Notice of Privacy Practices

Effective date: July 1, 2026

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

Lauren Wolfe, PsyD, is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. This notice applies to information created or received in the course of providing you care and explains your rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and applicable California law.

How your health information may be used and disclosed

Treatment

Your information is used to provide and coordinate your psychological care. With your written permission, it may be shared with physicians or other members of your treatment team when doing so supports your care.

Payment

Because this is a private-pay practice, information may be used to bill you and, at your request, to prepare a superbill you may submit to your insurer for possible out-of-network reimbursement.

Health care operations

Limited information may be used for the necessary administrative and quality-related operations of the practice, such as scheduling, record-keeping, and professional consultation.

Uses and disclosures that require your written authorization

Most uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes, uses for marketing purposes, and any sale of your information require your written authorization. You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent action has already been taken in reliance on it.

Uses and disclosures that may be made without your authorization

In limited circumstances, the law permits or requires disclosure of your information without your authorization, including: when required by law; to prevent a serious and imminent threat to your health or safety or that of others; in cases of suspected abuse or neglect as mandated by law; for health oversight activities; in response to a valid court order or subpoena; and for certain public-health and law-enforcement purposes. These disclosures are limited to the minimum necessary and are made consistent with HIPAA and California confidentiality law.

Your rights regarding your health information

To inspect and receive a copy of your records, subject to certain limited exceptions.
To request an amendment to information you believe is incorrect or incomplete.
To receive an accounting of certain disclosures of your information.
To request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures.
To request that communications be sent to you by alternative means or at an alternative location.
To receive a paper copy of this notice on request.
To file a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.

My responsibilities

I am required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information, to provide you with this notice of my legal duties and privacy practices, and to abide by the terms of the notice currently in effect. If this notice is revised, the updated version will be made available and will apply to all information maintained by the practice.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may raise your concern directly with Lauren Wolfe, PsyD, or file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. You will not be penalized or retaliated against for filing a complaint.

Contact

To exercise any of these rights or ask questions about this notice, contact Lauren Wolfe, PsyD, at 415-484-2050 or dr.laurenwolfe@gmail.com. More complete information about privacy and confidentiality is also provided in your intake paperwork before treatment begins.