Effective Date: January 1, 2026 · Last Updated: February 2026
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
Peak Growth Center LLC is a telehealth mental health practice operating in the State of Florida. Our Clinical Director and licensed provider is Antonia Leonore Verhine, LCSW, LCAS, CIMHP (Florida Telehealth Registration TPSW5964). We are a "covered entity" under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and its implementing regulations.
Privacy Officer: Antonia Leonore Verhine
Contact: info@peakgrowthcenter.com
We are required by law to: (a) maintain the privacy of your Protected Health Information (PHI); (b) provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices; (c) notify you in the event of a breach of your unsecured PHI; and (d) abide by the terms of this Notice currently in effect.
The following categories describe the ways we may use and disclose your PHI without your written authorization:
We use your PHI to provide, coordinate, and manage your mental health treatment. For example, we may share relevant information with other licensed healthcare providers directly involved in your care, such as your primary care physician, if clinically indicated and permitted.
We may use and disclose your PHI to facilitate payment for services. This includes issuing superbills with CPT codes that you may submit to your health insurance for out-of-network reimbursement. We do not bill insurance directly.
We may use your PHI for internal operations such as quality improvement, clinical supervision, staff training, and compliance activities. These uses are limited to what is necessary and permitted under HIPAA.
We will disclose your PHI when required by federal, state, or local law, including mandatory reporting obligations (e.g., imminent danger to self or others, child abuse, elder abuse) as required under Florida law.
We may disclose PHI when necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public, consistent with applicable law and ethical standards.
We share PHI with certain vendors who perform services on our behalf (e.g., HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform providers). All such vendors are required to execute a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) and protect your PHI accordingly.
The following uses and disclosures of your PHI require your prior written authorization:
Psychotherapy notes (maintained separately from your general medical record)
Use of your PHI for marketing purposes
Sale of your PHI
Any other use or disclosure not described in this Notice
You may revoke any authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent we have already acted in reliance on it.
You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI held in a designated record set. We will respond within 30 days. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee. Requests must be submitted in writing to our Privacy Officer.
If you believe your PHI is incorrect or incomplete, you may request an amendment in writing. We may deny the request if the information was not created by us, is not part of our records, or is accurate and complete. We will respond within 60 days.
You may request a list of disclosures of your PHI made by us during the six years prior to the date of your request, excluding disclosures for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations.
You may request that we restrict how we use or disclose your PHI. We are not required to agree to all requests, but if we do, we are bound by that agreement except in emergencies.
You may request that we communicate with you about health matters through a specific means or at a specific location (e.g., only by email). We will accommodate reasonable requests.
You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this Notice at any time, even if you previously agreed to receive it electronically. Contact us at info@peakgrowthcenter.com to request a copy.
You have the right to be notified in the event of a breach of your unsecured PHI as required under the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule (45 CFR §§ 164.400–414).
All telehealth sessions are conducted via HIPAA-compliant video platforms covered by a Business Associate Agreement. Sessions are never recorded without your explicit prior written consent. Electronic communications (e.g., email, messaging) containing PHI are encrypted or conducted through secure, HIPAA-compliant channels. We do not use unencrypted standard email for clinical content.
Our services are offered exclusively to adults (18+). We do not knowingly provide services to or collect PHI from individuals under the age of 18.
We reserve the right to modify this Notice at any time. Any revised Notice will be effective for PHI we already maintain as well as PHI we receive in the future. The current version will always be available on our website. If you are an active client, we will notify you of material changes.
If you believe your privacy rights under HIPAA have been violated, you have the right to file a complaint — with us directly, or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR). We will not retaliate against you in any way for filing a complaint.
File a complaint with us:
Peak Growth Center LLC — Privacy Officer
info@peakgrowthcenter.com
File a complaint with HHS OCR:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Office for Civil Rights
www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint
Questions? Contact our Privacy Officer at info@peakgrowthcenter.com. For EU/GDPR-specific rights, see our Datenschutzerklärung (German Privacy Policy).