Notice of Privacy Practices
Effective Date: October 13, 2026
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.
At Lines + Perspectives Psychotherapy, your privacy and confidentiality are important parts of the therapeutic relationship.
This Notice of Privacy Practices explains how your protected health information may be used and disclosed, your rights regarding that information, and our responsibilities under applicable federal and state privacy laws.
1. Our Responsibilities
Lines + Perspectives Psychotherapy is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information.
We are required by law to:
Maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.
Follow the privacy practices described in this Notice.
Inform you about our legal duties and your privacy rights.
Notify you if a breach occurs involving unsecured protected health information, as required by law.
Provide you with a copy of this Notice upon request.
Comply with applicable federal and Georgia confidentiality requirements.
We will not use or disclose your health information in ways that are not permitted by law or described in this Notice without obtaining your written authorization.
2. How Your Health Information May Be Used or Disclosed
Your health information may be used or disclosed for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations without your written authorization when permitted by law.
Treatment
We may use your health information to provide psychotherapy, coordinate care, develop treatment plans, and consult with other healthcare professionals involved in your treatment.
For example, with appropriate legal authority, information may be shared with another treating healthcare professional to support continuity of care.
Payment
We may use or disclose relevant health information as necessary to obtain or process payment for services.
Depending on the payment arrangements in place, this may include processing private payments, maintaining billing records, providing superbills, verifying benefits, or submitting insurance claims when applicable.
Healthcare Operations
We may use or disclose information as necessary for the administration and operation of the practice.
Examples include:
Maintaining clinical records.
Reviewing documentation and quality of care.
Managing appointments and administrative activities.
Conducting permitted professional consultations.
Meeting legal, licensing, and regulatory obligations.
When professional consultation is appropriate, reasonable efforts will be made to limit identifying information.
3. Other Uses and Disclosures Permitted or Required by Law
Certain circumstances may permit or require disclosure of protected health information without your written authorization.
These may include:
Required by law: When disclosure is required by applicable federal or state law.
Abuse or neglect: When reporting is required or permitted by applicable laws concerning suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Serious threats to health or safety: When disclosure is legally permitted to prevent or reduce a serious and imminent threat.
Public health activities: When disclosure is authorized or required for certain public health purposes.
Health oversight activities: When information is requested by authorized agencies conducting legally permitted oversight, investigations, audits, or licensing activities.
Legal proceedings: When disclosure is required or permitted in response to a valid court order, subpoena, or other legal process, subject to applicable confidentiality protections.
Law enforcement: When disclosure is required or permitted under specific legal circumstances.
Workers' compensation: When disclosure is authorized or required under applicable workers' compensation laws.
Other legally permitted purposes: Certain disclosures may be allowed for research, medical examiner activities, or other purposes subject to applicable legal requirements.
Mental health records may receive additional confidentiality protections under Georgia law. These protections will be considered before information is disclosed.
4. Uses and Disclosures Requiring Written Authorization
Certain uses and disclosures of your health information generally require your written authorization.
These include:
Most uses or disclosures of psychotherapy notes, when such notes are maintained separately and meet the HIPAA definition.
Most uses of protected health information for marketing purposes.
Any sale of protected health information.
Other uses or disclosures not otherwise permitted or required by law.
If written authorization is required, you may revoke it in writing at any time, except to the extent that action has already been taken in reliance on your authorization.
Psychotherapy Notes
Psychotherapy notes, as defined under HIPAA, receive additional privacy protections.
If such notes are maintained separately from your clinical record, their use or disclosure generally requires your written authorization, subject to limited legal exceptions.
Routine clinical documentation, including progress notes, treatment plans, diagnoses, and session information, is not automatically considered psychotherapy notes under HIPAA.
5. Substance Use Disorder Records
Certain substance use disorder treatment records may be subject to additional federal confidentiality protections under 42 CFR Part 2.
When these protections apply, additional requirements govern how the records may be used or disclosed.
In particular, Part 2 records generally cannot be used or disclosed in civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceedings against you without your written consent or a qualifying court order accompanied by a subpoena or other legal mandate, as applicable.
