Legal

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. Please review it carefully.

Effective date: July 2026

Our commitment

Mind, Body & Soul Mental Health Counseling, PLLC is required by law to protect the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect.

How we may use and disclose your health information

For treatment

We use and share your health information to provide, coordinate, and manage your care — for example, with clinicians and providers involved in your treatment.

For payment

We use and share your health information to obtain payment for services — for example, to bill your insurance and confirm coverage.

For health care operations

We use and share your health information to run our practice, improve your care, and support necessary business functions.

As required or permitted by law

We may use or disclose your health information when required by law or permitted for purposes such as public health and safety.

Uses that require your written authorization

Most uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes, uses for marketing, and any sale of your health information require your written authorization, which you may revoke at any time.

Your rights

To inspect and receive a copy of your health information
To request corrections to your health information
To request an accounting of certain disclosures
To request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures
To request confidential communications
To receive a paper copy of this notice on request
To be notified following a breach of your unsecured health information

Our duties

We are required to maintain the privacy of your health information, to notify you if a breach affects your information, and to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect. We may change this notice, and changes will apply to information we already hold.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may contact us using the details below, or file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.

Contact

To exercise your rights or ask questions about this notice, contact our Privacy Officer: Mind, Body & Soul Mental Health Counseling, PLLC · 48 Burd Street, Nyack, NY 10960 · (845) 253-4644 (New York) · (561) 327-1326 (Florida) · staff@mindbodyandsoulmhc.com