Required by Law: We will disclose protected health information about you when required to do so by federal, state and/or local law.
Workman's compensation: We may disclose your protected health information to workman's comp or similar programs.
Lawsuits: We may disclose your protected health information in response to a court action, administrative action or a subpoena.
Law Enforcement: We may release protected health information to a law enforcement official in response to a court order, subpoena, warrant, subject to all applicable legal requirements.
YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION
Access to medical records: You have the right to access and receive copies of your protected health information that we use to make decisions about your care. You must submit a written request to obtain your protected health information to the individual listed at the end of this privacy policy. We reserve the right to charge you a fee for the time it takes to obtain and copy the protected health information and provide it to you.
Amendment: If you believe the protected health information, we have about you is incorrect or incomplete. you may ask us to amend the information You will need to submit a written request on why you feel the health information should be amended. We may deny your request to amend if you did not send a written request or give a reason on why it should be amended. If we deny your request. we will provide you a written explanation. We may deny your request if we believe the protected health information is accurate and complete.
Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to receive a list of instances in which we disclosed your personal health information unless the disclosure was used for treatment, payment. healthcare operations, was pursuant to a valid authorization and as otherwise provided in applicable federal and state laws and regulations. You must submit a written request to obtain this "accounting of disclosures" to the individual listed at the bottom of this policy. After your request has been approved, we will provide you the dates of the disclosure, the name of the individual or entity we disclosed the information to, a description of the information that was disclosed, the reason why it was disclosed. and any additional pertinent information. This information may not be longer than 6 years ago prior to the date the accounting is requested. We reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee for this process.
Restriction Requests: You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the protected health information we use or disclose about you for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations. We shall accommodate your request except where the disclosure is required by law. We require this be a written request submitted to the individual at the end of this policy.
Confidential Communication: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about healthcare matters in a certain way and at a certain location. We must accommodate your request if it is reasonable and allows us to continue to collect payments and bill you.