Privacy Policy
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
Your Health Information – How It May Be Used and Your Rights
Practice Name: The Centered Soul, LLC
Provider: Kelly Dawn Huggins, CRNP
Effective Date: 12-28-2025
This Notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can access this information. Please review it carefully.
Our Legal Duties
We are required by law to:
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Maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information (PHI)
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Provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices
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Follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect
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Notify you if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
For Treatment
We may use and share your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your psychiatric and mental health care. This includes in-person services and telepsychiatry.
For Payment
We may use and disclose PHI for billing, insurance claims, eligibility determinations, and other payment-related activities.
For Health Care Operations
We may use PHI for practice operations such as quality improvement, record review, licensing, credentialing, training, and compliance activities.
Telepsychiatry Services
When providing telepsychiatry services, we use HIPAA-compliant platforms and implement reasonable safeguards to protect your information. Electronic communication carries some inherent privacy risks, which are discussed as part of telehealth informed consent.
Appointment Reminders and Practice Communication
We may contact you by phone, voicemail, text, email, or patient portal for scheduling, reminders, or information related to your care, unless you request otherwise.
As Required by Law
We may disclose PHI when required by federal or Maryland law, including for public health reporting, abuse or neglect reporting, health oversight activities, judicial or administrative proceedings, or law enforcement purposes.
To Avert a Serious Threat to Health or Safety
We may disclose PHI if necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to you or others.
Business Associates
We may share PHI with third parties who assist with operations (such as electronic health records or telehealth platforms). These parties are required by law to safeguard your information.