Your Privacy, Our Priority

Please read our practice notice closely. It explains how your health information may be used, shared, and how you can access it.

FAQs

  • I. Our Commitment to Protecting Your Health Information

    We are committed to protecting your health information. We keep records of your care to provide quality treatment and comply with legal requirements. This notice explains how we use and disclose your health information and your rights regarding it.

    II. How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

    • Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations: We may use or disclose your information for treatment, payment, or health care operations without your written authorization. For example, sharing your information with another healthcare provider for treatment purposes.

    • Lawsuits and Disputes: We may disclose your health information in response to a court or legal request.

    III. Uses and Disclosures Requiring Your Authorization

    • Psychotherapy Notes: Any use or disclosure of psychotherapy notes requires your authorization, unless it's for treatment, training, legal defense, or specific legal purposes.

    • Marketing: We do not use or disclose your health information for marketing purposes.

    • Sale of PHI: We do not sell your personal health information.

    IV. Uses and Disclosures Not Requiring Your Authorization

    • We may disclose your health information without your authorization for the following reasons: required by law, public health activities, health oversight, judicial proceedings, law enforcement, specialized government functions, workers' compensation, and appointment reminders.

    V. Disclosures Requiring Opportunity to Object

    • We may disclose your information to family, friends, or others involved in your care unless you object.

    VI. Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

    • Request Limits on Use and Disclosure: You can ask us not to use or disclose certain health information. We are not required to agree to your request.

    • Request Restrictions for Out-of-Pocket Expenses: You can request restrictions on the disclosure of information for health care that you've paid for out of pocket.

    • Choose How We Send Your Information: You can request how we contact you or send mail.

    • Access to Your Health Information: You can request a copy of your health record, excluding psychotherapy notes, within 30 days. We may charge a reasonable fee for this.

    • List of Disclosures: You can request a list of disclosures of your health information, excluding those for treatment, payment, or health operations.

    • Correct or Update Your Information: You can request corrections or updates to your health information if you believe it is inaccurate or incomplete.

    • Get a Copy of This Notice: You have the right to request a paper or electronic copy of this notice.

  • Email: hello@craftingbalancetherapy.info

    Main Office: (443) 459-1544