Psychotherapy Notes Notes recorded (in any medium) by a health care provider who is a mental health professional documenting or analyzing the contents of conversation during a private counseling session or a group, joint, or family counseling session and that are separated from the rest of the individual’s medical record. Psychotherapy notes excludes medication prescription and monitoring, counseling session start and stop times, the modalities and frequencies of treatment furnished, results of clinical tests, and any summary of the following items: diagnosis, functional status, the treatment plan, symptoms, prognosis, and progress to date. Legislation Files Containing This Term: legislation/45CFR-164.501.html legislation/45CFR-164.502.html legislation/45CFR-164.508.html legislation/45CFR-164.524.html legislation/45CFR-164.530.html Web Pages Containing This Term: factSheet04022002.html