Case Management: Legal Considerations
Numerous laws influence healthcare delivery, with many focused on ensuring patient protection and promoting quality care. Standards of practice and licensure laws regulate the actions of healthcare providers. Federal legislation safeguards sensitive health information while enhancing care delivery and communication among providers. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regularly updates standards and guidelines to improve access to care and support healthcare providers.
Numerous laws influence healthcare delivery, with many focused on ensuring patient protection and promoting quality care. Standards of practice and licensure laws regulate the actions of healthcare providers. Federal legislation safeguards sensitive health information while enhancing care delivery and communication among providers. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regularly updates standards and guidelines to improve access to care and support healthcare providers.
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In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nurses will receive 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours after successfully completing this course.
Association of Social Work Boards
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Relias LLC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Relias LLC maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 1280003 continuing education credits.
Course Delivery Format: Asynchronous Distance Learning-interaction includes quizzes with questions and answers, post-tests. This module is 290.
California Board of Registered Nursing
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Commission for Case Manager Certification
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide 1.0000 hours of Ethics continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Florida Board of Psychology
Florida Board Of Psychology (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Psychologists will receive 1.00 hours.
Michigan Board of Social Work
Michigan Board of Social Work (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, Division of Professional Licensing Services, Social Work Unit
Relias, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0009.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of licensed master social work and licensed clinical social work in New York. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice for an LMSW and LCSW. A licensee who practices beyond the authorized scope of practice could be charged with unprofessional conduct under the Education Law and Regents Rules.
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias Learning are considered “self-study” under section 74.10(c)(2)(ii)(b)(4) of the Commissioner’s Regulations. The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
Social workers will receive 1.00 continuing education hours for participating in this course. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners
North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Ohio Social Worker Board
Continuing education accepted due to a rule change accepting other state licensing boards for counselors, social workers, marriage & family therapists.
Course Category: General/Clinical
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
Tennessee Board of Social Workers
West Virginia Board of Social Work
West Virginia Board of Social Work (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Review standards of practice impacting patient care.
Identify legal terminology and healthcare laws that affect case management practice.
Determine interventions that decrease legal liability and adhere to ethical practice.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Legal Definitions and Terminology
Risk Management
Standards of Practice
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Federal Laws
Overview
Federal Laws
Mandatory Reporting
Key Takeaways
Section 3: End-of-Life Considerations
End-of-Life Treatment
Advance Directives
Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment
Hospice and Palliative Care
Physician-Assisted Suicide
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Professional Advocacy
Patient Capacity and Competency
Telecommunication
Key Takeaways
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Nicole Strickland is a Lead Subject Matter Expert (SME) writer at Relias and a Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN) with over a decade of experience in nursing and education, specializing in neurology and post-anesthesia care. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Duke University and a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from Temple University. Her passion for instructional design led her to earn a Master of Education in Learning Design and Technology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In her role, Nicole integrates her clinical and educational expertise to develop evidence-based, engaging content for healthcare professionals, focusing on translating complex medical information into practical, accessible learning materials.
The target audience for this course is: Care and Case Managers; Nursing Personnel; Social Workers; in the following settings: Ambulatory Care, Hospitals: Acute, Hospitals: Critical Access (CAHs).
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
Relias has a grievance policy in place to facilitate reports of dissatisfaction. Relias will make every effort to resolve each grievance in a mutually satisfactory manner. In order to report a complaint or grievance please contact Relias.
If you require special accommodations to complete this module, please contact Relias Support by completing the web form (https://www.relias.com/help) or by using the chat functionality.
All courses offered by Relias, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.
Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply any endorsement, recommendation, or favoring of, or affiliation with, Relias, LLC.
All characteristics and organizations referenced in the following training are fictional. Any resemblance to any actual organizations or persons living or dead, is purely coincidental.
To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
If you require special accommodations to complete this module, please contact Relias Customer Support here.
