NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES

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New Start Behavior Interventions

Effective Date: September 16, 2026

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU OR YOUR CHILD MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

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Our Commitment to Your Privacy

New Start Behavior Interventions is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of the individuals and families we serve. We are required by applicable law to protect your Protected Health Information (PHI) and to provide you with this Notice explaining our privacy practices.

PHI may include information related to assessments, diagnoses, behavior-analytic services, treatment plans, session documentation, caregiver training, progress, billing, and other information connected to the services we provide.

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How We May Use or Share Your Information

We may use or disclose your health information as permitted by law for purposes including:

Treatment: To provide and coordinate ABA and related services. This may include communication among authorized members of your treatment team and other healthcare professionals involved in your care.

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Payment: To obtain payment for services, verify eligibility or benefits, process claims, or communicate with an authorized funding source or payer.

Healthcare Operations: To operate our practice, supervise and train staff, monitor quality of services, conduct internal reviews, and improve the care we provide.

We may also use or disclose information when permitted or required by law, including for public health and safety purposes, reporting suspected abuse or neglect, health oversight activities, workers' compensation matters, legal proceedings, law-enforcement requests permitted by law, or to prevent or reduce a serious threat to health or safety.

We will obtain written authorization when required before using or sharing your information for purposes not otherwise permitted by law.

If we receive or maintain substance use disorder records that are specifically protected under 42 CFR Part 2, additional federal confidentiality protections may apply.

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Your Privacy Rights

You have the right, subject to applicable law, to:

• Request access to or a copy of your health records.

• Request that incorrect or incomplete information be amended.

• Request that we communicate with you in a particular way or at a particular location.

• Ask us to restrict certain uses or disclosures of your information.

• Request an accounting of certain disclosures of your information.

• Receive a paper or electronic copy of this Notice.

• Authorize another legally permitted person to act on your behalf.

• File a privacy complaint without fear of retaliation.

Some requests may be subject to limitations permitted by federal or state law.

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Your Choices

In certain situations, you may tell us whether and how you would like information shared with family members, caregivers, or others involved in care.

We will obtain written authorization when required for uses or disclosures such as certain marketing activities, the sale of protected health information, or other disclosures not otherwise permitted by law.

You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent that we have already relied upon it.

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Our Responsibilities

New Start Behavior Interventions is required to:

• Maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.

• Follow the privacy practices described in this Notice.

• Notify affected individuals when required if a breach occurs that may compromise the privacy or security of their information.

• Provide a copy of this Notice upon request.

• Follow applicable federal and state privacy laws.

We may update this Notice when our privacy practices or applicable laws change. An updated Notice will be made available on our website and upon request.

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Questions or Privacy Complaints

If you have questions about this Notice, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or believe your privacy rights have been violated, please contact:

New Start Behavior Interventions
Privacy Contact: Privacy Officer
Phone: 305-9514088
Email: NewStartBx@gmail.com
Website: www.NewStartBehavior.com

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You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights.

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We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint or exercising your privacy rights.

By receiving services from New Start Behavior Interventions, you do not waive any rights provided to you under HIPAA or other applicable privacy laws.