If you don't, it may violate the terms of your probation. Speak to your attorney who can review all of the terms of your probation and advise you appropriately.Sorry new at this. I'm on parole and my parole officer wants me to sign a release of info for an aoda assessment, one of the things she wants is my history on my medical stuff, I don't want her to have this, do I have to sign that release
Medical records cannot be released without your consent so you do not have to sign a medical release form. Whether not signing can be seen as a violation of the terms of your probation depends on the terms of your probation.Sorry new at this. I'm on parole and my parole officer wants me to sign a release of info for an aoda assessment, one of the things she wants is my history on my medical stuff, I don't want her to have this, do I have to sign that release
Right. A release by the patient is required. Why the release is necessary for probation is a question mark, however - and, on its face, it seems to be an unreasonable invasion of the probationer's privacy.The AODA Assessment results requires a release to go to anyone other than the patient. I wonder if the OP is mistaking that authorization for a more general medical information release?
That's what we call them in our office. I call my juvenile clients "my kids." Sometimes I get weird looks when I say things like, "One of my kids stole a car the other day," or "One of my kids keep testing positive for Xanax.""Client" seems like a very interesting term to use for someone on probation. I don't think I've heard that one before lol.
The release is certainly not as invasive as Sammi12 made it sound or as invasive as I feared. I can understand its need.The medical releases we use in our Probation Department are so that we can get the results of the evaluation. It's not so that we can find out whether someone is diabetic, had their tonsils removed, etc. The assessor isn't going to tell us all of that, unless it is pertinent to the substance evaluation or therapies that are recommended.
If the client does not sign the release, the assessor cannot tell us what services are recommended for the client from the assessment, or if the client is compliant with the recommended services. You don't sign the release, we cannot know if you're complying, and that will possibly lead to the filing of a probation revocation or some sort of sanction hearing. Our probation terms say the probationer has to sign the releases to give us information
To me, calling them clients simply gives them a small amount of respect...a bit of human decency. I think that goes along with the fact that the best probation officers help their "clients" succeed rather than sitting back and watching them fail.That's what we call them in our office. I call my juvenile clients "my kids." Sometimes I get weird looks when I say things like, "One of my kids stole a car the other day," or "One of my kids keep testing positive for Xanax."
I agree with this. ^^^To me, calling them clients simply gives them a small amount of respect...a bit of human decency. I think that goes along with the fact that the best probation officers help their "clients" succeed rather than sitting back and watching them fail.