The Mission of Insight Partnership Group, LLC is to continually encourage the individuals we are privileged to serve, as they pursue to the best of their ability, a greater physical and emotional stability. The ultimate goal of our staff, in conjunction with the individuals we serve, will be the attainment of the maximum degree of independence possibly for each and every person. This striving for independence is perceived by our staff as non-negotiable and is something to which every individual has a right to expect.

 

Insight Partnership Group has been proudly serving individuals in Southeast Iowa since 2012. We provide person centered direct support services for individuals with chronic mental health or intellectual disabilities.  We respect the inherent dignity and worth of each individual we are privileged to work with, and through services, our goal is to provide opportunities for individuals to enhance their capacity to change and address their own needs so that they can be independent in their own right.

Todd Meyer and Evan Clouse founded Insight Partnership Group in 2012 in Henry County, after recognizing the need for residential based services for individuals, to ensure they are in the least restrictive environment possible. Integrity, human rights, and community integration are foundational pillars Insight Partnership Group was built on, and standards we continue to uphold. 

 

 

INSIGHT PARTNERSHIP GROUP, LLC

Insight Partnership Group Notice of Privacy Practices

 

This notice describes how health information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.

 If you have any questions about this Notice, please contact our Privacy Officer, phone 319 208 1891.

 

I. Our legal obligation to safeguard your Protected Health Information:

Protecting the privacy and confidentiality of information about our consumers is very important to Insight. Insight maintains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to ensure the security and confidentiality of consumer information and records, to protect against anticipated threats or hazards to such records, and to protect against unauthorized access to or use of such information or records. We expect our employees to respect personal information. Insight employees who misuse information are subject to disciplinary action. You will be contacted of any breach of unsecured PHI.

 

Individually Identifiable Health Care Information is considered to be “Protected Health Information”. Protected Health Information is information about you, including demographic information, that may identify you and that relates to your past, present or future physical or mental condition and related health services. Insight is required by law to extend certain protections to your PHI and to give you this Notice of Privacy Practices. This Notice explains, how, when and why we may use or disclose your PHI. Insight will use or disclose only the minimum PHI to accomplish the purpose of the use or disclosure.

 

Insight is legally required to follow the privacy practices described in this Notice, although Insight reserves the right to change its policy practices and the terms of this Notice at any time. If this is done, a new Notice of Privacy Practices will be given to each service recipient in person or via mail. The new Notice will be effective for all PHI that it maintains. You may request a copy of the Privacy Notice from a member of the Executive Team at any time.

 

 II. How we may use and disclose your Protected Health Information

We may use and disclose your PHI for a variety of reasons. For most uses / disclosures we must obtain your written authorization. However, the law provides that we are permitted to make some uses / disclosures without your consent or authorization. The following are descriptions and examples of our potential uses / disclosures of your PHI.

 

 Generally, Insight Partnership Group must have your consent for:

• Uses and disclosures relating to the determination of eligibility for funding assistance. For example, Insight may request documentation of a mental diagnosis from a medical doctor or Qualified Mental Health Professional to determine your eligibility for funding assistance for mental health services.
• Uses and disclosures to facilitate referrals for services. For example, in the process of making referrals and securing services that meet your needs, Insight may share relevant information with other agencies such as Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Health & Human Services, Social Security Administration, Mental Health Center, and other community agencies (business associates) that provide services.
• Uses and disclosures relating to payment of services. Insight may exchange information with other agencies for the purpose of collecting payment for services provided to you.
• Uses and disclosures related to provision of services.
• Appointment reminders and necessary paperwork. Unless you provide us with alternative instructions, we may send you appointment notices and other paperwork necessary to conduct business related to funding eligibility, service referral and provision, and payment for services.
• Disclosure of psychotherapy notes
• Marketing and fundraising activities (An individual may opt out of receiving fundraising communications through verbal or written (email is accepted) request to Insight’s Privacy Officer).

 

The sale of PHI without the written authorization of the individual is prohibited.

 

Exceptions: Although your consent is usually required for the use / disclosure of your PHI for the activities described above, the law allows us to use / disclose your PHI if needed in emergency situations or if required by law.

