Notice of Privacy Practices

Effective Date: September 10, 2026

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU OR YOUR CHILD MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

Kathryn Tarner SLP is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of your and your child’s health information. This Notice describes how protected health information (“PHI”) may be used and disclosed and explains your rights regarding that information.

How Health Information May Be Used or Shared

Kathryn Tarner SLP may use or disclose protected health information without written authorization when permitted or required by law, including for:

Treatment and Care Coordination: Information may be used or shared with professionals involved in your child’s care when permitted by law. For children receiving Early Intervention services, this may include members of the child’s Early Intervention team as permitted or required under applicable laws and regulations.

Payment: Information may be used or disclosed as necessary to obtain payment for services. For Early Intervention services, this may include information necessary for billing, reimbursement, documentation, and program administration.

Health Care Operations: Information may be used for activities necessary to operate the practice, including maintaining records, quality improvement, administrative activities, and compliance with legal and professional requirements.

Early Intervention Services: For children participating in the New York State Early Intervention Program, information may be collected, maintained, used, or disclosed as necessary to provide authorized Early Intervention services and comply with program requirements. This may include communication and information sharing, as permitted by applicable law, with service coordinators, municipalities, the New York State Department of Health, members of the child’s Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) team, and other individuals or entities involved in administering or providing the child’s Early Intervention services.

Information may also be disclosed when required or permitted by law, including for certain public health activities, reporting suspected abuse or neglect, responding to lawful court or administrative orders, or preventing a serious threat to health or safety.

For uses and disclosures not otherwise permitted or required by law, your written authorization will be obtained. You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent that action has already been taken based upon it.

Kathryn Tarner SLP does not sell protected health information.

Early Intervention Confidentiality

Records related to participation in the New York State Early Intervention Program are subject to additional federal and New York State confidentiality requirements.

Kathryn Tarner SLP maintains and discloses Early Intervention records in accordance with applicable requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C; applicable confidentiality requirements under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); New York State Public Health Law; and regulations governing the New York State Early Intervention Program, as applicable.

Parents and legal guardians may have additional rights regarding their child’s Early Intervention records under these laws and regulations.

Electronic Communications and Website Inquiries

The contact form on this website is intended for general inquiries only.

Please do not submit protected health information (PHI) or other sensitive information through the website contact form.

If you are a current or prospective family and need to communicate information related to your child’s care, please contact Kathryn Tarner SLP directly to determine an appropriate method of communication.

Electronic communications may carry privacy and security risks. Kathryn Tarner SLP takes reasonable safeguards to protect confidential information and uses electronic communication in accordance with applicable privacy and security requirements.

Your Rights

You have certain rights regarding protected health information maintained by Kathryn Tarner SLP. Subject to applicable law, you may:

Request access to or a copy of your or your child’s records.
Request that information in the record be corrected or amended.
Request confidential communications or ask to be contacted in a particular way or at a particular location.
Request restrictions on certain uses or disclosures of health information.
Request an accounting of certain disclosures of protected health information.
Request a paper or electronic copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices.
Designate another person to exercise privacy rights on your behalf when legally authorized to do so.
File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.

You will not be retaliated against or denied services for filing a privacy complaint.

Responsibilities of Kathryn Tarner SLP

Kathryn Tarner SLP is required to maintain the privacy and security of protected health information and other confidential records in accordance with applicable federal and New York State laws and regulations.

Kathryn Tarner SLP will notify affected individuals as required by law if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of protected health information.

Kathryn Tarner SLP may change the terms of this Notice and may make the revised Notice applicable to information already maintained by the practice. The current Notice will be available upon request and posted on the Kathryn Tarner SLP website.

New York Privacy Protections

Kathryn Tarner SLP complies with applicable federal and New York State laws governing the confidentiality of health and Early Intervention information. When New York State law provides greater privacy protections or imposes additional requirements, Kathryn Tarner SLP will follow those requirements.

Questions or Complaints

If you have questions about this Notice, would like to exercise your privacy rights, or believe your privacy rights have been violated, please contact:

Kathryn Tarner, MA, CCC-SLP
Kathryn Tarner SLP
Phone: (201) 855-9012
Email: contact@kathryntarnerslp.com

You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights.

Families participating in the New York State Early Intervention Program may also have additional complaint and due process rights through the Early Intervention Program.

You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.