Privacy Policy
Confidentiality (Related to Therapy and Record Keeping)
Confidentiality and Privacy
Information shared in counseling is confidential and cannot be disclosed to any party outside More For You LLC without the client's prior written consent.
*Please see Mandated Reporting section below to identify where confidentiality may be broken.
Privacy Notice
This notice describes how information about clients may be used and disclosed, as well as how clients can access their information.
Please review the policies carefully.
Our goal is to take appropriate steps to safeguard any treatment or other personal information that is provided to us. Records maintained by More For You LLC for therapy purposes are classified as treatment and are subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). As such, we are committed to:
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Maintaining the privacy of treatment information provided to us
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Providing notice of our legal duties and privacy practices regarding treatment information
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Abiding by the terms of our Notice of Privacy Practices currently in effect
Treatment records are created and maintained by licensed professionals solely in connection with providing treatment and are not available to anyone other than those providing treatment, except as permitted by law or with written consent by the client.
More For You LLC may use or disclose PHI for purposes outside of treatment and health care operations with your appropriate authorization. An "authorization" is written permission above and beyond the general consent that permits only specific disclosures. If we are asked for information for purposes outside of treatment and health care operations, we will obtain an authorization from you before releasing this information.
You may revoke all such authorizations at any time, provided each revocation is in writing.
Mandated Reporting
In accordance with Ohio Administrative Code 4757-5-10.
More Fore You LLC is a mandated reporting entity.
When necessary the following is mandated to be reported if disclosed:
Child Abuse/Neglect
Abuse/Neglect/Exploitation of a vulnerable Adult
Imminent Harm to Self or Another
Animal Abuse
Complaints
Ethical Complaints can be submitted to The Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) by going to elicense Ohio. Complaints to the Chemical Dependency Professionals Board can be submitted at https://ocdp.ohio.gov/.