When Part 2 records are used or disclosed for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations under a valid consent, additional uses or disclosures may be permitted under applicable law.
If the practice maintains records subject to Part 2, the applicable restrictions and patient rights will be honored.
6. Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information
You have certain rights concerning your protected health information.
Right to Access Your Records
You may request to inspect or obtain an electronic or paper copy of your health information maintained in the designated record set.
Requests will generally be addressed within 30 days, subject to legally permitted extensions.
Certain information, including separately maintained psychotherapy notes, may be excluded from the right of access under applicable law.
Reasonable, cost-based fees may apply when permitted.
Right to Request Corrections
If you believe information in your record is inaccurate or incomplete, you may request an amendment.
We may deny certain requests when legally permitted but will provide an explanation.
Right to Request Restrictions
You may request limitations on how your information is used or disclosed for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.
We are not required to agree to every requested restriction.
However, if you pay out of pocket in full for a particular healthcare service and request that information about that service not be disclosed to your health plan for payment or healthcare operations, we generally must honor that request unless disclosure is required by law.
Right to Request Confidential Communications
You may request that we communicate with you through a particular method or at a particular location.
For example, you may request communication through a specific phone number or email address.
Reasonable requests will be accommodated as required by law.
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures
You may request an accounting of certain disclosures of your protected health information.
Some disclosures, including many made for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations, may be excluded from this accounting under applicable law.
Right to a Copy of This Notice
You may request a paper or electronic copy of this Notice at any time.
Right to Designate a Personal Representative
You may authorize another individual to act on your behalf regarding certain privacy rights.
We may request documentation verifying that person's legal authority.
Right to File a Complaint
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may submit a complaint to the practice or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.
7. Your Choices Regarding Disclosure
In certain situations, you may direct whether information is shared with family members, friends, or others involved in your care.
For example, you may authorize communication with another healthcare provider or a designated family member.
When legally permitted, information may be shared without prior authorization in certain emergencies or circumstances involving serious safety concerns.
Your preferences will be respected to the extent permitted by applicable law.
The practice does not routinely use protected health information for fundraising or marketing communications.
8. Electronic Records and Telehealth
Lines + Perspectives Psychotherapy provides psychotherapy services exclusively through telehealth.
Electronic systems may be used for:
Telehealth appointments.
Clinical documentation.
Scheduling and administrative communication.
Secure client messaging.
Billing and payment processing.
Electronic intake and consent forms.
Reasonable safeguards are used to protect electronic health information.
However, electronic communication and technology may involve privacy and security risks.
Clients are encouraged to use designated secure communication methods for clinical information and to avoid transmitting sensitive health information through standard email, text messaging, or public website forms.
Additional information about telehealth privacy, security, and technology-related risks is provided in the practice's Informed Consent for Telehealth Services.
9. Business Associates and Service Providers
The practice may work with third-party service providers that perform functions involving protected health information.
These may include electronic health record systems, billing services, and other administrative or technology providers.
When required by HIPAA, appropriate Business Associate Agreements are maintained to establish responsibilities for safeguarding protected health information.
These providers may access, use, or disclose information only as permitted by applicable law and their contractual obligations.
10. Changes to This Notice
The practice reserves the right to revise this Notice and make the revised provisions effective for protected health information maintained by the practice, including information created or received before the revision.
Updated versions will be available upon request and posted on the practice website.
The effective date will be updated whenever material revisions are made.
11. Questions or Complaints
If you have questions about this Notice, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or have concerns about how your health information has been handled, please contact:
Privacy Officer
Eunice Park, LCSW
Lines + Perspectives Psychotherapy
Operated by Lines and Perspectives LLC
Phone: (404) 500-9783
Email: hello@linesandperspectives.com
Website: www.linesandperspectives.com
You may also file a complaint with:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office for Civil Rights
Information about filing a complaint is available through the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
You will not be penalized or retaliated against for exercising your privacy rights or filing a complaint.