Notice of Privacy Practices

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.

This Notice describes the privacy practices of Rockland Treatment Center (referred to herein as “RTC”, “we” or “our”). We use and share protected health information (“PHI”) about you to provide your health benefits as an RTC client. We use and share your PHI to carry out treatment, payment and health care operations. We also use and share your PHI for other reasons as allowed and required by law. We have the duty to keep your health information private and to follow the terms of this Notice. The effective date of this Notice is February 16, 2026.

PHI is health information that includes your name, client number or other identifiers, and is used or shared by us. PHI includes health information about substance use disorders and biometric information (like a voiceprint).

Why do we use or share your PHI?
We use or share your PHI to provide you with health care benefits. Your PHI is also used or shared for treatment, payment, and health care operations.

For Treatment
We may use or share your PHI to give you, or arrange for, your medical care. This treatment also includes referrals between your doctors or other health care providers. For example, we may share information about your health condition with a specialist. This helps the specialist talk about your treatment with your doctor.

For Payment
We may use or share PHI to make decisions on payment. This may include claims, approvals for treatment, and decisions about medical need. Your name, your condition, your treatment, and supplies given may be written on the bill. For example, we may let a doctor know that you have our benefits. We would also tell the doctor the amount of the bill that we would pay.

For Health Care Operations
We may use or share PHI about you to operate organization. For example, we may use information from your visit to let you know about a health program that could help you. We may also use or share your PHI to solve your concerns. Your PHI may also be used to see that claims are paid right.

Health care operations involve many daily business needs. It includes but is not limited to, the following:

  • Improving quality;
  • Actions in health programs to help clients with certain conditions (such as asthma);
  • Conducting or arranging for medical review;
  • Legal services, including fraud and abuse detection and prosecution programs;
  • Actions to help us obey laws;
  • Addressing client needs, including solving complaints and grievances.

We will share your PHI with other companies (“business associates”) that perform different kinds of activities for our health plan(s). We may also use your PHI to give you reminders about your appointments. We may use your PHI to give you information about other treatment(s), or other health-related benefits and services.

When can we use or share your PHI without getting written authorization (approval) from you?
In addition to treatment, payment and health care operations, the law allows or requires RTC to use and share your PHI for several other purposes including the following:

Required by law
We will use or share information about you as required by law. We will share your PHI when required by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This may be for a court case, other legal review, or when required for law enforcement purposes.

Public Health
Your PHI may be used or shared for public health activities. This may include helping public health agencies to prevent or control disease.

Health Care Oversight
Your PHI may be used or shared with government agencies. They may need your PHI for audits.

Research
Your PHI may be used or shared for legal proceedings, such as in response to a court order or other lawful process, subject to applicable federal and state law restrictions, including additional protections related to reproductive health information where applicable.

Legal or Administrative Proceedings
Your PHI may be used or shared for legal proceedings, such as in response to a court order.

Law Enforcement
Your PHI may be used or shared with law enforcement officials as permitted or required by law, such as to help find a suspect, witness, or missing person, and subject to additional federal and state law protections, including applicable restrictions related to reproductive health information.

Health and Safety
Your PHI may be shared to prevent a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.

Government Functions
Your PHI may be shared with the government for special functions. An example would be to protect the President.

Victims of Abuse, Neglect or Domestic Violence
Your PHI may be shared with legal authorities if we believe that a person is a victim of abuse or neglect.

Workers’ Compensation
Your PHI may be used or shared to obey Workers’ Compensation laws.

Other Disclosures
Your PHI may be shared with funeral directors or coroners to help them do their jobs.

Additional Restrictions on Use and Disclosure.
Some federal and state laws may require special privacy protections that restrict the use and disclosure of certain types of health information. Such laws may protect the following types of information: alcohol and substance use disorders, biometric information, child or adult abuse or neglect including sexual assault, communicable diseases, genetic information, HIV/AIDS, mental health, minors’ information, prescriptions, reproductive health, and sexually transmitted diseases. We will follow the more stringent law, where it applies to us.

We are prohibited from using or disclosing protected health information for the purpose of conducting a criminal, civil, or administrative investigation into, or imposing liability on, any person for the mere act of seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating lawful reproductive health care.

In certain circumstances, before we disclose protected health information that may relate to reproductive health care for law enforcement, judicial, administrative, or oversight purposes, we are required to obtain a signed attestation confirming that the use or disclosure is not for a prohibited purpose.

We will comply with all applicable federal and state laws that provide additional protections for reproductive health information.

Substance Use Disorder Records (SUD) (42 CFR Part 2)
Rockland Treatment Center is a federally assisted program that provides substance use disorder diagnosis, treatment, and/or referral for treatment. As such, we are subject to the federal confidentiality requirements of 42 CFR Part 2 in addition to HIPAA.

