New Jersey Psychological Association
Psychologists Say New Jersey's Largest Health Plan Violates Patient Privacy, Restricts Access to Care and Wastes Taxpayer Money
Published in State and Local Health Law Weekly, March 11th, 2010
The New Jersey Psychological Association (NJPA), the professional organization representing more than 2,100 psychologists who treat hundreds of thousands of people throughout the state, announced that it filed a lawsuit against the New Jersey State Health Benefits Commission, Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. and Magellan Health Services alleging violation of patient confidentiality rights provided by the New Jersey Practicing Psychology Licensing Act.
The complaint alleges that the Commission, Horizon and Magellan improperly require mental health providers to turn over protected confidential mental health records of patients enrolled in the New Jersey State Health...
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