HIPAA Privacy Statement
Effective Date: August 10, 2025
This Notice describes how medical and personal health information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
Our Responsibilities
The HALO Firm is committed to protecting your privacy. We are required by law to:
Maintain the privacy of your health information.
Provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices.
Follow the terms of this Notice.
Notify you if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.
How We May Use and Disclose Your Information Without Your Authorization
We may use or share your health information for the following purposes without your written permission:
Treatment
We may use and share your information to coordinate, manage, and provide your care and related services.
Payment
We may use and disclose your information to bill and receive payment for the services we provide.
Health Care Operations
We may use and disclose your information to run our business, improve services, and evaluate staff performance.
As Required by Law
We will share information when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.
Public Health & Safety
We may share information for public health activities, such as preventing or controlling disease, reporting abuse or neglect, or reducing serious threats to health or safety.
Law Enforcement & Legal Proceedings
We may share information in response to a valid court order, subpoena, or other lawful process.
Business Associates
We may share your information with third parties that perform services on our behalf, provided they agree to protect your privacy.
Other Uses and Disclosures with Your Authorization
In any other situation not described in this Notice, we will obtain your written permission before using or sharing your information. You may revoke that permission at any time in writing.
Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information
You have the right to:
Access Your Records: Request to see or get a copy of your health information.
Request Amendments: Ask us to correct information you believe is incorrect or incomplete.
Request Restrictions: Ask us to limit how we use or share your information (we may not be able to agree to all requests).
Request Confidential Communications: Ask us to contact you in a specific way (e.g., home phone, cell phone, email).
Receive an Accounting of Disclosures: Request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your information.
Receive a Paper Copy of This Notice: You may request a paper copy at any time.
Our Duties in Protecting Your Information
We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Changes to This Notice
We may change the terms of this Notice at any time. Changes will apply to all information we have about you, and a revised Notice will be available on our website and upon request.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Notice, or if you believe your privacy rights have been violated, contact:
The HALO Firm – Privacy Officer
725 Westin Oaks Dr Hammond LA 70403
504.233.0131
legal@thehalofirm.com
You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, without fear of retaliation.