WMRS is committed to absolute privacy of your personal health information.  Addiction treatment is protected under The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that establishes national standards for protecting the privacy and security of individuals' protected health information (PHI). HIPAA applies to all healthcare providers, including primary care physicians, who handle PHI in any form, including electronic, written, and oral.  Western Maryland Recovery Services team is there to help with any of the following privacy concerns:

1. Purpose: To explain the purpose of HIPAA and how it applies to the clinic's operations.
2. Definitions: To define key terms related to HIPAA and PHI, such as "protected health information," "business associate," and "authorization."
3. Notice of Privacy Practices: To describe the clinic's privacy practices and the rights of patients with respect to their PHI.
4. Access to PHI: To describe the procedures for accessing and obtaining a copy of one's PHI.
5. Amendment of PHI: To describe the process for amending incorrect or outdated PHI.
6. Disclosure of PHI: To describe the conditions under which the clinic may disclose PHI to others, including other healthcare providers and family members.
7. Security Measures: To describe the security measures the clinic has in place to protect PHI, including physical, administrative, and technical safeguards.
8. Training and Awareness: To describe the clinic's training and awareness programs for staff members on HIPAA privacy and security rules.
9. Complaints and Sanctions: To describe the procedures for filing a complaint about a HIPAA violation and the consequences for violating HIPAA rules.
10. Amendment and Review: To describe the process for updating the HIPAA policy and how it will be reviewed and amended as needed.