Independent Clinical Review (ICR) rights: what is informed at admission for a minor client?

• A. Reviews the chart and interviews the client
• B. Files the writ with the court
• C. Represents the client at the hearing
• D. Schedules the court date

Answer: (A)

At admission, the focus is on what the Independent Clinical Review team will do to gather information. The most important thing to inform the minor and their guardians is that the ICR will review the chart and interview the client. This sets the expectation that medical records will be examined and the client will be asked to share their account, which helps determine the appropriate care and protects the minor’s rights.

Filing a writ with the court, representing the client at the hearing, and scheduling the court date are legal procedural actions that occur in court proceedings, not aspects explained about ICR rights at admission.