Legal Question in Legal Ethics in California

I was a private contracted behavior analyst. I worked under another persons MFT (masters family therapy) licence. I get a 1099. I just recently resigned my position. I served clients, wrote reports, and kept files on these clients. I wrote and sent my reports to the MFT whos licence I worked under as well as to the agencies that hired the work. The MFT has requested that I turn over all of my files as well. Am I obligated to have to turn over my files to the MFT? I do need to keep them for 5 years, but does the MFT have a right to my personal notes on the cases that I served as a private contractor? Thank you for your response.


Asked on 3/08/11, 5:13 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Isi Mataele 'Isi Mataele Attorney at Law

Technically I believe if you work under a license of another, like a Physician Assistant or a paralegal does then the files and clients belong with the supervising licensed professional which includes their complete file.

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Answered on 3/08/11, 8:50 pm


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