Colony Pediatric
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
As Required by the Privacy Regulations Created as a Result of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU (AS A PATIENT OF THIS PRACTICE) MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED, AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO YOUR INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH INFORMATION.
PLEASE REVIEW THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY.
A. OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY
Our practice is dedicated to maintaining the privacy of your individually identifiable health information (IIHI). In conducting our business, we will create records regarding you and the treatment and services we provide to you. We are required by law to maintain the confidentiality of health information that identifies you. We also are required by law to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and the privacy practices that we maintain in our practice concerning your IIHI. By federal and state law, we must follow the terms of the notice of privacy practices that we have in effect at the time.
We realize that these laws are complicated, but we must provide you with the following important information:
· How we may use and disclose your IIHI
· Your privacy rights in regard to your IIHI
· Our obligations concerning the use and disclosure of your IIHI
The terms of this notice apply to all records containing your IIHI that are created or retained by our practice. We reserve the right to revise or amend this Notice of Privacy Practices. Any revision or amendment to this notice will be effective for all of your records that our practice has created or maintained in the past, and for any of your records that we may create or maintain in the future. Our practice will post a copy of our current Notice in our offices in a visible location at all times, and you may request a copy of our most current Notice at any time.
B. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS NOTICE, PLEASE CONTACT our office at 4427 Highway 6, #J, Sugar Land, TX 77478, Tel.: 281-565-8188 for further information.
C. WE MAY USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH INFORMATION (IIHI) IN THE FOLLOWING CATAGORIES DISCRIBED:
1. Treatment 2. Payment. .3. Health Care Operations. 4. Appointment Reminders 5. Treatment Options. 6. Health-Related Benefits and Services. 7. Release of Information to Family/Friends. 8. Disclosures Required By Law.
D. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR IIHI IN CERTAIN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
1. Public Health Risks. 2. Health Oversight Activities 3. Lawsuits and Similar Proceedings. 4. Law Enforcement. 5. Deceased Patients. 6. Organ and Tissue Donation. 7. Research. 8. Serious Threats to Health or Safety. 9. Military. 10. National Security. 11. Inmates. 12. Workers' Compensation.
E. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR IIHI
1. Confidential Communications. 2. Requesting Restrictions. 3. Inspection and Copies. 4. Amendment. 5. Accounting of Disclosures. 6. Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice. 7. Right to File a Complaint. 8. Right to Provide an Authorization for Other Uses and Disclosures
Again, if you have any questions regarding this notice or our health information privacy policies, please contact our office at 4427 Highway 6, #J, Sugar Land, TX 77478, Tel.: 281-565-8188 for further information.
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