Notice of Privacy Practices

Effective Date: 01/01/2026 Last Revised: 06/24/2026

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Tidal Health NW is committed to protecting your health information. This notice describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information (PHI), and explains your rights regarding that information.

How We Use Your Health Information

We may use and disclose your health information for the following purposes:

Treatment — To provide, coordinate, and manage your care, including consultations with other providers involved in your treatment.

Payment — To bill and collect payment for services rendered.

Health Care Operations — For activities necessary to run our practice, such as quality improvement and compliance.

As Required by Law — Including mandatory reporting of suspected child or elder abuse, responses to court orders or subpoenas, public health activities, and situations involving a serious threat to health or safety.

Appointment Reminders — To remind you of upcoming appointments or share information about relevant health services.

Uses That Require Your Authorization

We will not use or disclose your health information for the following purposes without your written authorization:

  • Psychotherapy notes (where maintained separately from standard progress notes)

  • Marketing purposes

  • Sale of your health information

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Request limits on how we use or disclose your information

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

  • Access and obtain a copy of your health records

  • Request corrections to your health information

  • Receive an accounting of disclosures we have made

  • Receive a paper or electronic copy of this notice at any time

Contact Us

If you have questions about this notice or your privacy rights, please contact us through the contact page.

To file a complaint with the federal government, contact the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights at www.hhs.gov/ocr or 1-800-368-1019. Filing a complaint will not affect the quality of care you receive.

Tidal Health NW reserves the right to update this notice at any time. The current version will always be available on this page.