Notice of Privacy Practices
Effective Date: August 20, 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.
Rising Recovery PLC (“Rising Recovery” or the “Practice”) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your health information.
Federal law requires us to maintain the privacy and security of Protected Health Information (“PHI”), provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices (“Notice”), explain our legal duties and privacy practices, and follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect.
This Notice explains your rights regarding your health information and how we may use and disclose that information.
Your Rights
When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights. This section explains those rights and some of our responsibilities.
Get an Electronic or Paper Copy of Your Health Information
You can ask to see or receive an electronic or paper copy of your medical record and other health information we maintain about you.
We will generally provide a copy or summary of your health information within 30 days of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee when permitted by law.
Certain information may be excluded from the right of access when permitted by federal or state law.
Ask Us to Correct Your Health Information
You can ask us to correct health information about you that you believe is incorrect or incomplete.
We may deny your request in certain circumstances. If we do, we will explain the denial to you in writing, generally within 60 days, and explain any rights you may have to submit a statement of disagreement.
Request Confidential Communications
You can ask us to contact you in a specific way, such as at a particular phone number or email address, or to send communications to a different address.
We will accommodate reasonable requests.
Ask Us to Limit What We Use or Share
You can ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment, payment, or health care operations. We are generally not required to agree to your request and may decline it when permitted by law.
If we agree to a restriction, we will follow it except when disclosure is permitted or required by law or the information is needed for emergency treatment.
If you pay for a health care service or item out of pocket in full, you can ask us not to share information about that service or item with your health insurer for payment or health care operations. We will agree to that request unless the law requires us to disclose the information.
You may also ask us to limit disclosures to family members, friends, or others involved in your care or payment for your care.
Get a List of Certain Disclosures
You can ask for an accounting of certain disclosures of your health information made during the six years before the date of your request.
The accounting will not include certain disclosures, such as most disclosures for treatment, payment, or health care operations and disclosures that you specifically authorized or requested.
We will provide one accounting during any 12-month period at no charge. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee for additional requests during the same 12-month period.
Get a Copy of This Notice
You can ask for a paper copy of this Notice at any time, even if you previously agreed to receive it electronically.
We will provide a paper copy promptly.
Choose Someone to Act for You
If someone has legal authority to act on your behalf, such as through a medical power of attorney or legal guardianship, that person may exercise your rights and make choices about your health information.
We may verify that the person has authority to act for you before taking action.
File a Complaint if You Believe Your Rights Have Been Violated
You may file a complaint with Rising Recovery if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.
Contact:
Rising Recovery PLC
Privacy Officer: Shawn Eaton
Phone: (248) 266-1447
Email: info@risingrecoveryplc.com
You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights by visiting hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint, calling 1-877-696-6775, or writing to:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Rising Recovery will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Your Choices
For certain health information, you may tell us your preferences about what we share.
Where permitted by applicable law, you may tell us whether you want us to:
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Share information with family members, close friends, or others involved in your care or payment for your care
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Share information in a disaster-relief situation
If you are unable to tell us your preference, such as if you are unconscious, we may disclose information when permitted by law and when we believe doing so is in your best interest. We may also disclose information when necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to health or safety.
We will follow any federal or state law that provides greater privacy protection than HIPAA.
Uses That Generally Require Your Written Authorization
We generally will not use or disclose your health information for the following purposes without your written authorization:
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Marketing purposes when authorization is required by law
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Sale of your health information
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Most uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes, as that term is defined by HIPAA
If you provide written authorization, you may revoke it at any time by notifying us in writing. Your revocation will not affect actions already taken in reliance on your authorization.
Fundraising
If we use your health information to contact you for fundraising as permitted by law, you have the right to tell us not to contact you again.
If we maintain substance use disorder patient records about you that are subject to 42 CFR Part 2 and such records are used for fundraising communications, we will provide the notice and choice required by applicable law.
How We Typically Use or Share Your Health Information
Treatment
We may use your health information and share it with other health care professionals who are involved in treating you when permitted by applicable law.
