Privacy Notice

This notice describes how information about our clients may be used and disclosed.  This information serves as a:

• Basis for planning his/her care and treatment;
• Means of communication among the professionals who may contribute to his/her care;
• Means by which you or a third-party can get access to this information and use it as a plan for future care or treatment.

Communication with Family:  We may, using our best judgment, disclose to a family member, or another agency having custody of our client, any information relevant to his/her care.

Public Health: As required by law, we may disclose our client’s information to public health or legal authorities charged with preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability. 

Law Enforcement:  We may disclose information to law enforcement as required by law or in response to a subpoena. 

Disclosure for treatment, payment and health operations: We will share client information with other physicians and mental health professionals by providing various reports to assist in treatment. We will share information with State agencies which provide payment for services.  

Our Responsibilities:

We will ensure the accuracy of our client records and make informed decisions when authorizing disclosure to others.

Accommodate reasonable requests to communicate information by alternative means.

Maintain the privacy of our client’s records, and advise if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of information.

We will not use or disclose client information except as described, and will abide by the terms of this notice. 

We reserve the right to change our practices and make new provisions for all protected information we maintain.  Should our information practices change, we will post a revised notice.

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