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This notice describes your rights under the HIPAA Privacy Rules and how your medical information may be used and disclosed by us. Please review this information carefully. Please contact us at the address listed below to obtain a written copy of this Notice.<\/p>\n
Legal Requirements:<\/strong> Use and Disclosure of Your Protected Health Information:<\/strong> Patient Rights:<\/strong> You have the right to an accounting of the disclosures made by our office or our business associates of your protected healthcare information for purposes other than treatment, payment, healthcare operations, and certain other activities. Our accounting will include the date on which the disclosure was made, the name of the person or entity who receives your protected healthcare information, a description of the protected healthcare You may request that we communicate with you in confidence about your protected healthcare information by alternative means or to an alternative location other than the original address provided to us. Your request must be in writing, must be reasonable and cannot hinder our ability to bill and collect payment from you. You may also request additional restrictions on the use of the disclosure of the protected healthcare information. You may request in writing that your protected healthcare information maintained by our office be amended. Any written request to amend your protected healthcare information must explain why the information should be amended. Your request may be denied if the information sought to be amended was not created by us or for certain other reasons. Any denial by our office will be provided to you in writing with an explanation. If any Questions and Complaints:<\/strong> Please be assured that our office takes your right to protect the privacy of your protected healthcare information very seriously. We will not retaliate against you in any way if you choose to file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This notice describes your rights under the HIPAA Privacy Rules and how your medical information may be used and disclosed by us. Please review this information carefully. Please contact us at the address listed below to obtain a written copy of this Notice. Legal Requirements: Federal and State Laws require us to protect and maintain … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nFederal and State Laws require us to protect and maintain the privacy of your \u201cprotected health information\u201d (as that term is defined by HIPAA). Our office is required to comply with the privacy practices established in this notice which are effective as of __________. Our office reserves the rights to change these privacy practices and a new notice concerning any changes will be provided on this website and as mandated by applicable law. You have the right to request a copy of our Notice of Privacy Practices at any time and may do so by contacting us at the address and telephone number set forth below.<\/p>\n
\nYour Protected Information will be used for treatment, payment, and other healthcare operations. Some examples of the circumstances under which your protected health information may be used or disclosed include (but are not limited to) the following:<\/p>\n\n
\nUnder Federal and State Laws you have the right to inspect and access both paper and electronic records of your protected healthcare information, with limited exceptions. You also have the right to obtain copies of your protected healthcare information. To do so you must make a request in writing to the contact person listed below. Our office has the right to charge a reasonable fee for reproducing, processing, and mailing your records. You may
\ninquire in advance as to our fee structure.<\/p>\n
\ninformation disclosed, the reason for disclosure, and certain other information. We may charge you a reasonable fee if you request an accounting more than once in any twelve (12) month period.<\/p>\n
\nHowever, our office is not required to agree to these additional restrictions. Any agreement regarding additional restrictions must be in writing and if signed by all parties will be honored by our office.<\/p>\n
\namendment to your protected healthcare information is accepted by us we will make a reasonable effort to inform third parties to include the changes in future disclosures.<\/p>\n
\nThe address and telephone number provided below can be used to obtain more information about our privacy practices or if you have any questions or concerns. Any complaints regarding alleged violations of your privacy rights or any decisions we make regarding your privacy rights or protected healthcare information according to these privacy practices can be submitted to the address below as well. You may also submit a written
\ncomplaint to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services whose address will be provided to you upon request.<\/p>\n