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THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN ACCESS THIS INFORMATION.\u00a0 PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY<\/strong><\/p>

OUR LEGAL DUTY<\/strong><\/p>

We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (\u201cPHI\u201d) and to provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices, which describes our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your PHI.\u00a0 Your PHI generally includes all of the records of your care generated by or at our facility and\/or our affiliate facilities, whether made by our employees or made by other healthcare providers at our facilities.\u00a0 When we use or disclose your health information, we abide by the terms of this Notice (or other Notice in effect at the time of the use or disclosure).<\/p>

This Notice takes effect on February 5, 2018, and remains in effect until we replace it.\u00a0 We reserve the right to change this Notice at any time, and to make the revised Notice effective for all PHI that we maintain, including PHI we created or received before we made the changes.\u00a0 In the event of a change in our practices, we will post a copy of the revised Notice at our facilities and on our website.\u00a0 Upon your written request, we will provide you with any revised Notice.\u00a0 For more information about this Notice, or for additional copies, please contact us using the information listed at the end of this Notice.<\/p>

HOW WE MAY USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>

We may use and disclose your PHI in order to provide and coordinate your care.\u00a0 Additionally, we may use and disclose your PHI in order to receive payment for our services and for our healthcare operations, and for other purposes permitted or required by law.\u00a0 Your authorization is not required when we use or disclose your PHI for the following purposes:<\/p>

Treatment:<\/strong>\u00a0 We may use or disclose your PHI to personnel in our office, as well as to physicians and other healthcare professionals within or outside our office, who are involved in your medical care and need the information to provide you with medical care and related services. For example, we may use or disclose your PHI in consultations and\/or discussions regarding your medical care and related services with healthcare providers who we refer to and receive referrals from.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Payment:<\/strong>\u00a0 We may use and disclose your PHI to obtain payment for services we provide to you.\u00a0 This health information may be disclosed to an insurance company, third party payor, or other entity or person (or their authorized representative) who may be involved in or responsible for payment of your medical bill and may include copies of or excerpts from your medical records that are necessary to obtain payment on your account.\u00a0 For example, we may give your health insurance provider information about you so that they will pay for your treatment.<\/p>

Healthcare Operations:<\/strong>\u00a0 We may use and disclose your PHI in connection with our healthcare operations.\u00a0 Healthcare operations include quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competence or qualifications of healthcare professionals, evaluating practitioner and provider performance, conducting training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing or credentialing activities.\u00a0 For example, we may use your PHI to evaluate the services of our personnel.<\/p>

Incidental Disclosures<\/strong>.\u00a0 Some patient care may be provided in open treatment areas.\u00a0 We will use reasonable safeguards to maintain patient privacy in those areas, but it is still possible that others may incidentally overhear some of your patient information during your treatment.<\/p>

Appointment Reminders:<\/strong>\u00a0 We may disclose PHI in the course of leaving messages and in providing you with appointment reminders via phone messages, text messages, postcards, letters, and \/ or other communication mediums.<\/p>

Business Associates:<\/strong>\u00a0 We may use and disclose your PHI with and to our business associates, such as billing services or healthcare professionals providing services as independent contractors, for the purpose of performing specified functions on our behalf and\/or providing us with services.\u00a0 We have written contracts with our business associates requiring them to take appropriate measures to safeguard your PHI.<\/p>

Your Family, Friends, and Representatives:<\/strong>\u00a0 We may disclose your PHI to notify or assist in the notification of a family member, domestic partner, close personal friend, your personal representative or another person responsible for or involved in your care or payment for your care, if we obtain your agreement or provide you with an opportunity to object and either you do not object or we reasonably infer that you do not object.\u00a0 If you are not present, or the opportunity to agree or object cannot be provided because of your incapacity or an emergency circumstance, we may exercise our professional judgment to determine whether a disclosure is in your best interest.\u00a0 We may also disclose your health information to friends or family members to inform them of matters such as your general condition and that you are present and\/or receiving treatment at our facilities.<\/p>

Disaster Relief:<\/strong>\u00a0 We may disclose your PHI to entities involved in disaster relief for appropriate purposes.\u00a0 If you are present, we will generally obtain your agreement or provide you with an opportunity to object before disclosing your health information for appropriate disaster relief purposes.\u00a0 In certain circumstances, we may exercise our professional judgment to determine whether a disclosure for disaster relief purposes is appropriate.<\/p>

