Notice of HIPAA Privacy Practices

CPA Counseling is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), to give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect. Effective November 2026.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Information

We may use and share your health information for treatment (among the clinicians and staff involved in your care), for payment (to bill and obtain payment, including with your health plan), and for health care operations (to run and improve our practice). We may also use or disclose information without your authorization when permitted or required by law — for example, to report suspected abuse, for health oversight, or to avert a serious threat to safety. Pennsylvania law provides additional protections for mental-health records, and we follow those protections where they apply. Most uses of psychotherapy notes, marketing, or any sale of information require your written authorization.

Your Rights

You have the right to inspect and copy your health information; to ask us to amend it; to request an accounting of certain disclosures; to request restrictions on how we use or share it; to request confidential communications; and to receive a paper copy of this notice. You may file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, without penalty.

Our Duties & Contact

We are required to notify affected individuals following a breach of unsecured PHI, and we may revise this notice. For questions or complaints, contact our Privacy Officer, Cristina Panaccione, at CPA Counseling, 5168 Campbells Run Road, Suite 204, Pittsburgh, PA 15205