A NOTE ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS

Confidentiality | Your Responsibilities

 
You have the right to confidentiality...

• Your right to confidentiality means that information about you is kept private.

• Things that you share about yourself while getting Mental Health or Substance Abuse treatment cannot be shared without your written okay.

• When information needs to be shared, no more information may be shared with others than is necessary.

• In certain cases, such as situations that involve threats to others or self, information may need to be shared without your written okay. In these cases no more information may be shared with others than is absolutely necessary.

• When information needs to be shared about a child under 14, the parent or guardian must give permission (sign a release form).