Fundraising:<\/strong>\u00a0 We may, from time to time, use your health information, or disclose to a Business Associate, certain health information for purposes communicating with you to raise funds for our benefit; however, you have the right to opt out of receiving such communications.<\/p>

Required by Law:<\/strong>\u00a0 We will disclose your PHI when we are required to do so by law.<\/p>

Abuse or Neglect:<\/strong>\u00a0 We may disclose your PHI to appropriate authorities if we reasonably believe that you are a possible victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence or the possible victim of other crimes.\u00a0 We may use or disclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert a serious threat to your health or safety or the health or safety of others or the public.<\/p>

Military\/Veterans and National Security:\u00a0 <\/strong>We may disclose your PHI as required by military command authorities if you are a member of the armed forces.\u00a0 We also may disclose your PHI to federal officials for lawful intelligence, counterintelligence, and other national security activities authorized by law, so that they may provide protection to the President, other authorized persons, or foreign heads of state, or to conduct special investigations.\u00a0<\/p>

Inmates:<\/strong>\u00a0 Under certain circumstances, we may disclose PHI to a correctional institution or law enforcement officials having lawful custody of an inmate or other individual.<\/p>

Coroners, Medical Examiners and Funeral Directors:<\/strong>\u00a0 We may disclose your PHI to coroners, medical examiners and funeral directors as necessary, for such purposes as identifying a deceased person, determining the cause of death or to perform other duties authorized by law.<\/p>

Regulatory Agencies; Public Health:<\/strong>\u00a0 We may disclose your health information to health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law, which include, but are not limited to, licensure, certification, audits, inspections, and investigations.\u00a0 In addition, we may use or disclose your PHI with or to public health activities or legal authorities charged with preventing or controlling disease, disability, or injury, and we may also disclose your PHI for other public health activities, such as reporting deaths, reactions or incidences with drugs or medical products.\u00a0 For example, we may disclose your health information to a person or entity required by the Food and Drug Administration to report adverse events, product problems, to assist with product recalls, or for other related, authorized purposes.\u00a0 We also may disclose your PHI to a person who may have been exposed to a communicable disease or may otherwise be at risk of spreading the disease or condition.<\/p>

Litigation\/Law Enforcement:<\/strong>\u00a0 We may use and disclose your PHI for law enforcement purposes as required by law or in response to a valid subpoena, discovery process, or court order.\u00a0 Disclosures for law enforcement purposes may include, by way of example, disclosures to law enforcement officials to identify or locate a suspect, fugitive, witness, or missing person, disclosures about the victim of a suspected crime if, under certain circumstances, we are unable to get the person’s agreement and disclosures about criminal conduct at our facilities.<\/p>

Workers\u2019 Compensation:<\/strong>\u00a0 We may disclose your PHI for workers\u2019 compensation or similar programs that provide benefits for work-related injuries and illnesses.<\/p>

Except as described above, uses and disclosures of your health information will generally occur only with your written authorization.\u00a0 For example, we will not use your health information to send you any marketing materials.\u00a0 We may, however, provide you with marketing materials in a face-to-face encounter and we are permitted to give you promotional gifts of nominal value.\u00a0 We also may tell you about products or services relating to your treatment, case management or care coordination, or alternative treatments, therapies, providers, or care settings.\u00a0 In addition, we will not sell your PHI without your written authorization.<\/p>

YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR PHI<\/strong><\/p>

Access:<\/strong>\u00a0 You have the right to look at or get copies of your PHI, with limited exceptions.\u00a0 Contact us using the information listed at the end of this Notice for a full explanation of time and fees involved.\u00a0 We may charge you a fee for the costs of copying, mailing, and other supplies associated with your request.<\/p>

Disclosure Accounting:<\/strong>\u00a0 You have the right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures of your PHI made by us prior to the date of your request.\u00a0 The right applies only to certain disclosures made within six years of your request. If you request this accounting more than once in a 12-month period, we may charge you a reasonable, cost-based fee for responding to the additional requests. You have the right to request such an accounting in an electronic format.\u00a0 This right is subject to certain exceptions, restrictions and limitations.<\/p>

Notification of a Breach:<\/strong>\u00a0 You have the right to be notified if your PHI is compromised in a breach of unsecured protected health information.<\/p>

