HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
Charis Healthcare | Effective Date: May 27, 2026

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.

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Charis Healthcare is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your Protected Health Information (PHI), provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices, and follow the terms of the notice currently in effect.

2. How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

We use and disclose health information about you for the following purposes:

Treatment:

We may use your health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare and related services. For example, your provider may share information with other treating clinicians involved in your care.

Payment:

We may use and disclose your health information to bill and receive payment for the services we provide. For example, we may submit claims to your insurance company that include information about services rendered.

Healthcare Operations:

We may use and disclose your health information for our internal operations, including quality assessment, training, compliance reviews, and business management activities.

3. Uses and Disclosures Requiring Your Authorization

Other uses and disclosures of your health information not covered by this notice will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke your authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent that we have already taken action based on it.

We will never sell your health information or use it for marketing purposes without your explicit written authorization.

4. Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

You have the following rights regarding the health information we maintain about you:

Right to Access: You may request a copy of your health records and other information we maintain about you.
Right to Amend: You may request that we amend health information about you if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete.
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You may request a list of disclosures we have made of your health information.
Right to Request Restrictions: You may request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information.

Right to Confidential Communications: You may request that we communicate with you in a specific way or at a specific location.
Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice: You may request a paper copy of this notice at any time.

5. Our Duties

Charis Healthcare is required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your Protected Health Information. We are required to provide you with this notice and to abide by its terms. We reserve the right to change our privacy practices and the terms of this notice, and to make the new notice provisions effective for all health information we maintain.

6. Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with Charis Healthcare 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.

7. Contact Us

For questions about this notice or to exercise your rights, please contact us:

Charis Healthcare

Location: 70 Whitlock Place, Ste 100 Marietta, GA 30064

Phone/Text: (470) 604-9800

Email: services@charishc.com

Effective Date: May, 2026