Notice of Privacy Practice

To our clients:

The Family Service Center staff values our relationship with you. We understand that medical information about you and your health is personal, and we are committed to protecting your health information. New federal legislation—the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), effective April 14, 2003—will codify the way healthcare providers use, disclose, and protect your health information. HIPAA is intended to safeguard confidential patient information, standardize electronic transactions, and simplify administrative tasks. Under this law, we are required to inform you of our privacy practices, our legal duties, and your rights concerning your health information. We have always respected your privacy rights, and we are pleased to have this opportunity to share our privacy safeguards with our patients.

In accordance with HIPAA legislation, we are providing this notice to you to explain our privacy policy.

We welcome this opportunity to communicate with all our clients and to assure them of our profound commitment to their privacy. If you have any questions or comments regarding HIPAA or our privacy policy, please contact our office. We would be happy to talk with you.

Sincerely,

Robert J. Noone, Ph.D.
Executive Director