Electronic, Alternative, or Confidential Communication:<\/strong>\u00a0 You have the right to request, in writing, that we communicate with you about your PHI by alternative means, such as in electronic format, or to alternative locations.\u00a0 Your request must specify the alternative means or location.\u00a0 We will attempt to accommodate all reasonable requests.\u00a0 We may condition our agreement to accommodate your request by obtaining information from you as to how payment will be handled and obtaining additional or alternate addresses or means of contacting you.\u00a0 If we are unable to contact you using the ways or locations you have requested, we may contact you using any information we have.<\/p>

Restrictions:<\/strong>\u00a0 You have the right to request that we place additional restrictions on our use or disclosure of your PHI for the purposes of treatment, payment, or healthcare operations, and you may also request a restriction or limitation on the health information that we disclose about you to individuals who may be involved in your care or payment for your care.\u00a0 However, except as described below, we are not required to agree to your requests.\u00a0 If we do agree, we will comply with your request except in emergency situations and in certain other situations, such as where your healthcare provider believes that it would be in your best interests to use or disclose such information.<\/p>

Except as required by law and excluding disclosures for treatment purposes, we are required to agree to your written request not to share PHI with your health plan that relates solely to services or a healthcare item for which you or someone on your behalf have paid in full out-of-pocket.<\/p>

Amendment:<\/strong>\u00a0 You have the right to request, in writing, that we amend your PHI if you believe it is incorrect so long as we maintain such PHI.\u00a0 Your request must explain why the information should be amended.\u00a0 We may deny your request under certain circumstances.<\/p>

Paper Copy of this Notice:<\/strong>\u00a0 You have the right to a paper copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices by contacting our Privacy Officer.<\/p>

Revocation of Authorization:<\/strong>\u00a0 You have the right to revoke any written authorization you give us to use or disclose your PHI provided that such request is in writing and delivered in person or by mail to our Privacy Officer at the address below and provided that action has not already been taken in reliance on your authorization.\u00a0 You acknowledge and agree that we are unable to take back any uses or disclosures that already occurred with your permission or as otherwise permitted by this Notice or by law.<\/p>

QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS<\/strong><\/p>

If you have any concerns that we may have violated your privacy rights, or if you disagree with a decision we made about access to your PHI or in response to a request you made to amend or restrict the use or disclosure of your PHI, or to have us communicate with you by alternative means or at alternative locations, you may contact us using the information listed below.<\/p>

In addition, you may submit a written complaint to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.\u00a0 We will provide you with the contact information for filing a complaint upon request.\u00a0 We will not retaliate in any way if you choose to file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>

If you would like additional information regarding our privacy practices, or if you have questions or concerns, please contact us as indicated below.<\/p>

Privacy Officer:\u00a0 Andy Lyness<\/p>

Telephone:\u00a0 404-346-3810\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Email:\u00a0 Andy.Lyness@d4c.com<\/p>

Address: 2970 Brandywine Road, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341<\/p>

2026 REGULATORY UPDATE ADDENDUM (EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 16, 2026)<\/strong><\/p>

This Addendum supplements and amends our Notice of Privacy Practices to include newly required information regarding the confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment records. These updates are required under federal law, including the HIPAA Privacy Rule and 42 CFR Part 2.<\/p>

Protections for Substance Use Disorder Records:\u00a0 <\/strong>If we receive or maintain any records from a federally assisted substance use disorder treatment program (a “Part 2 Program”), those records are subject to stricter confidentiality protections under federal law. We may only use or disclose SUD records with your written consent, except in limited circumstances permitted by law.<\/p>

Treatment, Payment, & Healthcare Operations:\u00a0 <\/strong>With your general written consent, we may use or disclose SUD records for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations as allowed by federal law.<\/p>

Legal Proceedings: <\/strong>SUD records, or any testimony or information that identifies you as a patient in a Part 2 Program, may not be used or disclosed in any civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceeding against you without your specific written consent or a court order that meets federal requirements.<\/p>

Fundraising Communications: <\/strong>If SUD information is used for fundraising purposes, you have the right to opt out of receiving future fundraising communications.<\/p>

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Disclosure:\u00a0 <\/strong>Health information disclosed by us, including SUD records, may be subject to redisclosure by the recipient and may no longer be protected by federal or state privacy laws.\u00a0 Additionally, you have the right to request an accounting of certain disclosures of your SUD records made through an electronic health record for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.<\/p>

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