Patient Privacy
PRIVACY PRACTICES
Notice of Privacy Practices
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND
DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW
IT CAREFULLY.
is required, by law, to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of your protected health information and to provide
our patients with notice of our lePAl duties and privacy practices with
respect to your protected health information.
Disclosure of Your Health Care Information
Treatment
We may disclose your health care information to other healthcare
professionals within our practice for the purpose of treatment, payment
or healthcare operations. (example)
“On occasion, it may be necessary to seek
consultation rePArding your condition from other health care providers
associated with Chiropractic Center.”
Payment
We may disclose your health information to your insurance provider for the purpose of payment or health care operations.
Workers’ Compensation
We may disclose your health information as necessary to comply with State Workers’ Compensation Laws.
Emergencies
We may disclose your health information to notify or assist in
notifying a family member, or another person responsible for your care
about your medical condition or in the event of an emergency or of your
death.
Public Health
As required by law, we may disclose your health information to public
health authorities for purposes related to: preventing or controlling
disease, injury or disability, reporting child abuse or neglect,
reporting domestic violence, reporting to the Food and Drug
Administration problems with products and reactions to medications, and
reporting disease or infection exposure.
Judicial and Administrative Proceedings.
We may disclose your health information in the course of any administrative or judicial proceeding.
Law Enforcement.
We may disclose your health information to a law enforcement official
for purposes such as identifying or locating a suspect, fugitive,
material witness or missing person, complying with a court order or
subpoena, and other law enforcement purposes.
Deceased Persons.
We may disclose your health information to coroners or medical examiners.
Organ Donation.
We may disclose your health information to organizations involved in procuring, banking, or transplanting organs and tissues.
Research.
We may disclose your health information to researchers conducting
research that has been approved by an Institutional Review Board.
Public Safety.
It may be necessary to disclose your health information to appropriate
persons in order to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to
the health or safety of a particular person or to the general public.
Specialized Government Agencies.
We may disclose your health information for military, national security, prisoner and government benefits purposes.
Change of Ownership.
In the event that is sold or merged with
another organization, your health information/record will become the
property of the new owner.
Your Health Information Rights
* You have the right to request restrictions on
certain uses and disclosures of your health information. Please be
advised, however, that is not required to agree
to the restriction that you requested.
* You have the right to have your health information
received or communicated through an alternative method or sent to an
alternative location other than the usual method of communication or
delivery, upon your request.
* You have the right to inspect and copy your health information.
* You have a right to request that
amend your protected health information. Please
be advised, however, that is not required to
agree to amend your protected health information. If your request to
amend your health information has been denied, you will be provided
with an explanation of our denial reason(s)and information about how
you can disagree with the denial.
* You have a right to receive an accounting of
disclosures of your protected health information made by
Chiropractic Center.
* You have a right to a paper copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices at any time upon request.
Changes to this Notice of Privacy Practices
reserves the right to amend this Notice of
Privacy Practices at any time in the future, and will make the new
provisions effective for all information that it maintains. Until such
amendment is made, is required by law to comply
with this Notice.
Center is required by law to maintain the
privacy of your health information and to provide you with notice of
its legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your health
information. If you have questions about any part of this notice or if
you want more information about your privacy rights, please contact:
Dr. Jason Fullmer by calling this office at (717) 737-4450 . If Dr.
Jason Fullmer is not available, you may make an appointment for a
personal conference in person or by telephone within 2 working days.
Complaints
Complaints about your Privacy rights, or how
has handled your health information should be directed to Dr. Jason
Fullmer , by calling this office at (717) 737-4450 If Dr. Jason Fullmer
is not available, you may make an appointment for a personal conference
in person or by telephone within 2 working days.
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