Evidence-Based Nutrition Care

Hippa Disclosure

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At Absolute Nutrition Counseling, LLC (ANC), we understand that your health information is personal. We are committed to protecting medical information about you. We create a record of the care and services you receive to provide you with quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements. This notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by ANC, whether made by our Registered Dietitians or administrative staff.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

We may use and disclose your Protected Health Information (PHI) for the following purposes:
  • For Treatment: We may use your PHI to provide you with nutritional counseling and treatment. We may disclose PHI to doctors, nurses, or other healthcare personnel who are involved in taking care of you. For example, we may coordinate with your primary care physician to manage your A1c levels or cardiovascular health.
  • For Payment: We may use and disclose your PHI so that the treatment and services you receive may be billed to and payment may be collected from you, an insurance company, or a third party.
  • For Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose PHI for our practice operations. These uses and disclosures are necessary to run ANC and make sure that all of our patients receive quality care.
  • Appointment Reminders: We may use and disclose PHI to contact you as a reminder that you have an appointment for treatment or medical care.

Special Situations

We may release PHI about you without your prior authorization for:

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Public Health Risks

To prevent or control disease, injury, or disability.

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Law Enforcement

In response to a court order, subpoena, warrant, summons, or similar process.

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Required by Law

When required to do so by federal, state, or local law.

Your Rights Regarding Your PHI

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

  • Right to Inspect and Copy: You have the right to inspect and copy PHI that may be used to make decisions about your care.
  • Right to Amend: If you feel that PHI we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information.
  • Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your PHI.
  • Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the PHI we use or disclose about you for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.
  • Right to Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location (e.g., only at a specific email or phone number).
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Changes to This Notice​

We reserve the right to change this notice. We reserve the right to make the revised or changed notice effective for PHI we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. We will post a copy of the current notice in our offices and on our website.

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Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with Absolute Nutrition Counseling, LLC or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. All complaints must be submitted in writing. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this notice, please contact:

Absolute Nutrition Counseling, LLC Attn