 

Uses and disclosures requiring authorization: For uses / disclosures beyond funding eligibility determination, referrals for services, payment for services, quality assurance, and provision of services, we are required to have your written authorization, unless the use / disclosure falls within one of the exceptions described below:

 

When required by law: We may disclose PHI when a law requires that we report information about suspected abuse, neglect or domestic violence, or relating to suspected criminal activity or in response to a Court order. We must also disclose PHI to authorities who monitor compliance with these privacy requirements.

 

For health oversight activities: We may disclose PHI to agencies, such as Protection and Advocacy, that are responsible for monitoring the health care system for purposes of reporting or investigating of unusual circumstances and rights violations.

 

To avert threat to health or safety: In order to avoid a serious threat to health or safety, we may disclose PHI as necessary to law enforcement or other persons who can

reasonably prevent or lessen the threat of harm.

Workers’ Compensation: Your PHI may be disclosed by us as authorized to comply with workers’ compensation laws and other similar legally-established programs.

 

For specific government functions: We may disclose PHI of military personnel and veterans in certain situations, to correctional facilities in certain situations, to government programs relating to eligibility and enrollment, and for national security reasons.

 

Required Uses and Disclosures: Under the law, we must make disclosures to you and when required by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate or determine our compliance with the requirements of 45 C.F.R. section 164.500 et. Seq.

 

III. Your rights regarding your Protected Health Information

 

To request restrictions on uses/disclosures: You have the right to ask that we limit how we use or disclose your PHI. We will consider your request but are not legally bound to agree to the restriction. To the extent that we agree to any restrictions on our use / disclosure of your PHI, we will put the agreement in writing and abide by it except in emergency situations. We cannot agree to limit uses / disclosures that are required by law.

 

To choose how we contact you: You have the right to ask that we send you information at an alternative address or by an alternative means.

 

To inspect and copy your PHI: Unless your access is restricted for clear and documented treatment reasons, you have a right to see your protected health information if you put your request in writing. We will respond to your request within thirty days of receiving your request. If we deny your request, we will give you written reasons for the denial and explain your right to have the denial reviewed. If you want copies of your PHI, a charge for photocopying may be imposed but may be waived, depending on your circumstances. You have a right to choose what portions of your information you want copied, in what format and to have prior information regarding the cost of copying.

 

To request amendment of your PHI: If you believe that there is a mistake or missing information in our record of your PHI, you may request, in writing, that we correct or add to the record. We will respond within sixty days of receiving the request. We may deny the request if we determine that the PHI is: (a) correct and complete; (b) not created by us and / or not part of our records; (c) not permitted to be disclosed. Any denial will state the reasons for denial and explain your rights to have the denial reviewed. Any statement in response from you will be appended to your record. If your request to amend your PHI is approved, we will change the PHI and inform you and others that need to know about the change in your PHI.

 

To find out what disclosures have been made: You have a right to get a list of when, to whom, for what purpose, and what content of your PHI has been released. The list will not include any disclosures made for national security purposes, to law enforcement officials or to entities that you have consented to in writing. We will respond to your written request within sixty days of receiving it. Your request can relate to disclosures going as far back as six years. There will be no charge for up to one list per year. There may be a charge for more frequent requests.

 

IV. How to file a complaint: If you believe your privacy rights may have been violated or you disagree with a decision we made regarding your Protected Health Information, you may file a complaint with the Privacy Officer, phone 319-208-1891. You may also file a written complaint with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. There will be no retaliation for filing a complaint.

 

V. Revocation of Authorization — A served individual may revoke an authorization by providing a written statement to us at any time.  The revocation shall become effective when the agency receives it, but shall not apply to disclosures already made. The exceptions to an individual’s right to revoke an authorization relate to research related treatment and to the provision of health care that is solely for the purpose of creating PHI for disclosure to a third party.

 

VI. Effective Date:

This Notice of Privacy Practices was effective on December 6, 2012.

Updated: 7-13-13

Reviewed: 8-4-15

Reviewed: 8-25-16

Reviewed: 11-22-17

Reviewed: 6-13-18

Updated: 5-21-2024

Reviewed: 11-24-2025