The AIM / Aslinia Three-Clearance Doctrine™
Legally defensible. Ethically honorable. Clinically sound.
A decision-making framework for ethical, legal, and clinically defensible growth. Every partnership, program, contract, initiative, workflow, training, and grant within the AIM ecosystem passes through a three-part clearance before approval or implementation.
Three protections
One doctrine, three things it protects
Each clearance exists to safeguard something essential — together they form a single, non-negotiable standard.
Legally Defensible
Protects the organization.
Ethically Honorable
Protects the mission.
Clinically Sound
Protects the people we serve.
The framework
Three clearances, one standard.
Before anything moves forward, it is reviewed across each of the three clearances — in full, every time.
Legal Clearance
Is this legal, compliant, defensible, and properly structured?
Review areas
- Contracts & Agreements
- Licensure & Regulatory Compliance
- HIPAA & Privacy Standards
- Stark Law / Anti-Kickback Optics
- Labor Classification (W-2 vs. 1099)
- Risk Exposure & Liability
- State & Federal Law
- Malpractice & Professional Liability
- Governance & Board Oversight
- Grants & Funding Compliance
- Intellectual Property Ownership
- Tax & Entity Implications
Core question
Can this withstand legal scrutiny?
Ethical Clearance
Is this honorable, reciprocal, transparent, and fair?
Review areas
- Reciprocity & Mutual Benefit
- Fairness & Equity
- Transparency & Communication
- Power Dynamics & Influence
- Exploitation Prevention
- Mission Alignment
- Stewardship of Resources
- Integrity & Reputation
- Conflict Prevention
- Relationship Sustainability
Core question
Would reasonable people view this as honorable and fair?
Clinical Clearance
Is this evidence-informed, scientifically grounded, and clinically defensible?
Review areas
- Evidence Base & Best Practices
- DSM-5-TR Consistency
- CACREP / ACA Alignment
- Scope of Practice
- Informed Consent
- Treatment Appropriateness
- Outcome Defensibility
- Clinical Safety & Risk Management
- Documentation Standards
- Professional Ethics
Core question
Would this hold up under professional or clinical review?
The decision filter
The Three-Clearance Test
A simple gut-check applied to every major decision — three questions that must each be answered with a confident yes.
- 1
Legal
Can we defend this?
- 2
Ethical
Can we stand behind this?
- 3
Clinical
Can we professionally justify this?
Within the AIM / Aslinia ecosystem, no major initiative moves forward unless it is legally defensible, ethically honorable, and clinically sound.
In practice
Applied across the ecosystem.
The doctrine is the shared standard across the organizations and initiatives connected to AIM and Dr. Aslinia’s work.
AIM
American Institute of Mental Health
NHF
New Horizons Mental Health Foundation
NHCH
New Horizons Center for Healing — flagship clinic, comprehensive behavioral health, DFW
API
American Psychotherapy Institute
ACG
Aslinia Consulting Group
AIM Press
Publishing & education
AIM Behavioral Health Clinics
Phoenix & Houston
Listed as the entities and initiatives across which the doctrine is applied. Each organization maintains its own structure and governance.
Built on trust
A higher standard for everyone we serve.
When you partner with AIM, you partner with an institute that vets every decision — legally, ethically, and clinically — before it ever reaches the people it touches.