How we use and protect your health information under HIPAA.
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.
Effective Date: March 31, 2026
Advanced Behavioral Therapy, S Corp ("ABT") is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. This Notice of Privacy Practices ("Notice") describes how we may use and disclose your Protected Health Information ("PHI") and your rights regarding that information. PHI is information about you — including demographic information — that may identify you and relates to your past, present, or future physical or mental health condition, the provision of healthcare to you, or payment for that care.
We are required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") and its implementing regulations to maintain the privacy of your PHI, provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and abide by the terms of the Notice currently in effect.
We may use and disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your child's ABA therapy and related services. For example, your child's Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) may share assessment results and treatment plans with Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) providing direct therapy, or with other healthcare providers involved in your child's care.
We may use and disclose your PHI to bill and collect payment for services provided. This includes submitting claims to your health insurance plan, verifying insurance eligibility and benefits, and communicating with your insurer about medically necessary services.
We may use and disclose your PHI for our internal operations, including quality assessment, employee training, compliance activities, audits, and business management. For example, we may use your information to evaluate our treatment outcomes and improve the quality of our services.
We may also use or disclose your PHI without your authorization in the following circumstances as permitted or required by law:
Other uses and disclosures of your PHI not described in this Notice will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke your authorization at any time by submitting a written request to our office. Revocation will not affect any disclosures already made in reliance on your prior authorization. We will not use or disclose your PHI for marketing purposes or sell your PHI without your express written authorization.
You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI maintained by ABT. To request access, submit a written request to our office. We may charge a reasonable fee for copying and mailing costs.
You have the right to request that we amend your PHI if you believe it is inaccurate or incomplete. Submit your request in writing with a reason for the amendment. We may deny your request in certain circumstances as permitted by law.
You have the right to request a list of certain disclosures of your PHI that we have made. This does not include disclosures for treatment, payment, healthcare operations, or disclosures you authorized in writing.
You may request restrictions on how we use or disclose your PHI for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations. We are not required to agree to your request, except that we must comply with a request to restrict disclosure to a health plan for services you paid for entirely out-of-pocket.
You may request that we communicate with you about your PHI by alternative means or at alternative locations (e.g., sending correspondence to a different address). We will accommodate reasonable requests.
You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this Notice at any time, even if you have previously agreed to receive it electronically. Contact our office to request a copy.
In the event of a breach of your unsecured PHI, we will notify you as required by law. Notification will be made without unreasonable delay and no later than 60 days from the discovery of the breach.
We reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice and to make the new provisions effective for all PHI we maintain. If we make material changes, we will post the revised Notice on our website and make copies available at our office locations.
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with ABT or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.
File a complaint with ABT:
Advanced Behavioral Therapy
Email: coordinations@advancedabatherapy.com
Phone: 888-830-1672
File a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
Office for Civil Rights
Website: hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint
Phone: 1-800-368-1019