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Legal and Risk Management Issues in Behavioral Health Home Care

Linda J. Brown

Health care is a relationship among individuals that affects payors, providers, and patients. Health law is an integral part of the health care system and provides the rules that govern care. Rules and regulations can be found in statutes, standards of practice, manuals, contracts, by-laws, and policies, procedures, and protocols. Understanding the various rules and laws affecting psychiatric home care and providing guidelines for implementation to maintain compliance and provide for management of risk is critical for a quality behavioral health home care program.

Key Words: behavioral health home care • client rights • confidentiality • involuntary admission • legal issues • psychiatric home care • release of information • restraints • risk management

Home Health Care Management & Practice, Vol. 11, No. 4, 23-26 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/108482239901100408


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