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pinksoil
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Default May 07, 2008 at 11:57 AM
 
Ethically, your T is only supposed to submit the least amount of information possible about you in order to gain reimbursement from the insurance company. This usually comes in the form of a treatment plan, which outlines the goals you ard your T are working on and whether you are meeting those goals or requiring more therapy.

You T should not be sending "notes" to the insurance company. The notes that are written about your case, in detail, is not for the insurance company to see. T's are usually discouraged from sharing these notes with patients.

However, treatments plans are often shared with clients. They are not the personal notes that T's keep about us. They are usually focused on goals and objects and such.

Also, T's generally keep two sets of notes-- "their" notes and the "official" notes that go in the chart. "Their" notes are the ones in which they can literally write ANYTHING down and are not to be shared with anyone, not even if the court asks for notes to be turned over. My T has showed me such notes once, from a phone call because it was both beneficial (and hilarious) for the treatment. The "official" notes are the ones that can be requested by you, or by other professionals through release forms and such. Your T should not be sending either of these things to the insurance company.
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