HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

Effective Date: 6/30/2025

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.

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Trusted Path is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. We are required by law to maintain the confidentiality of your protected health information (PHI), provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and notify you in the event of a breach of your unsecured PHI.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

We may use and disclose your PHI for the following purposes, without your written authorization:

1. Treatment

We may use your health information to provide you with medical care and coordinate services. This includes sharing your information with doctors, nurses, therapists, and other healthcare professionals involved in your care.

2. Payment

We may use and share your PHI to bill and receive payment for the services we provide, including with your insurance provider, Medicare, or Medicaid.

3. Healthcare Operations

We may use your PHI to support day-to-day functions such as case management, care coordination, internal quality improvement, training, and performance reviews.

Other Permitted or Required Disclosures

We may also use or disclose your PHI under the following circumstances:

  • As Required by Law (e.g., public health reporting, law enforcement, court orders)
  • To Prevent a Serious Threat to Health or Safety
  • To Comply With Health Oversight Activities
  • For Organ and Tissue Donation Requests
  • For Workers’ Compensation Claims
  • To Coroners, Medical Examiners, and Funeral Directors
  • For Research Purposes, under specific circumstances and safeguards
  • To Business Associates, who help us perform services and are also required to protect your information

Disclosures Requiring Your Written Authorization

We will obtain your written permission before using or disclosing your PHI for purposes not described above, such as:

  • Marketing communications not related to your care
  • Sale of your health information
  • Use of psychotherapy notes (if applicable)

You may revoke your authorization at any time in writing.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

You have the right to:

  • Access Your Records: Request to see or obtain a copy of your medical records and other health information.
  • Request a Correction: Ask us to correct or amend inaccurate or incomplete information in your records.
  • Request Confidential Communications: Ask us to contact you in a specific way (e.g., at home or on your mobile phone).
  • Restrict Certain Disclosures: Request limits on how we use or share your information—though we may not be able to comply in all cases.
  • Request an Accounting of Disclosures: Ask for a list of times we’ve shared your information (up to six years prior), excluding those related to treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.
  • Receive a Paper or Electronic Copy of This Notice: You may request a copy at any time, even if you’ve agreed to receive it electronically.
  • File a Complaint: If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Our Responsibilities

Trusted Path is legally required to:

  • Maintain the privacy and security of your PHI
  • Provide you with this Notice of our privacy practices
  • Abide by the terms of this Notice
  • Notify you promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised your PHI
  • Not use or share your PHI without your written authorization, except as described in this Notice

Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice at any time. Any changes will apply to all PHI we maintain. If changes are made, the updated Notice will be posted on our website and made available to you upon request.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Notice or would like to exercise your rights, please contact:

Privacy Officer
Trusted Path
10490 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Suite 600, Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: 410-705-4860
Email: info@yourtrustedpath.com
Website: yourtrustedpath.com

You may also file a complaint with:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office for Civil Rights
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint

We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.