Notice of Privacy Practices

How We May Use and Disclose Your Protected Health Information (PHI)

We may use and disclose your PHI for treatment, payment, and health care operations. We may also disclose PHI without your written authorization in certain situations permitted or required by law.

• Treatment: To provide, coordinate, or manage your care with physicians, nurses, pharmacies, labs, and other providers involved in your treatment.
• Payment: To obtain payment for services provided to you.
• Health Care Operations: For quality improvement, credentialing, training, compliance, and business management.
• As Required by Law: For legal obligations including certain reporting and regulatory requirements.
• Public Health and Safety: To prevent or control disease, report adverse events, or reduce serious threats to health or safety.
• Health Oversight: For audits, inspections, and investigations by authorized oversight agencies.
• Judicial and Administrative Proceedings: In response to court orders, subpoenas, or lawful process.
• Law Enforcement: For certain law enforcement purposes as permitted by law.
• Coroners, Medical Examiners, and Funeral Directors: As necessary for identification or related duties.
• Organ and Tissue Donation: To organizations that facilitate donation and transplantation.
• Workers' Compensation and Specialized Government Functions: As authorized by applicable law.

Uses and Disclosures Requiring Your Written Authorization

We will obtain your written authorization for uses and disclosures not otherwise permitted by law, including most uses of psychotherapy notes (if applicable), most marketing uses, and disclosures that constitute a sale of PHI. You may revoke your authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent we already acted on it.

Your Rights Regarding PHI

• Right to Access: You may inspect and obtain a copy of PHI maintained in a designated record set, with limited exceptions.
• Right to Amend: You may request an amendment if you believe information is incomplete or incorrect.
• Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You may request certain disclosures made by us.
• Right to Request Restrictions: You may ask us to limit certain uses/disclosures, though we are not always required to agree.
• Right to Confidential Communications: You may ask us to contact you at alternative locations or by specific methods.
• Right to a Paper Copy of this Notice: You may request a paper copy at any time, even if you agreed to receive it electronically.

Our Duties

• We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your PHI.
• We will notify you following a breach of unsecured PHI when required by law.
• We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice.
• We reserve the right to change this notice and make revised terms effective for PHI we already maintain and receive in the future.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Contact Information

For questions about this Notice or to submit privacy requests, contact us through our secure contact portal: