Notice of Privacy Practices

Effective Date: November 7, 2025

A Legal Disclaimer

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

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LUMINER WELLNESS

(luminerwellness.com)

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Luminer Wellness maintains protected health information (“PHI”) about you as written and/or electronic records of the services you receive with our practice. PHI includes information that identifies you—such as your name, address, and phone number—and relates to your past, present, or future physical or mental health conditions and the healthcare services you receive.

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Our practice is legally required to protect the confidentiality of your PHI, explain how we use your information, and disclose it only as permitted under HIPAA. This Notice describes your rights regarding your PHI and how Luminer Wellness may use and disclose this information to provide treatment, obtain payment, operate our practice, and for other legally permitted purposes.

Your Rights Under HIPAA

Below is a summary of your rights concerning your PHI. Contact our office with any questions.

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Right to Receive This Notice

You have the right to receive a paper or electronic copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices. We will follow the terms described here unless updated. If we revise this Notice, you may request an updated copy at any time or view it on our website if posted.

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Right to Authorize Other Uses and Disclosures

Any use or disclosure of your PHI not described in this Notice requires your written authorization. This includes:
• Marketing communications
• Most disclosures of psychotherapy notes
• Any sale of your PHI

You may revoke a previously signed authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent that we have already relied on it.

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Right to Request Confidential Communications

You may request that we contact you using alternative methods (email, text, phone) or an alternative address. Requests must be in writing. We will accommodate all reasonable requests.

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Right to Inspect and Obtain Copies

You may inspect or obtain a paper or electronic copy of your health records. Reasonable fees may apply as permitted by law.

Right to Request Restrictions

You may request, in writing, restrictions on how your PHI is used or disclosed for treatment, payment, or operations. We are not required to agree, except:
You may request that we not disclose PHI to your health plan for a service paid out-of-pocket in full. We must honor this specific restriction.

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Right to Request an Amendment

You may request corrections or amendments to your PHI while we maintain it. In certain cases, we may deny your request.

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Right to an Accounting of Disclosures

You may request a list (“accounting”) of PHI disclosures made to parties outside our practice.

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Right to Notification of a Privacy Breach

You have the right to receive written notice if any unsecured PHI is breached and the risk assessment requires notification.

How We May Use and Disclose Your PHI