Who I am
Kim Patnode Counseling
153 Hospital Street
Augusta, Maine 04330
Phone (207) 530.2094
Fax (207) 620-7125
My website address is: https://KimPatnodeCounseling.com
Website Terms and Conditions of Use
1. Terms
By accessing this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark law.
2. Use License
- Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on the Kim Patnode Counseling website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:
- modify or copy the materials;
- use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
- attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on the Kim Patnode Counseling website;
- remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
- transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.
- This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Kim Patnode Counseling at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
3. Disclaimer
- The materials on the Kim Patnode Counseling website are provided “as is”. Kim Patnode Counseling makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, Kim Patnode Counseling does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
4. Limitations
In no event shall Kim Patnode Counseling or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Kim Patnode Counseling’s Internet site, even if Kim Patnode Counseling or a Kim Patnode Counseling authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.
5. Revisions and Errata
The materials appearing on the Kim Patnode Counseling website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Kim Patnode Counseling does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. Kim Patnode Counseling may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice. Kim Patnode Counseling does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.
6. Links
Kim Patnode Counseling has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet web site and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Kim Patnode Counseling of the site. Use of any such linked web site is at the user’s own risk.
7. Site Terms of Use Modifications
Kim Patnode Counseling may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
8. Governing Law
Any claim relating to Kim Patnode Counseling’s website shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maine without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
General Terms and Conditions applicable to Use of a Web Site.
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy.
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets forth industry standards for organizations working in healthcare.
- Due to current HIPPA laws, no personal information can be gathered on this site regarding patient information or data.
We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.
HIPAA Privacy Policy
The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) sets forth, for the first time, a set of national standards for the protection of certain health information. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the Privacy Rule to implement the requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (What is HIPAA?).
The Privacy Rule addresses the use and disclosure of individuals’ health information called “Protected Health Information (PHI).” These types of organizations are called “covered entities.” The Privacy Rule standards outline for covered entities individuals’ privacy rights to understand and control how their health information is used. HHS and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) have the responsibility for implementing and enforcing the Privacy Rule with respect to compliance activities and civil money penalties. The Privacy Rule is to assure that an individuals’ health information is properly protected while allowing the individuals’ necessary health information that is needed to provide and promote quality health care, is protected. The Privacy Rule permits important uses of information, while protecting the privacy of people who seek healthcare.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule is designed to be flexible and comprehensive to cover the variety of uses and disclosures that need to be addressed. Covered entities regulated by HIPAA privacy policy are required to comply with all of its applicable requirements.
The Privacy Rule applies to health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and to any health care provider who transmits health information in any form in connection with transactions for which the Secretary of HHS has adopted standards under HIPAA (the “covered entities”).
HIPAA Security Policies and Procedures for Health Care Providers
Every health care provider, regardless of size, who electronically transmits health information in connection with certain transactions, is a covered entity. These transactions include claims, benefit eligibility inquiries, referral authorization requests, or other transactions for which HHS has established standards under the HIPAA Transactions Rule. Using electronic technology, such as email, does not mean a healthcare provider is a covered entity; the transmission must be in connection with a standard transaction.
The Privacy Rule covers a healthcare provider whether it electronically transmits these transactions directly or uses a billing service or other third party to do so on its behalf. Healthcare providers include all “providers of services” (e.g., institutional providers such as hospitals) and “providers of medical or health services” (e.g., non-institutional providers such as physicians, dentists and other practitioners) as defined by Medicare, and any other person or organization that furnishes, bills, or is paid for health care like a Healthcare Clearinghouse.
Protected Health Information
The Privacy Rule protects all 18 fields of “individually identifiable health information” held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associate, in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral. The Privacy Rule calls this information protected health information (PHI). Individually identifiable health information is information including demographic data that relates to such personal information, such as name, address, birth date, Social Security Number, address, past medical history, etc. This type of information must be protected.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.