Notice of Privacy Practices

This notice explains how health information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can obtain information about your privacy rights.

Your privacy

Your health information is handled with care.

Christensen Mental Health protects your health information.

Christensen Mental Health, LLC is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of health information created or received in connection with psychotherapy services, consistent with applicable federal and Florida law.

This public notice is intended to summarize privacy practices. More detailed informed-consent and practice documents are reviewed with clients through the secure client portal.

How information may be used

Some uses do not require separate written authorization.

Uses and disclosures for care and practice operations

Health information may be used or disclosed as permitted by law for purposes such as:

Treatment and coordination of care.
Payment and insurance-related activities when insurance is used.
Health care operations, including scheduling, documentation, quality activities, and business administration.
Situations in which disclosure is required or permitted by law.

When a written authorization is required, Christensen Mental Health will obtain it before using or disclosing information for that purpose, unless another legal exception applies.

Your rights

You may ask questions about how your information is handled.

Your privacy rights

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have rights that include:

Requesting access to certain health information maintained about you.
Requesting an amendment to certain health information.
Requesting restrictions on certain uses or disclosures.
Requesting confidential communications in a particular way or at a particular location.
Requesting an accounting of certain disclosures.
Receiving a paper or electronic copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices.

Psychotherapy records can involve special rules. Questions about access to records, psychotherapy notes, or release of information should be directed to Christensen Mental Health so the request can be handled under the rules that apply to the specific record and situation.

Questions or concerns

You may raise a privacy concern without retaliation.

How to ask a question or make a complaint

For questions about this notice or privacy practices, contact Christensen Mental Health at 352-973-8600.

You may also file a privacy complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.

For website-specific privacy information, review the Website Privacy Policy.