54-3410A. INFORMED CONSENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE TO CLIENTS. Informed consent involves a licensee’s reasonable disclosure of information to clients and the discussion of such information with clients so that they are agreeing to treatment with knowledge of the material facts necessary to make the decision. Persons licensed under this chapter shall provide to each client at the beginning and at other appropriate times within the context of the counseling or therapy an accurate and informative description that allows the client to make an informed decision about the client’s care. The specific minimum requirements of a documented record of the disclosure shall be defined in the rules of the board.
History:
[(54-3410A) 54-3410B, added 1998, ch. 413, sec. 7, p. 1305; am. and redesig. 2001, ch. 71, sec. 11, p. 150; am. 2012, ch. 68, sec. 12, p. 199.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
Chapter 34 - COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
Section 54-3400 - LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Section 54-3401 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 54-3402 - LICENSE REQUIRED — EXEMPTIONS.
Section 54-3403 - BOARD — ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS.
Section 54-3405 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.
Section 54-3405A - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.
Section 54-3405B - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.
Section 54-3405C - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.
Section 54-3406 - ENDORSEMENT.
Section 54-3407 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.
Section 54-3408 - CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED.
Section 54-3409 - INJUNCTION PROCEDURE.
Section 54-3410 - CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION.
Section 54-3410A - INFORMED CONSENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE TO CLIENTS.
Section 54-3411 - FEES ON LICENSURE.
Section 54-3412 - DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS — EXPENSES.
Section 54-3413 - ADMINISTRATION BY THE DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES.
Section 54-3414 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES.