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Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE OR ITS SERVICES.  BY USING THIS WEBSITE OR ITS SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE OR ITS SERVICES.  USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND ITS SERVICES IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON YOUR ASSENT TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND TO ALL APPLICABLE RULES OR GUIDELINES PROVIDED HEREIN OR ELSEWHERE WITHIN THIS WEBSITE.

The following websites located in the table below are owned and operated by the following entities, respectively: 

 

Website Address
(hereinafter, “Website”)

 

WWW.LEARNBEHAVIORAL.COM
WWW.ADVANCESONLINE.COM
WWW.AUTISMTHERAPIES.COM
WWW.PLAYCONNECTIONS.COM
WWW.BEACHCITIESLC.COM
WWW.BCIABA.COM
WWW.DESERTCHOICESCHOOLS.COM
WWW.LEARNITACADEMIC.COM
WWW.LIGHTSTREETSOLUTIONS.COM
WWW.SPARKSABA.COM
WWW.TOTALSPECTRUMCARE.COM
WWW.TRELLISSERVICES.COM
WWW.WIAUTISM.COM

Owned and operated by (collectively together, the “Company” or “Companies”)

Learn-it Systems, LLC
Advances Learning Center, LLC
Autism Spectrum Therapies, LLC
Autism Spectrum Therapies, LLC
Beach Cities Learning, LLC
Behavioral Concepts Innovation, LLC
Learn-it Systems, LLC
Learn-it Systems, LLC
Light Street Special Education Solutions, LLC
Autism Spectrum Therapies, LLC
Total Spectrum, LLC
Trellis Services, LLC
Wisconsin Early Autism Project, LLC

 

Each Website is accessed by you under the following terms and conditions:

Access to the Website and Services Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, we may offer to provide certain content, products and/or services, as described more fully on the Website, and which in some instances are selected by you through the process provided on the Website (collectively, “Services”), solely for your own use, and not for the use or benefit of any third party.  We may change, suspend or discontinue the Services at any time, including the availability of all or any of the individual components of the Services.  We also may impose limits on certain Services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Services without notice or liability. You are responsible for all of your activity in connection with accessing the Website and/or using the Services in compliance with this Agreement.  Any fraudulent, abusive or otherwise illegal or unpermitted activity may be grounds for termination of your right to access the Website or the Services. You certify to us that if you are an individual (i.e., not a corporation or another entity), you are at least 13 years of age, and that, if you are under 18 years of age, you use the Website and/or Services only with involvement of a parent or guardian.  You also certify that you are legally permitted to access the Website and use the Services, and take full responsibility for accessing the Website and selecting and using any of the Services.  This Agreement is void where prohibited by law, and the right to access the Website is revoked in such jurisdictions. You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining any equipment or ancillary services needed to connect to or access the Website or otherwise use the Services, including, without limitation, modems, hardware, software, and long distance or local telephone service.  You are responsible for ensuring that such equipment or ancillary services are compatible with the Website and the Services.  We will not be in default or be liable for any delay, failure in performance, compatibility or interruption of service resulting directly or indirectly from any cause beyond our reasonable control.

Registration and Security As a condition to using the Services, you may be required to register with the Website and select a password and user name (collectively, the “User ID”).  You shall provide us with accurate, complete and updated registration information.  Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of this Agreement, which may result in immediate termination of your account.  You may not:  (a) select or use as a User ID the name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; or (b) use as a User ID a name subject to any rights of a person other than you without appropriate authorization.  We reserve the right to refuse registration of, or cancel, a User ID in our sole discretion.  You shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password.

Privacy Policy Any personally identifiable information or protected health information (PHI) collected through services rendered to you by the Company will be subject to our Notice of Privacy Practices, which is expressly made part of, and hereby incorporated into, this Agreement.  You hereby acknowledge that you have read and understood the terms of our Notice of Privacy Practices.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you send emails, text messages, or utilize the “Contact Us” form on the Website you understand and agree that such forms of communications are not encrypted and is not transmitted in a secured format. By communicating with us through email, text, or the “Contact Us” form, you accept the risks associated thereof. Company does not accept responsibility or liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of such forms of communication. To ensure the safety of your protected health information (PHI), please contact us via telephone.

Website Content The materials displayed or performed on the Website (including, but not limited to, text, graphics, interfaces, articles, photographs, images, illustrations, logos, audio clips and video clips, artwork and computer code, also known as the “Content”) are protected by U.S. and international copyright, patent and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.  You shall abide by all copyright notices, information and restrictions contained in any Content accessed through the Website and/or the Services. The Website is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to U.S. copyright laws, international conventions and other copyright laws.  Except as provided in this Agreement or with the written consent of Company, you may not copy, download, upload, encode, modify, publish, post, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works based on, distribute, perform, display or in any way exploit, any of the Content in whole or in part, other than for your personal use for non-commercial  purposes. The Content displayed or provided on the Website is either the property of, or used with permission of, Company.  The use of any Content by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by this Agreement or specific permission provided elsewhere on the Website.  Any unauthorized use of any Content may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.  You also are advised that we will aggressively enforce our intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution. The trademarks, logos and service marks (collectively, the “Marks”) displayed on the Website are registered and unregistered Marks of ours and others protected by U.S. and international laws.  Nothing contained on the Website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any Mark displayed on the Website without the written permission of ours or such third party that may own the Marks displayed on the Website other than as set forth in this Agreement.  Your misuse of the Marks displayed on the Website, or any other Content on the Website, except as provided in this Agreement, is strictly prohibited. You shall not download or copy any Content or other items displayed on the Website for download, except for personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content.  You shall not store any significant portion of any Content or such items in any form.  Copying or storing any Content for other than personal, non-commercial use in violation of this Agreement is expressly prohibited without our prior written permission, or from the copyright holder identified in such Content’s copyright notice.  We neither warrant nor represent that your use of the Content displayed on the Website will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with us.

Restrictions on Use You agree that you will not use any robots, spiders, crawlers or other automated downloading programs or devices to:  (a) continuously and automatically search or index any Content; (b) harvest personal information from the Website for purposes of sending unsolicited or unauthorized material; (c) cause disruption to the working of the Website or any other person’s use of the Website; or (d) run Maillist, Listserv, any form of auto-responder or “spam” on the Website, or any processes that run or are activated while you are not logged on.  You may not transmit, or cause to be transmitted, any communication or solicitation designed or intended to obtain password, account or private information from any of our users.  If the Website contains robot exclusion files or robot exclusion headers, you agree to honor them.  You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Website or Company systems or networks, or any systems or networks connected to the Website.  Any questions about whether a particular use is authorized and any requests for permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, display or make derivative works from any Content should be directed to us via email at moreinfo@autismtherapies.com. You do not have permission to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Website, or any other systems or networks connected to the Website or to any Company server, or to any services offered on or through the Website, by hacking, password “mining” or any other illegitimate means.  You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Website or any network connected to the Website, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the Website or any network connected to the Website.  You may not reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any information on any other user of the Website, or any other client, employee or prospective employee of Company in any way where the purpose is to reveal any information, including, but not limited to, personal identification or information, other than your own information, as provided for by the Website.

Not Medical Advice We are not intended to be, and you understand and agree that the Services do not constitute, the provision or practice of medical, nursing, or professional health care advice or services in any jurisdiction.  To the extent permissible under applicable laws, no responsibility is assumed for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any ideas, instructions, methods, products or procedures contained in the Website. The Content (including, without limitation, advice and recommendations) on the Website is intended solely as a general educational aid.  The Content on the Website is not intended nor implied to be, and you will not use it as, a substitute for professional medical or healthcare advice, or to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment, for any individual problem.  Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.  We do not specifically recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions or other information that may be mentioned on the Website.  Reliance on any information provided by us, our employees or others appearing on the Website or other users of the Website is solely at your own risk.  No test or procedure should be carried out unless, in the provider’s judgment, its risk is justified.  When taking any prescription drug, you should always consult your doctor.  You understand that you should never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking treatment based on the information provided on the Website.  Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, we recommend that the independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made.  If the Content contained on the Website contains medical or health sciences information, it is intended for professional use within the medical field.

WE AND OUR AGENTS ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONSEQUENCE RELATING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO ANY ACTION OR INACTION YOU TAKE BASED ON THE INFORMATION, SERVICES OR OTHER CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE.  WHILE WE STRIVE TO KEEP THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE ACCURATE, COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE, AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS RELATED TO THE ACCURACY, CURRENCY, COMPLETENESS, SUITABILITY OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE.  WE HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO MONITOR THE WEBSITE OR ANY COMMUNICATION THAT YOU TRANSMIT TO THE WEBSITE.  YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS SUBJECT TO THE ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMERS AND CAVEATS THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS AGREEMENT, THROUGHOUT THE WEBSITE AND IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL YOUR DOCTOR OR 911 IMMEDIATELY.

Warranty Disclaimer We have no special relationship with or fiduciary duty to you.  You acknowledge that we have no control over, and no duty to take any action regarding:  which users gain access to the Website; what Content you access via the Website; what effects the Content may have on you; how you may interpret or use the Content; or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the Content.  You release us from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired Content through the Website.  We make no representations concerning any Content contained in or accessed through the Website, and we will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, currency, completeness, suitability, timeliness, copyright compliance, legality or decency of Content contained in or accessed through the Website, or for any human and/or technical error.  We assume no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any damages to, or viruses that may infect, worms, Trojan horses, your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in the Website or your downloading of any Content from the Website. We make no representation that materials in the Website are appropriate or available for use in other jurisdictions. 

THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.  SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO USER. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.

We have not reviewed all of the websites linked to the Website and are not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or any other websites linked to the Website.  Your linking to any other off-site pages or other websites is at your own risk.  The links to these off-site pages are provided only for your convenience. 

Indemnity You will indemnify, hold harmless, and at our request, defend us, our parents, subsidiaries, licensors, suppliers, affiliates, officers, directors, managers, shareholders, members and employees, harmless from any and all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature made by any third party due to or arising out of your access to the Website, use of the Services, the violation of this Agreement by you, or the infringement by you, or any third party using your account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.  We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of such claim. 

Limitation of Liability WITHOUT LIMITING THE APPLICABILITY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES:  (a) FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, RELIANCE, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE, HOWSOEVER CAUSED, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE; OR (b) PERSONAL INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH.  SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF SUCH INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO USER.  IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, LIABILITY CAN BE IMPOSED ON US, THEN WE AGREE THAT OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL LOSSES OR INJURIES ARISING OUT OF ANY ACT OR OMISSION OF OURS SHALL NEVER EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($100.00).  ANY CLAIMS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT MUST BE BROUGHT WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF THE DATE OF THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH ACTION.  REMEDIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE LIMITED TO THOSE PROVIDED FOR HEREIN. 

Termination We may terminate the Services at any time, with or without notice.  We also may terminate or suspend any and all Services and your access to the Website immediately, without prior notice or liability, if you breach any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement.  All provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination, shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, limitations of liability, and indemnification provisions. 

Miscellaneous

  1. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof, which may only be modified as set forth in this Agreement.

  2. The Website is controlled and operated by us from our offices within the State of California. Those who choose to access the Website from other jurisdictions do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, including, without limitation, laws regarding import/export of technical data by virtue of your online transmission, if and to the extent such laws are applicable.

  3. Except to the extent applicable law, if any, provides otherwise, this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without giving effect to its choice of law rules.

  4. You expressly agree that jurisdiction for any claim or dispute relating to or arising out of this Agreement resides exclusively in the courts of the County of Los Angeles in the State of California, and expressly consent to the personal jurisdiction thereof.

  5. If any provision in this Agreement should be held illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be modified to the extent necessary to render it enforceable without losing its intent, or severed from this Agreement if no such modification is possible, and other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, or we may at our option instead terminate this Agreement.

  6. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, shall not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof.

  7. You may not assign or otherwise transfer by operation of law or otherwise this Agreement or any rights or obligations herein. We may assign this Agreement to any entity at our sole discretion.

  8. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns.

  9. No delay or failure to take action under this Agreement shall constitute any waiver by us of any provision of this Agreement.

  10. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement waives or limits extra-contractual rights or remedies available to us to protect our rights or property, including, but not limited to, those available under U.S. copyright law, international treaties or copyright or intellectual property laws of the countries in which the Website or Services are used.

Notification of Changes We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify, amend or otherwise update this Agreement at any time by posting a notice on the Website, or by sending you a notice via email.  You shall be responsible for reviewing and becoming familiar with any such changes.  Please check the Website frequently to see recent changes to this Agreement.  Use of the Website or the Services by you following such notification constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement as modified. 

Contact Information If you have any questions or concerns regarding Company, this Agreement or the Website, please contact us as follows.  You should know that any email or Internet correspondence between us has the same effect as a written document under the law.

Physical address:

2550 North Hollywood Way, Suite 102,
Burbank, CA 91505.

Phone:  1-866-727-8274

E-mail:  moreinfo@autismtherapies.com

This Agreement is effective as of June 1, 2019

Privacy Practices

HIPAA NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES

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.

The terms of this Notice of Privacy Practices applies to Learn-it Systems, LLC (doing business as LEARN Behavioral) and its subsidiaries (“LEARN,” “we,” “our” or “us”). We are required by law to maintain the privacy of protected health information (“PHI”) and to provide patients with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to protecting your PHI. We are required to abide by the terms of this Notice of privacy practices (“Notice”) (or other notice in effect at the time of the use or disclosure). We reserve the right to change the terms of this notice as necessary and to make the new Notice effective for all PHI maintained by us. If we change this Notice, we will post the new notice on this Website, a copy will be available in our office, or a copy may be obtained by mailing a request to Attention: Privacy Officer, LEARN Behavioral, 2550 North Hollywood Way, Suite 102, Burbank, CA 91505.

WE KEEP A RECORD OF THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES WE PROVIDE YOU. YOU MAY ASK US TO SEE AND COPY THAT RECORD. WE MAY CHARGE YOU A REASONABLE, COST-BASED FEE FOR A COPY OF YOUR RECORDS. YOU MAY ALSO ASK US TO CORRECT THAT RECORD. WE MAY SAY NO TO YOUR REQUEST, BUT WE WILL TELL YOU IN WRITING WITHIN 60 DAYS. WE WILL NOT DISCLOSE YOUR RECORD TO OTHERS UNLESS YOU DIRECT US TO DO SO OR UNLESS THE LAW AUTHORIZES OR COMPELS US TO DO SO. YOU MAY SEE YOUR RECORD OR GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT BY CONTACTING LEARN’S PRIVACY OFFICER AT THE ADDRESS LISTED ABOVE.USES AND DISCLOSURES OF YOUR PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION

Personal Data Collected From You
We collect information that personally identifies you (“Personal Information”) directly from you when you voluntarily request information from us or supply information through the Website. Personal Information includes information such as your name, email, phone number, mailing address.

Your Authorization.

Except for the allowed and required uses and disclosures described in this Notice, we will use and disclose your health information only with written authorization from you. This includes, except for limited circumstances allowed by federal privacy laws, not using or disclosing psychotherapy notes about you, not selling your health information to others, or not using or disclosing your health information for certain promotional communications that are prohibited marketing communications under federal law, without your written authorization. Once you authorize us to release your health information, we cannot guarantee that the recipient we gave the information to is obligated to protect and will not further disclose your information. You may take back or “revoke” your written authorization at any time in writing. This will not apply to uses and disclosures we have already acted upon based on your initial authorization. To find out how to take back your authorization, see our contact information in the section called “Exercising Your Rights.”

Uses and Disclosures for Treatment.

We use and disclose your PHI to provide treatment and other services to you–for example, to provide our services or to consult with specialists about your healthcare. We may use your information to direct or recommend alternative treatments, therapies, health care providers, or settings of care to you or to describe a health-related product or service. We may also disclose PHI to other providers involved in your treatment.

Uses and Disclosures for Payment.

We may use and disclose your PHI as necessary for payment purposes to bill and get payment. For example, we may forward information regarding services provided to your insurance company to arrange payment for the services provided to you or we may use your information to prepare a bill to send to you or to the person responsible for your payment.

Uses and Disclosures for Health Care Operations.

We may use and disclose your PHI for our health care operations, which include internal administration and planning and various activities that improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of the care that we deliver to you. For example, we may use PHI to evaluate the quality and competence of our services and other healthcare professionals. We may disclose PHI to our performance improvement team in order to resolve any complaints you may have and ensure that you are satisfied with our services.

Family and Friends Involved In Your Care.

With your approval, we may from time to time disclose your PHI to designated family, friends and others who are involved in your care or in payment of your care in order to facilitate that person’s involvement in caring for you or paying for your care. If you are unavailable, incapacitated, or facing an emergency medical situation and we determine that a limited disclosure may be in your best interest, we may share limited PHI with such individuals without your approval.

Business Associates.

Certain aspects and components of our services are performed through contracts with outside persons or organizations, such as auditing, accreditation, vendors, legal services, etc. At times, it may be necessary for us to provide certain of your PHI to one or more of these outside persons or organizations who assist us with our health care operations. In all cases, we require these business associates to appropriately safeguard the privacy of your PHI.

Other Uses and Disclosures.

We are permitted or required by law to make certain other uses and disclosures of your PHI without your consent or authorization. For more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/index.html.

