HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information.
Understanding Your Health Information
Each time you visit a healthcare provider, a record of your visit is made. Typically, this record contains your symptoms, examination and test results, diagnoses, treatment, and a plan for future care or treatment. This information, often referred to as your health or medical record, serves as a:
- Basis for planning your care and treatment
- Means of communication among the many health professionals who contribute to your care
- Legal document describing the care you received
- Tool in educating health professionals
- Source of data for medical research
- Basis for public health officials who work to improve the health of the nation
Our Commitment to Your Privacy
Healthy Progressions, LLC is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information and to provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices.
Our Privacy Commitment:
- ✓We do not sell your health information
- ✓We do not track your online activity
- ✓We do not require user accounts or login
- ✓All health information is kept strictly confidential
- ✓We use secure, encrypted communication channels
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
The following categories describe different ways that we use and disclose health information. Not every use or disclosure in a category will be listed. However, all of the ways we are permitted to use and disclose information will fall within one of the categories.
Treatment
We may use health information about you to provide you with health care treatment or services. We may disclose health information about you to doctors, nurses, technicians, health students, or other personnel who are involved in taking care of you.
Payment
We may use and disclose health information about you so that the treatment and services you receive may be billed to and payment may be collected from you, an insurance company, or a third party.
Health Care Operations
We may use and disclose health information about you for health care operations. These uses and disclosures are necessary to run our practice and make sure that all of our clients receive quality care.
Special Situations
We may use or disclose your health information in the following situations:
- Required by Law: When required by federal, state, or local law
- Public Health: For public health activities and purposes
- Health Oversight: For health oversight activities authorized by law
- Legal Proceedings: In the course of any judicial or administrative proceeding
- Law Enforcement: For law enforcement purposes
- Serious Threat: To prevent a serious threat to health or safety
Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information
You have the following rights regarding your health information:
Right to Inspect and Copy
You have the right to inspect and copy health information that may be used to make decisions about your care.
Right to Amend
If you feel that health information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information.
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures
You have the right to request an accounting of certain disclosures of your health information.
Right to Request Restrictions
You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the health information we use or disclose about you.
Right to Request Confidential Communications
You have the right to request that we communicate with you about health matters in a certain way or at a certain location.
Right to a Copy of This Notice
You have the right to a copy of this notice. You may ask us to give you a copy of this notice at any time.
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. To file a complaint with us, contact our Privacy Officer.
Important Note
You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.
Changes to This Notice
We reserve the right to change this notice. We reserve the right to make the revised or changed notice effective for health information we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this notice or our privacy practices, please contact our Privacy Officer:
Privacy Officer: Genevieve Haydel, LCSW
Email: info@healthy-progressions.com
Phone: (225) 239-0708
Address: 12090 South Harells Ferry Rd. Suite D2, Baton Rouge, LA, 70817
Effective Date
This notice is effective as of: August 2025