Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Cornerstone Behavioral Care is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and to notify you following a breach of unsecured PHI. We are committed to protecting your health information and using it only as permitted or required by law.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

We may use and disclose your health information for the following purposes without your authorization:

• Treatment: to provide, coordinate, and manage your psychiatric care and treatment.
• Payment: to bill and collect payment from you, your insurance company, or other payers.
• Health Care Operations: for quality improvement, training, compliance, and administrative functions.
• As Required by Law: to comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
• Public Health Activities: to report communicable diseases or other public health matters as required.
• Serious Threat to Health or Safety: to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

• Right to Access: you have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your health information.
• Right to Amend: you have the right to request corrections to your health information.
• Right to Restrict: you have the right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures.
• Right to Confidential Communications: you have the right to request communications by alternative means or locations.
• Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: you have the right to request a list of disclosures we have made.
• Right to a Paper Copy: you have the right to receive a paper copy of this notice upon request.

Contact Information for Privacy Questions or Complaints

If you have questions about this notice or wish to file a complaint, contact:

Cornerstone Behavioral Care Privacy Officer

7100 Guilford Dr, Suite 2012, Frederick, MD 21704

Phone: (240) 788-3536

Email: info@cornerstonebehavioralcare.com

You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.