🛡️ Notice of Privacy Practices

Effective Date: September 2025
Contact: hmtbegins@gmail.com

Your privacy is important. This Notice explains how your health information may be used, shared, and protected.

How We Use Your Information

• We may use or share your information for:

Treatment

• To provide and coordinate your care.

Payment

• To process billing or insurance (if applicable).

Health Care Operations

For quality improvement, licensing, audits, and practice management.

• We will only use the minimum necessary information.

When We Need Your Permission

We will not use or share your information without written authorization for:

• Marketing

• Release of psychotherapy notes

• Sharing information with individuals not involved in your care
  
  

• Any purpose not listed in this Notice

• You may revoke permission at any time.

Limits To Confidentiality

We may share information only when required by law, such as:

• Risk of harm to self or others
  
  

• Suspected abuse or neglect
  
  

• Court orders or legal requirements
  
  

• Certain public health or safety situations
  
  

These disclosures are limited and only when necessary.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your records
  
  

• Request corrections to your information
  
  

• Ask for confidential communication (alternate phone/email)
  
  

• Request restrictions on how your information is shared
  
  

Our Responsibilities

We must:

• Protect your information
  
  

• Notify you of any privacy breach
  
  

• Follow this Notice
  
  

• Update this Notice if our practices change

Contact for Questions

If you have questions or want to exercise your privacy rights, contact:

📧 hmtbegins@gmail.com