Your records are strongly protected.
Addiction medicine practices are subject to two overlapping federal privacy laws — HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2. Together they provide some of the strongest record protections in medicine.
HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act protects all medical records. Your information cannot be shared with employers, insurers (beyond treatment billing), or family members without your written authorization.
42 CFR Part 2
Federal law specific to substance use treatment records. Stricter than HIPAA. We cannot even confirm or deny that you are a patient here without your written consent. Records cannot be used in criminal proceedings without a court order under very limited circumstances.
What this means in practice
We will not tell your employer, your family, or other clinicians that you are a patient here — or anything about your treatment — without a signed release from you. If someone calls asking about you, we say we can neither confirm nor deny. That's the law, and it's our policy.
Electronic records
Our electronic health record system is HIPAA-compliant and covered by a Business Associate Agreement. Intake form data submitted through this website is transmitted over TLS and stored in an encrypted database.