The Notice of Privacy Practices describes how this practice may use and disclose your medical information, as well as your rights to access your medical information. The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits this practice to disclose your protected health information to carry out Treatment, Payment, or other Healthcare Operations. We may also disclose your health information for purposes required by law. HIPAA also grants you the right to access and control your protected health information. We must abide by the information outlined in the Notice of Privacy Practices. As HIPAA evolves, we reserve the right to update our Notice of Privacy Practices at any time.HIPAA Permits and requires additional uses and disclosure that may be made without your authorization or opportunity to agree or object. These situations include:

Disclosures Required By Law and Workers Compensation:

We are permitted to use or disclose your protected health information to the extent that the law requires the use or disclosure. We will maintain compliance with the law and will limit the disclosure to the minimum necessary. If required, you will be notified of any disclosure. We are permitted to disclose your protected health information as authorized to comply with workers' compensation laws and other similar established programs. Your protected health information may be used and disclosed by your physician, our office staff, and others who are involved in your treatment, payment, or other healthcare operations. The following are common examples that our practice is

Abuse or Neglect:

We believe abuse or Reflect to be a serious issue. We may disclose your protected health information to a public health authority authorized to receive reports of child abuse or neglect. Way also discloses your information if, in our best judgment, we believe you have been a victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence. When disclosing protected healthier formation in cases of abuse or neglect, we will follow applicable state and federal laws.

Treatment:

Our practice will use and disclose your protected health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your health care. This includes the coordination or management of your healthcare with another provider. We will disclose protected health information to any other physicians who may be treating you. We may also disclose your protected health information to another physician or healthcare provider such as a laboratory, which becomes involved in your treatment.

Payment:

Our practice will use and disclose health information, to obtain] payment for your services performed by the US or by another provider. This may include disclosures to health insurance plans, insurance providers, and collection agencies.

Business Associates:

We will share your protested health information with a third, party business associates that perform various activitiés Examples of business associates include, billing services, transcription services, and legal services. Before disclosing any protected health information with a búshness associate, we will establish a written contract that contains the térms that will protect the privacy of your information. Business Associates and their subcontractors must also comply with HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations Health Care Operations: Our practice will use and disclose your protected health information to support our practice's business activities. Examples include, but are not limited to, quality assessment, employee reviews, medical student training, licensing, fundraising, and conducting or arranging for other business activities.

Public Health and Communicable Diseases:

We are permitted to disclose your protected health information for public health purposes or to a public health authority that is permitted by law to collect or receive the information. Examples may include disclosure to prevent or control disease, or injury. We are permitted to disclose your protected health information, if authorized by law, to a person who may have unexposed to a communicable disease. We may disclose your information if said person may be at risk of contracting or spreading the disease or condition. Research and Health Oversight: We are permitted to disclose your protected health information to researchers when an institutional review board that has reviewed the research proposal, as well as established protocols to ensure the privacy of your information has approved their research. We are permitted to disclose protected health information to a health oversight agency for activities authorized by law, such as audits, investigations, and inspections.

Legal Proceedings:

We are permitted to disclose protected health information in connection with any judicial or administrative proceeding, subpoena, or in responding to court order or tribunal.

Law Enforcement:

We may also disclose protected health information, under lawful conditions to law enforcement. Permitted law enforcement purposes include; 1 Legal processes and otherwise required by law, 2 Limited information requests for identification and location purposes, 3 About the victim of a crime; 4 Suspicion that death has occurred as a result of criminal conduct; 5 If a crime occurs on the premises of our practice, and 6 Medical emergencies associated with a crime.

Organ Donation, Coroners, & Funeral Directors: We are permitted to disclose protected health information to a coroner or medical examiner to perform other duties. Disclose may be made in reasonable anticipation of death. Protected health may be used and disclosed for cadaveric organ, eye, or tissue donation purposes. Military Activity & National Security: We are permitted to use or disclose protected health information of individuals who are Armed Forces personnel under the following circumstances; 1 For activities deemed necessary by appropriate military command authorities; 2 For a determination by the Department of Veteran Affairs of your eligibility for benefits, or 3 To foreign military authority if you are a member of that foreign military services. We are also permitted to disclose your information to authorized federal officials for conducting national security and intelligence activities, including for the provision of protected services to the President or others legally authorized. Written Authorization: Unless required by law, your written authorization will be required for all other uses and disclosures of your protected health information. You may revoke the authorization at any time, by written request. If you revoke your authorization, we will no longer use or disclose your protected health information for the reasons covered by your written authorization. Note: We are unable to undo any disclosures previously made with your authorization. Opportunity to agree or object: The following are examples of instances where we may use and disclose your protected health information; however, you have the opportunity to agree or object) to the use or disclose of all or part of the disclosure. If you arégot present or can agree or object to the use or disclosure, then we may use professional judgment, to determine whether the disclosure is In your best interest. Unless you object, we may disclose to a member o your family, a relative, or à close friend, your protected health information that directly relates to that person's involvement in your We may use or disclose protected health information to notify or assist in notifying family members personal représentative or any other pérson that is responsible for the care of your location, genéral condition or death. Finally, we may use or discloséyour information to an authorized public or private entity to assist in disaster relief efforts and to coordinate uses and disclosures to family or other individuals involved in your care. Unless you object, we will use and disclose in our facility directory your name, the location at which you are receiving care, your general condition, and your religious affiliation. This information, except religious affiliation, will be disclosed to individuals who ask for you by name You're religion will only be given to a member of the clergy, such as a priest or rabbi. You have the right to inspect and copy your protected health information. As long as we are maintaining your protected health information, you may inspect and obtain a copy of your protected health information. You may obtain your medical record that contains medical and billing records and any other records that your physicians use for health care decisions. As permitted by federal or state law, we may charge you a "reasonable copy fee" for a copy of your records. However, federal law prohibits you from inspecting or copying: Psychotherapy notes; information compiled in reasonable anticipation of, or use in, a civil, criminal, or administrative action or proceeding; and laboratory results that are subject to law that prohibits access. You have the right to appeal the denial. Please contact our Practice Manager if you have any Lesions. You have the right to request a restriction of your protected health information. You may ask the US not to use or disclose any part of your protécted health Information 1 For treatment, health care operations, or payment; 2 to family members or friends who may be involved in your care or 3 For notification purposes as described in this Notice of Privacy Practices. Your written request must state the specific restriction requested and to whom you want the restriction to apply. We are NOT required to agree to restrictions that you request unless your account has been paid in full. However, if your physician does not agree to the requested restriction, we may not use or disclose your protected health information in violation of that restriction other than emergency treatment situations. You have the right to request to receive confidential communications from us by alternative means or at an alternative location. We strive to accommodate all reasonable requests. As a condition, we may ask for additional information, such as payment, alternative address, or additional contact information. We will not request an explanation for the request. Notify our Practice Manager in writing for all requests. You have the right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures made. This right applies to disclosures for purposes other than treatment, payment, or healthcare operations as described in this Notice of Privacy Practices. It excludes disclosures we may have made to you if you authorized the US to make the disclosure, for a facility directory, to a family member(s) or friend (s) involved in your care. Or for notification purposes, national security or intelligence, law enforcement or correctional facilities, as part of a limited data set disclosure. You have the right to receive specific information regarding these disclosures that occur after April 14, 2003. The right to receive this information is subject to certain exceptions, restrictions, and limitations. You may request an amendment of your protected health information in a designated record set for so long as we maintain this information. We may deny your request for an amendment. If we deny your request for amendment, you have the right to file a statement of disagreement and we may provide you with a copy of any rebuttal. Please contact our Practice Manager if you have questions

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