Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy
Article 4 - Teletherapy Practice
12 AAC 19.420 - Informed consent
Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 19.420
Current through February 24, 2025
(1) To provide, by digital, telephonic, or other electronic means, any service defined under AS 08.63.900 as practice of martial and family therapy, a license shall secure informed consent from a client. Informed consent must be written and clearly set out the benefits and risks of entering into distance professional services. The informed consent must identify the means of contact with the client, including the use of a telephone, online synchronous counselling, electronic billing, text messaging, or electronic mail. The informed consent must also
(1)
identify issues related to the difficulty of maintaining the confidentiality of
electronically transmitted communications;
(2) inform clients of all colleagues,
supervisors and employees, such as information technology(IT) administrators,
who might have authorized and unauthorized access to electronic transmissions;
(3) inform clients of the risk of
access, including by family members and employees who have access to technology
used in the counselling process;
(4) inform clients of pertinent legal rights
and limitations governing the practice of a profession over state lines or
international boundaries;
(5)
inform clients that whenever possible, encrypted website and electroinic mail
communications will be used to help ensure confidentiality;
(6) when the use of encryption is not
possible, inform clients of this limitation and limit electronic tranmissions
to general communication that are not client-specific;
(7) inform clients if and for how long
archival storage of transaction record is maintained;
(8) discuss the possibility of technology
failure and alternate methods of service delivery during a failure
delivery;
(9) inform clients of
emergency procedures, such as calling 911 or a local crisis hotline when the
licensee is not available;
(10)
inform clients of the limits of confidentiality under
AS
08.63.200;
(11) identify, as applicable, time zone
differences, local customs and cultural or language differences that might
impact services delivery;
(12)
inform clients when technology-assisted distance professional services are not
covered by insurance and
(13) fully
disclose the licensee's licensing, credentials, and areas of
expertise.
Authority:AS 08.63.050
AS 08.63.100
AS 08.63.110
AS 08.63.210
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