On Demand Professional Workshop: New Laws and Regulations that Impact Mental Health Practices in Maryland

This presentation was originally reviewed on June 23, 2023, and broadcast live online on June 23, 2023, from 1:00 PM- 4:15 PM ET. 

The views and opinions expressed by this presenter in this lecture are their own, and do not represent the views of Sheppard Pratt.

This workshop will focus on recent changes in state law impacting mental health professionals in Maryland. Maryland legislation from the 2023 Maryland General Assembly will be reviewed including bills that failed and those that were enacted into law including legislation involving mandated outpatient treatment, pilot programs to pay for health care on a capitated basis, digital therapeutics, and scope of practice issue for various professions.  In addition, the presentation will include discussion of telehealth and the impact of the end of the public health emergency. A PowerPoint presentation will be used to stimulate presentation and discussion of these various issues.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for psychologists, social workers, counselors and other mental health professionals. 

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, attendees will be able to:

  1. Discuss legislation considered by the Maryland legislature in 2023 which impact the practice of psychology.
  2. Identify emerging trends including digital therapeutics.
  3. Explain the impact of the end of the public health emergency on professional practice.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 3.00 Category II credits for Social Workers
  • 3.00 Psychologists
  • 3.00 Participation
Course opens: 
07/22/2023
Course expires: 
07/19/2025

There is no commercial support for this activity.

About the speaker

Paul C. Berman, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Towson, Maryland.  His practice focuses on family law matters including child forensic evaluations, custody evaluations, fitness to parent evaluations, domestic violence evaluations, sexual abuse evaluations and parent coordinator work.  Dr. Berman was also Director of the Towson Addictions Center until 2019 and provided comprehensive assessment, education and treatment services for individuals with alcohol and other drug related problems.  

In addition to his private practice, Dr. Berman has been actively involved with legal, ethical, and legislative issues related to the practice of psychology.  Since September 1993, Dr. Berman has worked part-time for the Maryland Psychological Association as Professional Affairs Officer.  He serves as a liaison for psychologists with managed care/insurance companies, State agencies, and other professional associations.

Disclosure Statements

Sheppard Pratt holds the standard that its continuing medical education programs should be free of commercial bias and conflict of interest. In accord with Sheppard Pratt's Disclosure Policy, as well as standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Medical Association (AMA), all planners, reviewers, speakers and persons in control of content have been asked to disclose any relationship he /she (or a partner or spouse) has with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months. All planners, reviewers and speakers have also been asked to disclose any payments accepted for this lecture from any entity besides Sheppard Pratt, and if there will be discussion of any products, services or off-label uses of product(s) during this presentation.

Paul C. Berman, Ph.D, reports that he has no relationships with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients during the past 24 months. He will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation. All conflicts have been mitigated through review. 

Event Planners/Reviewers Disclosures: The following event planners and/or reviewers are reported as having no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, selling,  re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months: Todd Peters, MD, Deepak Prabhakar, MD, Elizabeth Ryznar, MD, MSc, Louis Marino, MD, Ehsan Syed, MD, Devi Bhuyan, PsyD, Faith Dickerson, PhD, Carrie Etheridge, LCSW-C, Tom Flis, LCPC, Lisa Illum, MLIS, MEd, and Jennifer Tornabene.

Psychologist Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists as a sponsor of continuing education. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CE activity.  Sheppard Pratt designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 contact hours for Psychologists.

Social Worker Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners of Maryland to offer continuing education for Social Workers.  Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CE activity. This activity is approved for 3.0 contact hours in Category II credits for Social Workers.

Counselor Statement:  Sheppard Pratt has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5098.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Sheppard Pratt is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.  This activity is available for 3.0 NBCC clock hours.

Available Credit

  • 3.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 3.00 Category II credits for Social Workers
  • 3.00 Psychologists
  • 3.00 Participation
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Professional Workshop: New Laws and Regulations that Impact Mental Health Practices in Maryland

Paul C. Berman, PhD

Licensed Psychologist

Private Practice

Towson, MD

Originally reviewed on June 23, 2023.
Originally broadcast live June 23, 2023, from 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm ET.
Enduring Activity Credit Expiration Date: July 19, 2025.

Activity Time: Three-hour recorded webinar lecture with a 15-minute evaluation process. Total Time: 3:15

TO EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE
On the OVERVIEW or REGISTER/TAKE COURSE tab, select the GREEN RECTANGLE, TAKE COURSE to begin.
Select NEXT in the bottom right corner of the screen. Use the NEXT button for best results.
The PowerPoint handout will be available for download.
After downloading the handout, select NEXT to begin and watch the video. 
You may need to select play for the video to begin.
After the video follow the prompts to complete the evaluation and attestation of credit. 
Once you have completed all the components of the Course Progress bar, the certificate will be immediately downloadable.

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Windows PC: 500-MHz Pentium II; Windows XP or higher; 128 MB RAM; Video Card at least 64MB of video memory; Sound Card at least 16-bit; Macromedia Flash Player 10 or higher, audio playback with speakers for programs with video content; Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 7.0+, Safari 1.0+, Google Chrome, or Opera
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