Scope and Limitations of Practice

The purpose of Healthcare Advocacy & Health Coaching is to improve the overall health, vitality and well-being of the individual through the use of respectful and skillful communication to educate and advocate regarding health systems, conditions, resources, foods, activity and lifestyle choices. The Healthcare Advocate & Certified Health Coach, Tiffany Pryor, does not diagnose nor treat diseases, disorders or conditions, nor guarantee outcomes.  

The Healthcare Advocate & Certified Health Coach, Tiffany Pryor, is not a licensed Dietitian, Naturopathic Doctor or Medical Physician and is not practicing as a Registered Nurse while providing Health Advocacy & Health Coaching services. 

As part of the Health Advocacy & Health Coaching Services, a client may be asked to provide information concerning their physical habits, medical history, moods, energy levels, likes and dislikes, lifestyle and diet. This information is collected to enable the Healthcare Advocate & Certified Health Coach to: (i) understand the clients knowledge of overall health, (ii) educate them about the benefits of lifestyle changes and (iii) help them make their own choices concerning lifestyle changes to improve their general health, vitality and overall wellbeing. The Healthcare Advocate & Certified Health Coach, Tiffany Pryor, will hold this information in confidence and will not release or disclose this information to any other person, without the clients prior consent, except as required by applicable law.

If the Healthcare Advocate & Certified Health Coach, Tiffany Pryor, suspects the existence of disease, disorder or condition, the client will be informed of this suspicion. However, each client acknowledges this is not a diagnosis or conclusion about the state of the client’s health and that they are directed to promptly consult a licensed Physician or Naturopath about any suspected problems.

Should a client request the Healthcare Advocate & Certified Health Coach, Tiffany Pryor, to educate them on dietary changes and/or nutritional supplements to enhance their body’s natural ability to resist and/or overcome a known disease, disorder or condition, it is the client’s responsibility to disclose the nature of the disease, disorder or condition and all other relevant details to the Healthcare Advocate & Certified Health Coach, Tiffany Pryor,. If the client has not previously consulted a licensed health professional such as, but not limited to, a Physician or Naturopath about this disease, disorder or condition, the client acknowledge that they are directed to promptly do so. A client is not to alter or discontinue treatments prescribed by a licensed health provider such as, but not limited to, a Naturopath, Physician or any other licensed health professional without consulting the individual who prescribed the treatment.

In providing Healthcare Advocacy & Health Coaching services to a client, the Healthcare Advocate & Certified Health Coach, Tiffany Pryor, is relying upon the truth, accuracy and completeness of all information the client has provided to the advocate/coach. Any education from the service sessions that is used by the client to follow for changes in diet, including the use of nutritional supplements, are entirely the client’s responsibility.

Tiffany Pryor is in no way liable for a client’s health or safety.

In consideration of a client’s participation in the Healthcare Advocacy & Coaching services, all clients hereby accept all risk to their health, including injury or death that may result from such participation and hereby release the Healthcare Advocate & Certified Health Coach, Tiffany Pryor, on a client’s behalf and on behalf of a client’s personal representatives, estate, heirs, next of kin, and assigns from any and all costs, claims, causes of action and damages arising from any and all illness or injury to the client’s person, including their death, that may result from or occur as a result of the client’s participation in the Healthcare Advocacy & Health Coaching Services, whether caused by negligence or otherwise.

The advocate/ coach reserves the right to determine which cases fall outside their scope of practice, in which event an appropriate referral will be recommended. Clients agree to assume full responsibility for any manner of loss, injury, claim or damage whatsoever, known or unknown, incurred as a result of injury, claim or damage sustained as a result of my attendance and/or participation. I have read the above release and waiver of liability, and fully understand its contents and voluntarily agree to the terms and conditions stated.