Your privacy matters. This notice explains how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can access this information.
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.
NOVEXA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (the “Practice”) is committed to protecting your privacy. The Practice is required by federal law to maintain the privacy of Protected Health Information (“PHI”), which is information that identifies or could be used to identify you. The Practice is required to provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices (this “Notice”), which explains the Practice's legal duties and privacy practices and your rights regarding PHI that we collect and maintain.
Your rights regarding PHI are explained below. Contact our Privacy Contact for help making a request. Some requests must be submitted in writing; reasonable requests for confidential communications can be discussed with us.
To file a complaint or exercise your rights, contact the Practice using the information below:
NOVEXA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
5000 Sunnyside Ave, Suite 301, Beltsville, MD 20705
1629 K St NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006
Aziichap Tung, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Phone: 240-691-9950
Website: www.novexahealth.com
Maryland law places additional limits on mental health records. When we disclose such records without authorization, we release only information relevant to the lawful purpose. Separately maintained personal notes and certain psychological-testing information have additional protections.
For Washington, DC care, our privacy practices permit necessary provider-to-provider sharing for diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, case management, quality improvement, or rehabilitation under D.C. Code § 7-1203.01. You may ask us not to share your mental health information under that provision, and we will honor the request. Other legally permitted or required disclosures may still apply. That provision does not authorize sharing separately maintained counseling notes defined as “progress notes” under DC law; these are distinct from ordinary clinical summaries.
We follow the applicable law that provides greater privacy protection. Contact our Privacy Contact to discuss consent requirements or restrictions before information is shared.
The Practice is permitted under federal law to use and disclose PHI, without your written authorization, for certain routine uses and disclosures, such as those made for treatment, payment, and the operation of our business. These federal permissions remain subject to applicable Maryland and District of Columbia confidentiality laws, Part 2 protections, and valid restrictions. The Practice typically uses or shares your health information in the following ways:
The following disclosures may be permitted or required only when all applicable legal conditions are satisfied. HIPAA permission alone does not override stronger Maryland, District of Columbia, or Part 2 restrictions. Depending on the circumstances, your written permission or other legal safeguards may still be required.
Where applicable law allows sharing based on your agreement or an opportunity to object, we may disclose relevant information as described below. We obtain written permission when stronger confidentiality protections require it.
The Practice must obtain your written authorization to use and/or disclose PHI for the following purposes:
If NBH holds substance use disorder records protected by 42 CFR Part 2, the additional protections below apply. Not every reference to substance use in a medical record is a Part 2 record.
A valid written consent may authorize future treatment, payment, and health care operations uses and disclosures. HIPAA-covered recipients and their business associates may redisclose records received under that consent as HIPAA permits, subject to Part 2 restrictions and any stronger applicable law. Separately maintained SUD counseling notes generally require a separate consent. Disclosures based on consent include the required notice and a copy of the consent or an explanation of its scope.
Part 2 records, and testimony about their contents, cannot be used or disclosed in civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative investigations or proceedings against you without your written consent or a qualifying court order accompanied by a subpoena or other legal mandate. Consent for such proceedings must be separate from consent for other purposes. Applicable notice and opportunity-to-be-heard requirements must be met.
Limited exceptions to consent may apply, including qualifying medical emergencies and certain reporting, audit, or research situations, but only when Part 2’s conditions are satisfied. If fundraising communications would use Part 2 records, you will first receive clear notice and an opportunity to opt out.
You may revoke consent in writing, subject to actions already taken in reliance on it. Ask our Privacy Contact about the protections that apply to your records.
You may revoke an authorization by notifying the Practice in writing. Revocation applies going forward and does not undo disclosures or other actions already taken in reliance on a valid authorization. The Practice will not use or share PHI other than as described in this Notice unless you give your permission in writing.
Novexa Behavioral Health is a psychiatric practice providing mental health care in Maryland. We are not affiliated with any supplement or product company.
