Using Consent Forms Brooklyn NY

When a rehab program that offers assessment and treatment for substance abuse asks a family member (including a parent), partner, employer, school, or doctor to verify information it has obtained from the client, it is making a disclosure that the client has sought help for substance abuse.

Kings County Hospital Center
(718) 363-3939
648 Albany Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women, Men

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Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers
(718) 622-4488
639 Classon Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Creole, French, Spanish

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Daytop Village Brooklyn Outreach
(718) 265-1388
401 State Street
Brooklyn, NY
Hotline
(800) 232-9867
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women
Language Services
Spanish

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Beth Israel Medical Center
(718) 965-7900
25 12th Street
Brooklyn, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Bedford/Stuyvesant Alc Trt Center
(718) 636-4200
600 Albany Avenue K-5
Brooklyn, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men

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Interfaith Medical Center
(718) 613-4785
1545 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Amethyst House Inc
(718) 448-9588
604 East 40th Street
Brooklyn, NY
Services Provided
Halfway house

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Saint Vincents Hosp CMC/Prospect Place
(718) 953-2302
1480 Prospect Place
Brooklyn, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men
Language Services
Spanish

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Beth Israel Medical Center
(718) 237-9600
100 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Hotline
(212) 420-2059
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Daytop Village Inc
(718) 625-1388
401 State Street
Brooklyn, NY
Hotline
(800) 232-9867
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women
Language Services
Spanish

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Using Consent Forms

Using Consent Forms

The fact that a client has signed a valid consent form authorizing the release of information does not mean that a program must make the proposed disclosure, unless the program has also received a subpoena or court order (§§2.3(b)(1); 2.61(a)(b)). In most cases, the decision whether to make a disclosure authorized by a client’s signed consent is up to the program, unless State law requires or prohibits a particular disclosure once consent is given. The program’s only obligation under the Federal regulations is to refuse to honor a consent that is expired, deficient, or otherwise known to be revoked, false, or incorrect (§2.31(c)).

In general, it is best to follow this rule: Disclose only what is necessary, for only as long as is necessary, keeping in mind the purpose for disclosing the information.

Using consent forms to seek information from collateral sources

Making inquiries of families, partners, schools, employers, doctors, and other health care providers might, at first glance, seem to pose no risk to a client’s right to confidentiality. But it does.

When a program that offers assessment and treatment for substance abuse asks a family member (including a parent), partner, employer, school, or doctor to verify information it has obtained from the client, it is making a disclosure that the client has sought help for substance abuse. The Federal regulations generally prohibit this kind of disclosure unless the clie...

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