NOTICE OF\nHIPAA PRIVACY PRACTICES <\/p>\n\n\n\n
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE\nUSED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE\nREVIEW IT CAREFULLY. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our\nlegal Duty<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are required by applicable federal and state law to\nmaintain the privacy of your health information. We are also required to give\nyou this Notice about our privacy practices, our legal duties, and your rights\nconcerning your health information. We must follow the privacy practices that\nare described In the Notice while it is in effect. This Notice takes effect\nSeptember 11, 2019 and will remain in effect until we replace it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Uses\nand Disclosures of Health Information<\/strong>:We use and disclose health\ninformation about you for treatment, payment and health care operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Treatment: <\/strong>We may use or disclose\nyour health information to a physician or other health care provider providing\ntreatment to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Payment: <\/strong>We may use and disclose your health\ninformation to obtain payment for services we provide to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Health Care\nOperations: <\/strong>We may use and disclose your health information in connection\nwith our health care operations. Health care operations include quality\nassessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competence or\nqualifications of health care professionals, evaluating practitioner and\nprovider performance, conducting training programs, accreditation,\ncertification, licensing or credentialing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Your Authorization: <\/strong>In addition to our use\nof your health information for treatment, payment or health care operations,\nyou may give us written authorization to use your health information or to\ndisclose it to anyone for any purpose. If you give us an authorization, you may\nrevoke it in writing at any time. Your revocation will not affect any use or\ndisclosures permitted by your authorization when it was in effect. Unless you\ngive us a written authorization, we cannot use or disclose your health\nInformation for any reason except those described in this Notice or allowed\nunder the Law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To Your Family and Friends: <\/strong>We may disclose your health\ninformation to you, as described in the Patient Rights section of this Notice.\nWe may disclose your health information to a family member, friend, or other\nperson to the extent necessary to help with your health care or with payment\nfor your health care, but only if you agree that we may do so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Persons Involved in Care: <\/strong>We may use or disclose\nhealth information to notify or assist in the notification of (including\nidentifying or locating) a family member, your personal representative or\nanother person responsible for your care, your location, or your general\ncondition or death. If you are present, then prior to use or disclosure of your\nhealth, incapacity or emergency circumstances, we will disclose health\ninformation based on a determination using our professional judgment,\ndisclosing only health information that is directly relevant to the persons\u2019\ninvolvement in your health care. We will allow a person to pick up filled\nprescriptions, medical supplies, X-rays or other similar forms of health information\nonly upon your written authorization. <\/strong>In case of your incapacity we will\nuse our professional judgment and our experience with common practice to make\nreasonable inferences of your best Interest in providing prescriptions, medical\nsupplies, X-rays and\/or other similar forms of health information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Marketing Health-Related Services: <\/strong>We will not use your\nhealth information for marketing communications without your written\nauthorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Required by Law: <\/strong>We may use or disclose\nyour health information when we are required to do so by law. National Security: <\/strong>We may disclose to\nmilitary authorities the health Information of Armed Forces personnel under\ncertain circumstances. We may disclose to authorized federal officials health\ninformation required for lawful intelligence, counterintelligence and other\nnational security activities. We may disclose to a correctional institution or\nlaw enforcement official having lawful custody of protected health information\nof inmate or patient under certain circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Appointment\nReminders: <\/strong>We may use or disclose a portion of your health information\nto provide you with results of test, procedures and\/or appointment reminders\n(such as voice mail messages, postcards, or letters).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Patient Rights <\/strong>Access: <\/strong>You have the right to\nlook at or obtain copies of your health information, with limited exceptions.\nYou must make a request in writing to obtain access to your health information.\nYou may obtain a form to request access by using the contact information listed\nat the end of this Notice. We will charge you a reasonable cost-based fee for\nexpenses such as copies and staff time. You may also request access by sending\nus a letter to the address at the end of this Notice. If you request copies, we\nwill charge you .10 for each page, $15.00 per hour for staff time to locate and\ncopy your health information and postage if you want the copies mailed to you.\nIf you prefer, we will provide a summary or an explanation of your health\ninformation for a fee. Contact us using the information listed at the end of\nthis Notice for a full explanation of our fee structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Disclosure Accounting: <\/strong>You have the right to\nreceive a list of instances in which we or our business associates disclosed\nyour health information for purposes, other than treatment, payment, health\ncare operations and certain other activities, for the last six years, but not\nbefore April 14, 2003. If you request this accounting more than once in a\n12-month period, we may charge you a reasonable, cost-based fee for responding\nto these additional requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Restriction: <\/strong>You have the right to\nrequest that we place additional restrictions on our use or disclosure of your\nhealth information. We are not required to agree to these additional\nrestrictions, but if we do, we will abide by our agreement (except in an\nemergency).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alternative Communication: <\/strong>You have the right to\nrequest that we communicate with you about your health information by\nalternative means or to alternative locations, unless we cannot practically do\nso (you must make your request in writing). Your request must specify the\nalternative means or location and provide satisfactory explanation of how\npayments will be handled under the alternative means or location you request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amendment: <\/strong>You have the right to\nrequest that we amend your health information (your request must be in writing\nand it must explain why the information should be amended). We may deny your\nrequest under certain circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Electronic Notice: <\/strong>If you receive this\nNotice on our website or by electronic mail (email), you are entitled to\nreceive this Notice in written form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Questions and Complaints<\/strong> If you want more\ninformation about our privacy practices or have questions or concerns, please\ncontact us. If you are concerned that we may have violated your privacy rights,\nor you disagree with a decision we made about access to your health information\nor in response to a request you made to amend or restrict the use or disclosure\nof your health information, you may complain to us using the contact\ninformation listed at the end of this Notice. You may also submit a written\ncomplaint to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. We will\nprovide you with the address to file your complaint with the U.S. Department of\nHealth & Human Services upon request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We support your\nright to the privacy of your health information. We will not retaliate in any\nway if you choose to file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of\nHealth & Human Services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NOTICE OF HIPAA PRIVACY PRACTICES THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. 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\nAbuse or Neglect<\/strong>: We may disclose your health information to appropriate\nauthorities if we reasonably believe that you are a possible victim of abuse,\nneglect or domestic violence or the possible victim of other crimes. We may\ndisclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert a serious\nthreat to your health or safety or the health or safety of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n