Lynn K. Boatwright, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, HSP, retired

Formerly at:   901 Mountain Creek Road, Suite 200
                      Chattanooga, Tennessee 37405

My practice closed on April 30, 2021.
I am no longer available for clinical consultation.

The main purpose of this website is to make former patient records available when they are needed, for example, if you see a new mental health provider or apply for Social Security Disability benefits. While my postal mail will be forwarded for a period of time, contacting me through the email address below is the most reliable way to do so. After your first email to me, I will respond through a secure (encrypted) email (Hushmail) address that will require you to set up a passphrase to access your messages. Messages sent from me on Hushmail will expire after two weeks, so you will need to print them out or save them in another way if you will need them for longer than that.

If it has been a while since you have been seen or your address has changed since we last met, I may ask for a copy of your driver’s license to verify your identity.

When you need your records, you may contact me at:

boatwrightphd@therapysecure.com

Your Right to Your Records

Your rights to access and direct the use of your clinical record are detailed in the Notice of Privacy Practices under HIPAA.

How to Get Your Records

In order for me to release your private information, you will need to send a confidential message to the email address above. After we have communicated about the records you need, I will send you the Authorization to Release Confidential Records and Information form to complete. Please read the following information carefully.

Section A

Complete the Identifying Information, including a phone number and email address where you may be reached to make arrangements for the transfer of records.

Section B

• Please provide full information about to whom and where you want information sent.
• You will need to indicate how you wish the information to be sent:
  1. as a paper copy mailed by USPS or an overnight mail service,
  2. as a fax, possibly sent through an unsecured phone line at my home or through a vendor such as FedEx/Kinkos, or
  3. by email from a secure (encrypted) email account—available only for brief records that already exist in digital form,
  4. by a verbal report of your treatment, often used in instances where you will be continuing care with someone new.

Section C

Indicate the information you want to be released. If you want all information released, you may just check the first box.

You may use the "Other instructions" line to specify additional information you want included or information that you do not want released.

Section D

You may indicate the purpose for transferring the records.

Sections E-I

Your signature on this form indicates your understanding and agreement.

Section J

If records are being requested by a parent/guardian/representative, please attach documents verifying your right to access these records.

Costs for preparing and sending records

• For printed or faxed records cost will be based on the time and resources required to reproduce, compile, and send the record. Therefore, longer records will be charged at a higher rate than smaller ones.
  The fee will include the actual postage or cost of other shipping or transmission
• For information that may be available in digital form (which is very limited), the cost is $20 for secure email transfer.

Payment may be made by cash, check, or money order. There is no access to credit card processing.