A client has missed the last three appointments and has not paid for the past five. You receive a letter from a state in-patient facility requesting information about the client who is now a patient there. The request includes a valid release of information. According to the Ethics Code, you are acting ethically in this situation if you:________
a. notify the client that you will release the information only after an acceptable arrangement has been made for his unpaid bill.
b. agree to release only a summary of your records until an acceptable arrangement has been made for his unpaid bill.
c. provide the hospital with the information it has requested.
d. use your own discretion as to the best course of action.