Mental health treatment and the patient mentioned

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Dr. Miller is writing an assessment report when he gets a phone call from St. Elizabeth's hospital. He answers and is talking with a psychiatrist who mentions that a new patient at the hospital was brought in after threatening to kill herself and her daughter. The patient was asked if she had received any mental health treatment and the patient mentioned that Dr. Miller was her psychologist. The psychiatrist asks Dr. Miller to send over the patient's treatment records, but when Dr. Miller pulls up the records she sees that the patient has not paid for her last two treatment sessions. What should Dr. Miller do? Send the records to the psychiatrist because they are needed for emergency treatment Send the records to the psychiatrist, but only after Dr. Miller receives payment for the last two sessions. Send the records to the psychiatrist, but only after getting permission from the patient Wait until the patient is stable enough to give permission, then ask the patient if she wants her records sent to the psychiatrist.

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