The Patient hereby consents to the use and disclosure of his or her protected health information ("PHI","medical records") by Lake Health Care Center (LHCC) in order to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations. The Patient should review the LHCC's Notice of Privacy Practices for a more complete description of the potential uses and disclosures of such information, and the Patient has the right to review such Notice prior to signing this consent form.
LHCC reserves the right to change the terms of its Notice of Privacy Practices at any time. If LHCC does change the terms of its Notice of Privacy Practices, the Patient may obtain a copy of the revised Notice.
The Patient retains the right to request that LHCC further restrict how his or her PHI is used and disclosed to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations. LHCC is not required to agree to such requested restrictions; however, if LHCC does agree to the Patient’s requested restriction(s), such restrictions are then binding on the practice.
The Patient acknowledges and agrees that LHCC may disclose his or her PHI to the following individuals who are either his or her family members, legal representatives, guardians, health care surrogates, or have power of attorney on behalf of the Patient: