Confidentiality

The Academy believes that the relationship among students, parents, and health care providers is strengthened by a mutual understanding of the basic rights and responsibilities of each of the parties.  As such, all medical and psychological information shared between students and the Academy’s health care providers is private and is treated confidentially within the limits of the law.   

The Academy strongly encourages students to develop relationships of trust with its health care providers and to be candid about their health histories and risk behaviors. We also encourage students to communicate with parents on such matters. In this effort to promote candor and trust, the Academy asks that parents respect the privacy of students who may not wish to share certain information.

While it is the obligation of every employee and agent of the Academy to safeguard and keep patient medical information confidential, the Academy must also balance matters of privacy and confidentiality with safeguarding the interests and well-being of our students and our community. Thus parents and students consent to allow the Medical Director, counselors or their designee to disclose to those authorized employees and agents of the Academy, who have a need to know, the minimum amount of medical and or psychological information necessary to serve the best interests of the student and/or the community. Students and parents who have questions with regard to confidentiality and its limits should direct those questions to the Medical Director or his/her designee at the Lamont Health and Wellness Center. In the event of a disclosure required by law, every effort will be made to notify the student and/or parents in advance.