  • We may use and disclose your PHI when required to do so by any applicable federal, state or local law;

  • We may release your PHI for public health activities, such as required reporting of disease, injury, and birth and death and for required public health investigations;

  • We may release your PHI as required by law if we suspect child abuse or neglect;

  • We may also release your PHI as required by law if we believe you to be a victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence;

  • We may release your PHI to the Food and Drug Administration if necessary to report adverse events, product defects, or to participate in product recalls;

  • We may disclose your PHI as authorized by and to the extent necessary to comply with state law relating to workers compensation or other similar programs;

  • We may release your PHI if required by law to a government oversight agency conducting audits, investigations, or civil or criminal proceedings;

  • We may release your PHI if required to do so by a court or administrative ordered subpoena or discovery request;

  • We may release your PHI to law enforcement officials as required by law to report wounds and injuries and crimes;

  • We may release your PHI to coroners and/or funeral directors consistent with law;

  • We may release your PHI if necessary to arrange an organ or tissue donation from you or a transplant for you;

  • We may release your PHI for certain research purposes when such research is approved by an institutional review board with established rules to ensure privacy;

  • We may release your PHI in limited instances if we suspect a serious threat to health or safety;

  • We may release your PHI if you are a member of the military as required by armed forces services; we may also release your PHI if necessary for national security or intelligence activities; and

  • We may release your PHI to workers’ compensation agencies if necessary for your workers’ compensation benefit determination. Some state laws limit the sharing of information listed above. For example, there are special laws that protection information about HIV/AIDS status, mental health care, development disabilities, and drug and alcohol abuse care. We will obey these laws.

YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS


Access to Your PHI.

You have the right to copy and/or inspect much of the PHI that we retain on your behalf. All requests for access must be made in writing and signed by you or your representative. If we maintain your PHI in electronic form, you may request to receive a copy in electronic form. LEARN will charge you a reasonable cost-based fee in accordance with HIPAA and applicable state law.

Amendments to Your PHI.

You have the right to request in writing that PHI that we maintain about you be amended or corrected. We are not obligated to make all requested amendments but will give each request careful consideration. All amendment requests, in order to be considered by us, must be in writing, signed by you or your representative and must state the reasons for the amendment/correction request. If we make an amendment or correction you request, we may also notify others who work with us and have copies of the uncorrected record if we believe that such notification is necessary.

Accounting for Disclosures of Your PHI.

You have the right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures made by us of your PHI. Requests must be made in writing and signed by you or your representative. The first accounting in any 12-month period is free; you will be charged a reasonable, cost-based fee for each subsequent accounting you request within the same 12-month period.

Restrictions on Use and Disclosure of PHI.

You have the right to request restrictions on certain of our uses and disclosures of your PHI for treatment, payment, or health care operations. We are not required to agree to your restriction request but will attempt to accommodate reasonable requests when appropriate and we retain the right to terminate an agreed-to restriction if we believe such termination is appropriate. In the event of a termination by us, we will notify you of such termination. You also have the right to terminate, in writing or orally, any agreed-to restriction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we must agree to your request to restrict disclosure of your PHI to a health plan if the disclosure is for the purpose of carrying out payment or health care operations and is not otherwise required by law, the disclosure is not otherwise required by law, and the PHI pertains solely to a health care item or service for which you or another person other than the health plan has paid us in full.

Confidential Communications.

You have the right to ask to receive confidential communications by asking us to send information by alternative means or at alternative locations — for example, to another address instead of your home address. You must make a written request to receive confidential communications or to cancel or change an earlier request. Please see the section called “Making a Written Request” for instructions. We will honor reasonable requests.

Secure Retention and Disposal of Your PHI.
We safeguard your PHI throughout our collection, use, and disclosure of that PHI in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations. Your PHI will be retained in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and then will be disposed of securely.

Notification of Breach.
In the event of a breach of the security of your PHI, we will provide you with a notification about the breach, including what steps we have taken in response to the breach and what you may do to reduce the risk of harm from the breach.

EXERCISING YOUR RIGHTS


Making a Written Request.
You must submit a written request to exercise your rights under this Notice. Your request should be mailed to Attention: Privacy Officer, LEARN Behavioral, 2550 North Hollywood Way, Suite 102, Burbank, CA 91505.If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you can file a complaint with us by mailing the complaint to Attention: Privacy Officer, LEARN Behavioral, 2550 North Hollywood Way, Suite 102, Burbank, CA 91505. You may also file a complaint with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington D.C. in writing within 180 days of a violation of your rights. There will be no retaliation for filing a complaint.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have questions or need further assistance regarding this Notice, you may contact us:

By phone: (888)-550-2666;

By email: privacy@autismtherapies.com; or

By mail: Attention: Privacy Officer,

LEARN Behavioral

2550 North Hollywood Way, Suite 102

Burbank, CA 91505.


As a patient, you retain the right to obtain a paper copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices, even if you have requested such copy by email or other electronic means.