is work/life balance counseling reportable?

[worker bee]

My workplace offers a "confidential" employee assistance program that provides counseling sessions with a social worker for work/life balance issues. It is "free" in that it is covered by insurance. Is this reportable from an aeromedical perspective?

 

[lbfjrmd]

The only exemptions from reporting in this area are “Routine dental, eye and FAA periodic medical examinations...” Also “...consultations with your employer- sponsored employee assistance program (EAP) may be excluded unless the consultations were for substance abuse or the consultations resulted in referral for psychiatric evaluation or treatment, or a diagnosis of psychiatric disease.

 

[SkyDog58]

Does it matter if it’s done with a non medical professional?

 

[lbfjrmd]

a john doe? No. A licensed counselor etc ... yes.

 

[Rushie]

The only exemptions from reporting in this area are “Routine dental, eye and FAA periodic medical examinations...” Also “...consultations with your employer- sponsored employee assistance program (EAP) may be excluded unless the consultations were for substance abuse or the consultations resulted in referral for psychiatric evaluation or treatment, or a diagnosis of psychiatric disease.

How is it not going to result in a diagnosis of psychiatric disease if insurance pays for it? They have to put some kind of code.

 

[Kenny Phillips]

The last line of Dr. Lou's response says it all.

 

[Half Fast]

a john doe? No. A licensed counselor etc ... yes.

Hmmmmmm......

Many ministers provide counseling and are trained and licensed to do so, and the counseling includes religious guidance. In fact, some ministers require pre-marital counseling before they will perform a wedding, as just one example.

I wouldn’t think matters of religion would be required to be reported. Are they? Seems like privileged communication.

 

[SkyDog58]

Yeah, I have little faith in the licensing of "counselors" or social workers. I also put little faith in a single diagnosis by a single doctor having had a couple of misdiagnoses over the years.

 

[sourdough44]

I think one may be better off at deer camp with a few buddies and some PBR.

 

[SkyDog58]

I think one may be better off at deer camp with a few buddies and some PBR.

That would qualify as some good group therapy except for the PBR part.

 

[Lindberg]

The only exemptions from reporting in this area are “Routine dental, eye and FAA periodic medical examinations...” Also “...consultations with your employer- sponsored employee assistance program (EAP) may be excluded unless the consultations were for substance abuse or the consultations resulted in referral for psychiatric evaluation or treatment, or a diagnosis of psychiatric disease.

Also family counseling that doesn't result in an individual diagnosis. But it sounds like this would fall under the EAP exemption.