Notice of Privacy Practices
HIPAA notice for Beluga Health, P.A..
Effective date
Effective date: July 2026. This notice describes how protected health information may be used and disclosed by Beluga Health, P.A. and how patients can access this information.
Treatment, payment, and healthcare operations
Protected health information may be used and disclosed for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Treatment includes clinician review, prescribing decisions, follow-up care, coordination with pharmacies, and communication with other healthcare professionals involved in your care. Payment includes billing, payment processing, eligibility checks, charge review, refunds, and collection of amounts owed. Healthcare operations include quality review, compliance, credentialing, training, audits, security, fraud prevention, service improvement, and legal or business administration.
Other permitted uses and disclosures
Information may be used or disclosed when required or permitted by law, including for public health activities, health oversight, responding to court orders or subpoenas, reporting abuse or neglect when required, preventing serious threats to health or safety, workers compensation where applicable, and other disclosures authorized by HIPAA. Only the minimum necessary information is used or disclosed when that standard applies.
Uses requiring written authorization
Uses and disclosures not otherwise permitted by law generally require your written authorization. This includes most uses of psychotherapy notes, most disclosures for marketing, and any sale of protected health information. You may revoke an authorization in writing, except to the extent action has already been taken in reliance on it.
Your rights
You have the right to inspect and receive a copy of your protected health information, request an amendment, request restrictions on certain uses or disclosures, request confidential communications, receive an accounting of certain disclosures, receive a paper copy of this notice, and be notified following a breach of unsecured protected health information when required by law. Requests may be subject to identity verification and legal limits.
Complaints
You may complain to Beluga Health, P.A. by contacting support@getcuorahealth.com. You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint or exercising privacy rights.
Cuora Health does not provide medical advice through this website. Prescriptions are issued only when a licensed clinician determines treatment is appropriate. Individual results vary.
Last reviewed: July 2026