Protecting Your Patients: Mandatory Reporting

There is an ethical and legal responsibility for healthcare practitioners to report certain things. While each state may mandate different things, especially for acupuncturists, there are several areas covered by mandatory reporting laws including diseases, child and elder abuse, and suicide and harm to others. This course looks at the roles and responsibilities of acupuncturists and how to proceed with a report. It will also answer questions such as: Are there any risks to reporting? Can my patients sue me? What if I am wrong? If you are in practice and see any children, elderly, or potentially mentally ill, this course is incredibly important, not only to protect yourself, but to protect your patients.

This course will be presented as a webinar on Sunday June 27, 2021 from 1-2pm and November 21, 2021 from 2-3pm.

Course Goals

A participant in this course will be able to:

1. Appraise the risk factors and necessity for mandatory reporting
2. Understand the rationale and responsibilities of healthcare providers in regard to mandatory reporting
3. Classify the different types of mandatory reporting

This is California Acupuncture Board (CAB) Category 1 live education course. For NCCAOM, this course is a 1 hour safety PDA. This course is approved by the California Acupuncture Board and NCCAOM for 1 hour of continuing education and PDAs. For further information, please contact Dr. Greg Sperber, CAB CEU Provider #1349, NCCAOM PDA Provider #166669, at DrGreg@integrativemedicinecouncil.org or (619) 881-0029.

Refund Policy: A refund request can be made up to seven days before the scheduled webinar and a full refund will be offered. Within a week of the seminar, cancellations will refund half the cost of the webinar.