How we protect your information, and what you are entitled to.
Effective date: January 1, 2024
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.
NorthStar Behavioral Health & Recovery is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information, to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and to notify you following a breach of unsecured protected health information.
If you receive substance use disorder treatment from us, those records are protected by federal regulations at 42 CFR Part 2 in addition to HIPAA. In general, we may not tell anyone outside our program that you attend, or disclose information identifying you as having a substance use disorder, without your written consent — except in the limited circumstances the regulations allow, such as a medical emergency, a court order, or a report of suspected child abuse or neglect.
We use and disclose health information for treatment, to obtain payment for services, and for our own health care operations such as quality review and staff training. We may also use or disclose information where required by law, for public health activities, for health oversight, and to avert a serious threat to health or safety.
To exercise any of these rights, contact our Compliance Manager at compliance@northstarbhr.com or by calling our main office. You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
NorthStar Behavioral Health & Recovery complies with applicable federal and state civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We provide free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language assistance services to people whose primary language is not English. To request an accommodation or an interpreter, please tell us when scheduling your appointment.
We reserve the right to change this notice and to make the revised notice effective for health information we already have as well as any information we receive in the future. The current notice will always be posted on this page and available at our office.
Call (313) 367-1127 or send a request and we’ll get back to you the same business day.