Example: With appropriate legal authority, information may be shared with another provider involved in coordinating your care.
Health Care Operations
We may use and share your health information to operate the Practice, manage your treatment and services, improve care, conduct quality activities, and perform other health care operations permitted by law.
Example: We may use health information when reviewing the quality of services provided by the Practice.
Payment
We may use and share your health information to bill and obtain payment from health plans or other entities.
Example: We may provide information to your health insurance plan so that it can process a claim for your services.
Other Uses and Disclosures Permitted or Required by Law
Federal and state law allow or require us to use or disclose health information in certain other circumstances. Additional conditions may apply before information can be disclosed.
Public Health and Safety
We may disclose health information when permitted or required by law for certain public health and safety purposes, including:
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Preventing or controlling disease
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Reporting adverse reactions or safety concerns when applicable
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Reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence when authorized or required by law
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Preventing or reducing a serious and imminent threat to health or safety
Research
We may use or disclose health information for research only when the requirements of applicable law have been satisfied.
Compliance With Law
We may disclose health information when state or federal law requires us to do so, including to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services when necessary to demonstrate compliance with federal health privacy law.
Health Oversight
We may disclose health information to health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law, such as audits, investigations, inspections, licensing activities, or disciplinary proceedings.
Medical Examiners and Funeral Directors
When permitted by law, we may disclose relevant health information to a coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director following an individual's death.
Workers' Compensation, Law Enforcement, and Government Requests
When the applicable legal requirements are met, we may use or disclose health information:
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For workers' compensation matters
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For certain law-enforcement purposes
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To health oversight agencies
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For certain government functions authorized by law
Lawsuits and Legal Proceedings
We may disclose health information in response to a valid court or administrative order, subpoena, or other legal process only when the requirements of HIPAA and any more protective federal or state confidentiality law have been satisfied.
Mental health treatment records and substance use disorder records may be subject to protections that are more restrictive than the general HIPAA rules.
Special Protection for Substance Use Disorder Records
To the extent Rising Recovery maintains substance use disorder patient records about you that are protected by 42 CFR Part 2, additional federal confidentiality protections apply.
We will not use or disclose Part 2 records in a civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative investigation or proceeding against you unless:
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You provide the written consent required by law; or
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The disclosure is authorized by a court order and subpoena that meet the requirements of applicable law.
These protections apply even in circumstances in which disclosure of other health information might otherwise be permitted under HIPAA.
Mental Health Records and Other More Protective Laws
Mental health information may receive additional protection under federal or state law.
Rising Recovery provides services in Michigan and Florida and will follow applicable state confidentiality and professional-privilege laws when those laws provide greater protection than HIPAA.
We will not disclose mental health treatment records or confidential psychotherapy communications when applicable law prohibits the disclosure, except when you authorize the disclosure or another provision of law permits or requires it.
These additional protections may limit disclosures that HIPAA would otherwise permit.
Our Responsibilities
Rising Recovery is required by law to:
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Maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information
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Provide you with this Notice describing our legal duties and privacy practices
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Follow the duties and privacy practices described in the Notice currently in effect
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Notify you as required by law if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information
We will not use or disclose your health information other than as described in this Notice unless you authorize us to do so in writing or another use or disclosure is permitted or required by law.
If you authorize a use or disclosure, you may revoke that authorization in writing at any time, subject to actions already taken in reliance on it.
Changes to This Notice
We may change the terms of this Notice and our privacy practices as permitted by law.
Changes may apply to all health information we maintain, including information created or received before the revised Notice became effective.
When we materially revise this Notice, the updated version will be available upon request and will be posted on our website.
Contact Information
For questions about this Notice, your privacy rights, or Rising Recovery's privacy practices, contact:
Rising Recovery PLC
Privacy Officer: Shawn Eaton
Phone: (248) 266-1447
Email: info@risingrecoveryplc.com
Website: risingrecoveryplc.com