Records that identify you as having or having had a substance use disorder are protected by federal law. We may not use or disclose these records without your written consent except as permitted by 42 CFR Part 2 and applicable law. In general, we may use and disclose substance use disorder records for treatment, payment, and health care operations with your written consent, or as otherwise permitted or required by law.

Substance use disorder records generally may not be disclosed for use in a civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceeding against you unless you provide written consent or a court issues an appropriate order after meeting applicable legal requirements.

Any disclosure of substance use disorder records is subject to the prohibition on redisclosure under federal law. This means that recipients of these records may not further disclose the information unless expressly permitted by your written consent or as otherwise allowed by law.

You have the right to request restrictions, obtain an accounting of disclosures as required by law, and file a complaint if you believe your rights under 42 CFR Part 2 or HIPAA have been violated.

When do we need your written authorization (approval) to use or share your PHI?
We need your written approval to use or share your PHI for a purpose other than those listed in this Notice. We need your authorization before we disclose your PHI for the following: (1) most uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes; (2) uses and disclosures for marketing purposes; and (3) uses and disclosures that involve the sale of PHI. You may cancel a written approval that you have given us. Your cancellation will not apply to actions already taken by us because of the approval you already gave to us.

What are your health information rights?

You have the right to:

  • Request Restrictions on PHI Uses or Disclosures (Sharing of Your PHI)

You may ask us not to share your PHI to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations. You may also ask us not to share your PHI with family, friends or other persons you name who are involved in your health care. However, we are not required to agree to your request. You will need to make your request in writing. You may use our form to make your request.

  • Request Confidential Communications of PHI

You may ask RTC to give you your PHI in a certain way or at a certain place to help keep your PHI private. We will follow reasonable requests, if you tell us how sharing all or a part of that PHI could put your life at risk. You will need to make your request in writing. You may use our form to make your request.

  • Review and Copy Your PHI
    You have a right to review and get a copy of your PHI held by us. This may include records used in making coverage, claims and other decisions about you as our client. You will need to make your request in writing. You may use our form to make your request. We may charge you a reasonable fee for copying and mailing the records. In certain cases, we may deny the request. Important Note: We do not have complete copies of your medical records. If you want to look at, get a copy of, or change your medical records, please contact your doctor or clinic.
  • Amend Your PHI
    You may ask that we amend (change) your PHI. This involves only those records kept by us about you as a client. You will need to make your request in writing. You may use our form to make your request. You may file a letter disagreeing with us if we deny the request.
  • Receive an Accounting of PHI Disclosures (Sharing of Your PHI)

You may ask that we give you a list of certain parties that we shared your PHI with during the six years prior to the date of your request. The list will not include PHI shared as follows:

    • for treatment, payment or health care operations;
    • to persons about their own PHI;
    • sharing done with your authorization;
    • incident to a use or disclosure otherwise permitted or required under applicable law;
    • PHI released in the interest of national security or for intelligence purposes; or
    • as part of a limited data set in accordance with applicable law.

We will charge a reasonable fee for each list if you ask for this list more than once in a 12- month period. You will need to make your request in writing. You may use our form to make your request.

You may make any of the requests listed above, or may get a paper copy of this Notice. Please call (727) 220-2422

What can you do if your rights have not been protected?
You may complain to us and to the Department of Health and Human Services if you believe your privacy rights have been violated. We will not do anything against you for filing a complaint. Your care and benefits will not change in any way.

You may file a complaint with us at:

Rockland Treatment Center
Attn: Privacy Officer
5319 Grand Blvd
New Port Richey, FL 34652

You may reach us by phone at: (727) 220-2422

You may file a complaint with the Secretary of the US. Department of Health and Human Services at:

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights
200 Independence Ave., S.W. Suite 509F, HHH Building Washington, D.C. 20201
(800) 368-1019; (800) 537-7697 (TDD); (202) 619-3818 (FAX)

What are our duties?

We are required to:

    • Keep your PHI private;
    • Give you written information such as this on our duties and privacy practices about your PHI;
    • Provide you with a notice in the event of any breach of your unsecured PHI;
    • Not use or disclose your genetic information for underwriting purposes;
    • Follow the terms of this Notice.

This Notice is Subject to Change

We reserve the right to change its information practices and terms of this Notice at any time. If we do, the new terms and practices will then apply to all PHI we keep. If we make any material changes, we will post the revised Notice on our website at www.rocklandtreatment.com. This Notice is available on our website at www.rocklandtreatment.com.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Notice, please contact us at (727) 220-2422, or in writing at the following:

Rockland Treatment Center
Attn: Privacy Officer
5319 Grand Blvd
New Port Richey, FL 34652

Rev: 02/16/2026

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