Melissa Ann Russiano, LCSW, LISWNovember 19th, 2020
FiledNovember 19th, 2020Welcome to my practice! This document (the Agreement) contains important information about my professional services and business policies. It also contains summary information about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a federal law that provides new privacy protections and new client rights with regard to the use of disclosure of your Protected Health Information (PHI) used for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations. HIPAA requires that I provide you with a Notice of Privacy Practices (the Notice) for use and disclosure of PHI for treatment, payment, and health care operations. The Notice which is attached to this Agreement, explains HIPAA and its application to your personal health information in greater detail. The law requires that I obtain your signature acknowledging that I have provided you this information at the end of this session. Although these documents are long and sometimes complex, it is very important that you read th