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permitted to make without your authorization. The request for an accounting must be made in writing to our Privacy Officer. The request should specify the time period sought for the accounting. We are not required to provide an accounting for disclosures that take place prior to April 14, 2003. Accounting requests may not be made for periods of time in excess of six years. We will provide the first accounting you request during any 12-month period without charge. Subsequent accounting requests may be subject to a reasonable cost-based fee.

  F. The right to obtain a paper copy of this Notice. Upon request, we will provide a separate paper copy of this Notice even if you have already received a copy of the Notice or have agreed to accept this Notice electronically. In addition, you may obtain a copy of this Notice at our website, www.nvsc.org.

  VI.   Special Regulations Regarding Disclosure of Psychiatric and HIV-Related Information

For disclosures concerning health information relating to care for psychiatric conditions or HIV-related information, special restrictions may apply. For example, we generally may not disclose this specially protected information in response to a subpoena, warrant or other legal process unless you sign a special Authorization or a court orders the disclosure. A general release of your health information will not be sufficient for purposes of disclosing psychiatric or HIV-related information.

    • We will not disclose records relating to a diagnosis or treatment of your mental condition between the patient and psychiatrist, or which are prepared at a mental health facility, without specific written Authorization or as required or permitted by law.

    • HIV-related information will not be disclosed, except under limited circumstances set forth under state or federal law, without your specific written Authorization. A general authorization for release of medical or other information will not be sufficient for purposes of releasing HIV-related information. As required by Connecticut law, if we make a lawful disclosure of HIV-related information, we will enclose a statement that notifies the recipient of the information that they are prohibited from further disclosing the information.

  VII.   Our Duties

We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information and to provide you with this Privacy Notice of our duties and privacy practices. We are required to abide by terms of this Notice as may be amended from time to time. We reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice and to make the new Notice provisions effective for all protected health information that we maintain. We will post a copy of the current Notice in our facility with a provision concerning its effective date. We will also post a copy of the revised Notice on our website. In addition, each time you register at or are admitted to the facility for treatment or health care services, we will offer you a copy of the current Notice in effect.

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