Privacy Policy

Our Responsibilities

We are required by law to protect the privacy of your health information, establish policies and procedures that govern the behavior
of our workforce and business associations, and provide this notice about our privacy practices.

What is this Notice

This notice is required by law to inform you of how your health information will be protected, your rights in regards to your health
information and how our office may use or disclose your health information.

Understanding Your Health Information

Each visit to your healthcare facility for mental or physical health, a record of your visit is made. The protected information include;
description of your symptoms, medical history, examination, test results, diagnosis, treatment, and a plan for future care. This is
called your medical record which is served as a basis for planning your care and treatment, for updating other healthcare
professionals who treat you, for verifying accurate billing and as a legal document of the care you received.

Understanding what is in your record, how your health information is used, and who, what, when, where, and why others may
access your health information will allow you to make a more informed decision when authorizing disclosure to others.

Your rights with Life’s Journey Counseling (LJC)

Obtain a copy of this notice

You will be given one at the time of completing our initial consents
You can download and print a copy on our website
Additional copies may be requested from your therapist at any time

Authorization to use your health information

We will obtain your permission to disclose any health information thru written authorization.
You will be able to revoke that permission at any time.

Access to your health Information

You may request a copy of your health information from your therapist at any time.

Amend your health information

If you believe the information we have is incorrect or incomplete, you may request that we correct the existing information or add the missing. We reserve the right to accept or reject your request and will notify you of our decision.

Request confidential communications

You may request your health information communicated at a certain email, mail, and/or phone number. We will make
every reasonable effort to agree to your request.

Limit our use or disclosure of your health information

You may request in writing that we restrict the use or disclosure your health information for treatment, payment, health care operations, or any purpose except when specifically authorized by you or in an emergency situation in order to treat you. We will take into consideration and respond; however, we are not legally required to agree if we believe your request would interfere with our ability to treat or collect payment for services.

Examples of Use or Disclosure

 Facilitation of your medical treatment.
 Collection of payment for services Life’s Journey Counseling (LJC) provided.
 Facilitate Routine healthcare operations.
 To notify your emergency contact and/or other family members about your condition.
 Appointment reminders.
 To inform you about alternative treatment.
 To comply with workers compensation laws, public health, abuse, and crime reporting or health registry reporting.
 To permit Life’s Journey Counseling associates to perform their contracted services.