Companies offer and pay for the services of HMS, an integrated counseling and referral service that is designed to assist employees in identifying and resolving personal concerns that may affect job performance, including but not limited to health, marital, family, financial, alcohol, drug, legal, emotional, stress, or other personal issue.  HMS services are available to all employees, their spouses and any eligible dependent free of charge. 

Confidentiality

Contact with HMS is strictly confidential and is covered under the Federal Privacy Act.  Unless HMS has in its possession a signed release form, identifying information about an individual's use of the program cannot be provided.