Social Work is a profession and academic discipline that improves the quality of life and well-being of individuals, groups, and communities by direct practice, policy development, organizing communities and outreach, and crisis intervention. Social workers undergo demanding educational requirements.
Recognizing the seriousness and increasing frequency of cyber crime, on January 20, 2015, President Obama called for new laws that require companies to report information breaches to customers within 30 days along with other legislation.
Preferra Insurance Company proactively started to study cyber insurance risk in 2012, and beginning in July 2014, introduced a line of cyber liability solutions that will help to protect you.
Following HIPAA High Tech legislation and recognizing the seriousness of cyber liability and cyber crime, states are now starting to require some healthcare providers to purchase cyber liability insurance.
Following HIPAA High Tech legislation and recognizing the seriousness of cyber liability and cyber crime, states are now starting to require some healthcare providers to purchase cyber liability insurance.
As always, the NASW supports its social worker members in many ways. Preferra Insurance Company augments this support with practical solutions and insurance protection.
Social Work is a profession and academic discipline that improves the quality of life and well-being of individuals, groups, and communities by direct practice, policy development, organizing communities and outreach, and crisis intervention.
Social Workers now, more than ever, need insurance coverage for third-party data breach. Federal and State governments demand higher expectations from Social Workers, and with the advent of the HIPAA HIGH TECH Law passed in March 2013 and enforced beginning in September 2013, Social Workers are now held liable and even more accountable than ever before.
A data beach is the release of secure information into an unsecured environment. This happens intentionally or unintentionally. A data breach or security incident occurs when confidential data such as patient records, or personal financial data is copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen, or used by an individual unauthorized to handle such information.
We live in a very litigious society. Your NASW endorsed Risk Retention Group Professional Liability insurance policy issued by Preferra Insurance Company provides insurance coverage for all of the above matters. It fills the coverage gaps?
Social workers receive a subpoena many times during their career. Sometimes many in one year. Legal defense and advisory costs for one subpoena usually cost the social worker up to $5,000, and may not be covered by the professional liability insurance policy, so the money to pay for legal advisory and defense comes out of the social worker’s wallet.
If you are thinking about closing your practice, there are many questions that need to be addressed. How should you inform your clients, both past, and present? What legal and ethical obligations do you have when closing your practice? Where do you start? This topic is broader than these tips will cover, but this will help you get started.