HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

This Notice describes how medical and personal information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.

Our Responsibilities

We are required by law (HIPAA and applicable California laws) to keep your protected health information (PHI) private.
We must provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices.
We will follow the terms of this Notice until it is replaced or updated.

How We May Use and Share Your Information

For Treatment

We may use your information to provide and coordinate services such as supported employment, independent living, respite, and other home and community-based Services.

For Payment

We may use or share your information to bill for services and receive payment from authorized funding sources.

For Health Care Operations

We may use your information for internal operations, quality improvement, staff training, compliance reviews, and audits required by authorized funding sources.

Information you provide directly (such as contact form submissions, service inquiries, or newsletter sign-ups).
Technical information such as your IP address, browser type, and usage data, which helps us improve site performance and security.
If you leave comments or upload content, we may collect the data you share, along with basic metadata (e.g., IP address) for spam prevention and moderation.

Other Ways We May Share Your Information

We may share your information when required or permitted by law, such as:

To comply with state or federal law, including mandated reporting.
For public health activities, abuse/neglect reporting, or health oversight agencies.
For law enforcement purposes or in response to court orders.
To avert a serious threat to health or safety.
With your authorization, we may share information with family members, caregivers, or others you identify.

We will not use or share your information for marketing, fundraising, or sales purposes without your written authorization.

Your Rights

Right to a Paper Copy: You are entitled to a paper copy of this Notice, even if you receive it electronically.
Right to Access: You can ask to see or get a copy of your records.
Right to Amend: You may request corrections to your records if you believe they are incorrect or incomplete.
Right to Request Restrictions: You can ask us not to use or share certain information. We will comply unless the law requires otherwise.
Right to Confidential Communications: You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (e.g., phone, mail).
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You may request a list of times we shared your information, except for treatment, payment, or operations.

Our Duties

We will not use or disclose your PHI in ways not covered by this Notice unless you give us written permission.
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your PHI.
We will notify you promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised your information.

Changes to this Notice

We may change this Notice at any time. Updates will apply to all information we maintain and will be posted on our website and made available upon request.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint:

With us:
LaLisa Rusk, Owner
Los Angeles Wide Community Support Services LLC
8611 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 203, Inglewood, CA 90305
Email: Lisa@LAwidecss.org | Phone: (310) 910-0076
With the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Website: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy

You will not be penalized or retaliated against for filing a complaint.

Contact

For questions about this Notice or your privacy rights, contact:
LaLisa Rusk
Los Angeles Wide Community Support Services LLC
Lisa@LAwidecss.org | (310) 910-0076