Effective Date: February 16, 2026
At Lotus Leaf Health & Wellness, your privacy is important. This notice explains how your Protected Health Information (PHI) may be used and disclosed, and your rights under HIPAA.
1. How We May Use and Share Your PHI
We may use or share your health information for:
- Treatment: Sharing relevant info with your healthcare providers to coordinate your care.
- Payment: Processing billing and insurance claims for your visits.
- Healthcare Operations: Administrative activities, quality improvement, audits, legal compliance, and business management.
We do NOT share your information for fundraising.
2. Special Protections for Certain Records
Some records, such as substance use disorder treatment information, have extra protections under federal law (42CFR Part 2). If applicable, these records will only be shared with your consent or as allowed by law.
3. Your HIPAA Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your records – Request a copy of your health information.
- Request amendments – Ask us to correct errors in your records.
- Accounting of disclosures – See who has received your PHI.
- Request restrictions – Ask us not to use or share certain info (we may not always be able to comply).
- Request confidential communications – Choose how we contact you (phone, email, mail).
Important: Once your PHI is shared outside our practice under HIPAA, we cannot guarantee it will remain private. Recipients may have different privacy rules.
4. Our Duties
- We are required to maintain the privacy of your PHI.
- We must provide this notice and follow its terms.
- We reserve the right to change this notice. Updated notices will be available in the office and online.
5. Questions or Complaints
- Contact: Cally Huttar, PhD, LAc
- Email: cally@lotusleafwellness.com
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. There will be no retaliation for filing a complaint.