Notice of Privacy Practices

This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how Serenity Circle Residential Treatment Center may use and disclose your protected health information (PHI) for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations, as well as your rights regarding that information. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information and to provide you with this notice.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

For Treatment

We may use and disclose your health information to provide, coordinate, and manage your care and related services. This may include sharing information with physicians, therapists, and other treatment team members involved in your care.

For Payment

We may use and disclose your health information so that treatment and services may be billed to and payment collected from you, an insurance company, or a third party.

For Healthcare Operations

We may use and disclose your health information for facility operations, such as quality assessment, staff training, licensing, and accreditation activities.

Other Permitted and Required Uses

We may also use or disclose your health information in the following circumstances, subject to applicable legal requirements: to avert a serious threat to health or safety; for public health activities; to report abuse, neglect, or domestic violence; for health oversight activities; in response to legal proceedings; to law enforcement; to coroners, medical examiners, and funeral directors; for organ and tissue donation; for research under limited circumstances; and as required by federal, state, or local law.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

• The right to inspect and obtain a copy of your records.
• The right to request an amendment of your records.
• The right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your information.
• The right to request confidential communications.
• The right to an accounting of disclosures of your information.
• The right to obtain a paper copy of this notice.

Our Responsibilities

We are required to maintain the privacy of your health information, provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, notify you following a breach of unsecured PHI, and abide by the terms of the notice currently in effect. We reserve the right to change this notice and to make the revised notice effective for all future PHI.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint. To file a complaint or request more information, contact us at (480) 534-7637.

24/7 Crisis Support

If you are in crisis, call or text 988 for immediate support.