FREE TRAINING Advance Directive for Mental Health Treatment Training and IPS Supported Employment, Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 9 a.m at Bardstown Public Library, 201 Cathedral Manor, Bardstown KY *Problems associated with Health insurance Portability and Accountability Act Kentucky HIPAA. Individuals in recovery from mental health issures are often caught in a no win situation due to regulations inplace by the HIPAA laws. The law was in-acted to protect people; however in most cases the law stops the loved ones of the person in crises from being able to help. Because of HIPAA a hospital will not even acknowledge that an individual is at a facility. *In 2003, the Kentucky Legislature, in-acted a law providing for an Advanced Directive. The Advance Directive is a written, legally binding document that expresses a persons wishes about accepting or refusing mental health treatment. People who have advance directives can gice health care providers information about anything that they think is important. They can also choose to desighnate someone else (a surrogate) to act on their behalf according to what they wrote in the Advance Directive. *If you a loved one or a medical provider would like to ateend a class that will gice detailed info about Advacne Directives provided by NAMI Nelson County, Please join us on Aug 20, 2014 at eh Bardstown Public Library located at 201 Cathedral Manor in Bardstown at 9 a.m. Lynne Barr Volunteer Nami Nelson County Bardstown more info call 502-331-4677
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