Privacy Policy for New Paradigm Recovery
Effective Date: June 21, 2024
1. How We May Use and Disclose Your Protected Health Information
At New Paradigm Recovery (NPR), we are committed to maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of your protected health information (PHI). We may use and disclose your PHI in the following ways:
- Treatment: We may use and disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare and related services. This includes sharing information with other healthcare providers involved in your care, such as if you require hospitalization or specialized treatment.
- Payment: We may use and disclose your PHI to obtain payment for the healthcare services we provide to you. This may include disclosing information to your health insurance company for reimbursement purposes.
- Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your PHI for our healthcare operations, which include activities necessary to run NPR and ensure that our patients receive quality care. This includes quality assessment, staff performance evaluation, and training.
- Emergency Situations: In the event of a medical emergency, we may use and disclose your PHI to provide you with necessary treatment.
- Threats to Health or Safety: We may use and disclose your PHI if we believe it is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your PHI as required by law, including in response to a court order, subpoena, or other legal processes.
2. Your Rights Regarding Your Protected Health Information
As a client of NPR, you have the following rights regarding your PHI:
- Right to Inspect and Copy: You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI. You may request access to your medical and billing records maintained by us.
- Right to Amend: If you believe that the information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right to request an amendment to your PHI.
- Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request an accounting of disclosures of your PHI made by NPR, except for disclosures made for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations, or where you specifically authorized the disclosure.
- Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request restrictions on how we use or disclose your PHI for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations. While we are not required to agree to your request, we will consider it carefully.
- Right to Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location.
- Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice: You have the right to receive a paper copy of this privacy policy at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
3. Our Legal Duties
NPR is required by law to:
- Maintain the privacy and confidentiality of your PHI.
- Provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your PHI.
- Abide by the terms of this notice currently in effect.
We reserve the right to change the terms of this privacy policy and make the new policy effective for all PHI that we maintain. Should we make any changes, we will provide you with a revised notice.
4. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights regarding your PHI, please contact:
New Paradigm Recovery
Email: info@nprecovery.com
Phone: (703) 214 – 5888
Address: 8150 Leesburg Pike, Suite 740, Vienna, Virginia 22182
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you can file a complaint with us at the contact information above or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
This privacy policy is in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other applicable laws. For more detailed information about your privacy rights, you can visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website at HHS.gov.