QUESTION
A mental health client had her confidentiality breached by the director of the agency. What are her options for filing a lawsuit?
Asked on Mar 30th, 2017 on Civil Litigation - Florida
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Client was approved 2 years ago to be removed from her case manager, CM, case load. She felt that her mental health records should have been flagged so that the CM wouldn't be assigned to her again. But yesterday she attended a meeting and her ex-case manager attended and the director scheduled the ex-case manager to meet with client on 4/12/2017. Who does she file a violation of confidentiality with for the agency discouting her right to chose the provider she feels comfortable with?
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Consumer Debt Collector Harassment & Abuse Attorney serving Tampa, FL
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Unless something has dramatically changed - there is no privacy violation legal right or lawsuit undersuch facts nor a legal right to "choose the provider they feel comfortabe with" from a governmental agency provided care perspective. While yi=ou might complaint to the agency staff or refuse to work with a CM, you won't likely have a civil lawsuit over such issues.
Answered on Apr 01st, 2017 at 10:26 AM
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