Information from OPA

Ohio Department of Insurance Mental Health Parity Toolkit
Federal Mental Health Parity Law

Record Keeping

Charging for Copies of Records (Clicking on this link will take you to the Members Only Section. Log in and then click on OPA Members Only Section to see a list of OPA Members Only Documents)
Client Record Keeping Guidelines (Clicking on this link will take you to the Members Only Section. Log in and then click on OPA Members Only Section to see a list of OPA Members Only Documents)
Release of Information for Client Medical Records
Records of Deceased Patients

Retirement

Activities You Can Do Without A License (Clicking on this link will take you to the Members Only Section. Log in and then click on OPA Members Only Section to see a list of OPA Members Only Documents)
Client Summary Sheet for Records (Clicking on this link will take you to the Members Only Section. Log in and then click on OPA Members Only Section to see a list of OPA Members Only Documents)
Closing a Professional Practice (from the 2001 Pennsylvania Psychologist) (Clicking on this link will take you to the Members Only Section. Log in and then click on OPA Members Only Section to see a list of OPA Members Only Documents)

Retention of Psychotherapy Records (Clicking on this link will take you to the Members Only Section. Log in and then click on OPA Members Only Section to see a list of OPA Members Only Documents)

Psychologists Retired of Ohio (OPA PROs)

Self-Care

Colleague Assistance Program (Coming Soon)
When Psychologists Develop Dementia, by Dr. Jerome Gabis
Caring for Ourselves as Psychologists, by Dr. Mary Anne Orcutt

Your Practice

Minimizing Risk at Your Practice Setting (Brochure)
Practice Toolkit-Your one stop resource for information on opening a practice or switching practice areas, including templates.
Liability Insurance
American Psychological Association Practice Organization

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