HIPAA Compliance
Effective Date: March 13, 2025
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
Our Commitment to Protecting Your Privacy
We are committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI) and to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your PHI.
How We May Use or Disclose Your PHI
We may use and disclose your PHI for the following purposes:
- Treatment: To provide you with mental health services, including diagnosis, counseling, and treatment planning.
- Payment: To obtain payment for our services, such as billing your insurance company and use of credit card processing services.
- Healthcare Operations: To conduct business operations, such as quality assurance, research, and training.
With Your Authorization: We will obtain your written authorization before using or disclosing your PHI for any purpose other than those listed above.
- To Family Members or Others: We will only disclose your PHI to family members or others with your written authorization, unless otherwise permitted or required by law.
- In Emergencies: We may disclose your PHI to family members or others in an emergency situation, if we believe it is necessary to protect your health or safety, or the health or safety of yourself or others.
- Legal Proceedings:We may disclose your PHI in response to a specific court order or subpoena.
Public Health: We may disclose your PHI to public health authorities as required by law.
- To a Personal Representative: We may disclose your PHI to your personal representative, if you have one, with your authorization.
- To a Guardian: We may disclose your PHI to your guardian, if you have one, with your authorization.
Your Rights Regarding Your PHI
You have the following rights regarding your PHI:
- Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request that we limit how we use or disclose your PHI.
- Right to Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about your PHI in a confidential manner.
- Right to Inspect and Copy Your PHI: You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI, subject to certain limitations.
- Right to Amend Your PHI: You have the right to request that we amend your PHI if you believe it is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request an accounting of certain disclosures of your PHI.
- Right to File a Complaint: If you believe that your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact:
Tau Counseling Services of Maryland
Denise Donaldson, LCSW-C
[email protected]
Changes to this Notice
We reserve the right to change this notice at any time. We will post the revised notice on our website and provide a copy to you upon request.