ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE AND/OR VERBAL CONSENT AGREEMENT
This Agreement governs the rights, duties, and responsibilities of D&T Health Services in the use of an electronic signature for clinical documentation. The undersigned understands that this Agreement describes the obligations to protect his/her electronic signature, and to notify appropriate authorities if it is stolen, lost, compromised, unaccounted for, or destroyed. I agree to the following terms and conditions:
My electronic signature will be valid for one year from date of issuance or earlier if it is revoked or terminated per the terms of this agreement.
I am also providing permission for D&T Health Services to utilize verbal consent for all treatment documents including consent to treat.
I will be notified and given the opportunity to renew my electronic signature each year prior to its expiration. The terms of this Agreement shall apply to each such renewal.
I will use my electronic signature to establish my identity and sign electronic documents and forms.
I will immediately request that my electronic signature be revoked if I discover or suspect that it has been or is in danger of being lost, disclosed, compromised, or subjected to unauthorized use in any way. For the purposes of authorizing and authenticating electronic health records, my electronic signature or verbal consent has the full force and effect of a signature affixed by hand to a paper document.
I further agree that, for the purposes of authorizing and authenticating electronic health records, my electronic signature has the full force and effect of a signature affixed by hand to a paper document.