HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

At the practice I work for (Discovery Counseling Austin), this is the HIPAA consent which is important for you to understand. HIPAA stands for The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act and it is a federal law that provides privacy protections and patient rights about the use and disclosure of your Protected Health Information (PHI) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations. The information you share with your provider is considered confidential and private but there are policies that create some limitations.