HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
Effective Date: January 04, 2022
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.
Who Will Follow This Notice?
This Notice of Privacy Practices (the “Notice”) describes Scoliosis Center of Utah’s practices and those of Scoliosis Center of Utah employees, staff, volunteers, and other personnel who are involved in your care. Scoliosis Center of Utah and these individuals will follow the terms of this Notice and may use or disclose medical information about you to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations, or for other purposes as permitted or required by law. This Notice describes your rights to access and control medical information about you, including information that may identify you and that relates to your past, present, or future physical, medical, or mental condition and medical care and related health care services.
Scoliosis Center Of Utah’s Pledge Regarding Medical Information
Scoliosis Center of Utah understands that medical information about you and your health is personal, and is therefore committed to protecting medical information about you.
For the purpose of providing, you with quality care, as well as to comply with certain state and federal legal requirements, Scoliosis Center of Utah creates a record of the services you receive at Scoliosis Center of Utah.
This Notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by Scoliosis Center of Utah. This Notice will tell you about the ways in which Scoliosis Center of Utah may use and disclose medical information about you. It also describes your rights and certain obligations Scoliosis Center of Utah has regarding the use and disclosure of medical information. Scoliosis Center of Utah is required by law to: (1) Make sure that medical information that identifies you is kept private; (2) Give you this Notice of its legal duties and privacy practices concerning medical information about you; (3) Follow the terms of the Notice that are currently in effect, and (4) Notify you in case there is an unauthorized use or disclosure of your unsecured medical information.
How Scoliosis Center Of Utah May Use And Disclose Medical Information About You
The following categories describe different ways that Scoliosis Center of Utah may use or disclose protected medical information. For each category of uses and disclosures, Scoliosis Center of Utah will explain what is meant and may give some examples. Not every use or disclosure in a category will be listed. However, all of the ways Scoliosis Center of Utah is permitted to use and disclose information will fall within one of the categories listed below.
Payment
Scoliosis Center of Utah may use and disclose medical information about you so that payment for the treatment and services you receive at Scoliosis Center of Utah can be received.
Operations
Scoliosis Center of Utah may use and disclose medical information about you to carry out activities that are necessary for all operations. These uses or disclosures are made for quality of care, compliance activities, administrative purposes, contractual obligations, grievances or lawsuits. For example, Scoliosis Center of Utah may use medical information to review treatment and services provided or to evaluate the performance of its staff and contractors in caring for you.
Individuals or Family Members & Your Health Care
Unless you object, Scoliosis Center of Utah may disclose medical information about you to a member of your family, a relative, close friend or any other person that you identify who is involved in your care. Scoliosis Center of Utah may also tell your family or friends, personal representative, or any other person who is responsible for your care of your location, general condition or death, unless you object.
Emergencies
Scoliosis Center of Utah may disclose medical information about you to a public or private entity assisting in disaster relief so that your family can be notified about your condition, status, or location. You may object to this disclosure with a written request. However, if you are not available or are unable to agree or object, or in some emergency circumstances, Scoliosis Center of Utah will use its professional judgment to decide whether this disclosure is in your best interest.
As Required By Law
Scoliosis Center of Utah will disclose your health information when required to do so by federal, state or local law.
Workers’ Compensation
Scoliosis Center of Utah may release medical information about you for workers’ compensation or similar programs. These programs provide benefits for work-related injuries or illness.
Public Health Activities
Scoliosis Center of Utah may disclose medical information about you for public health activities. These purposes generally include the following: (1) To prevent or control disease, injury, or disability; (2) To report deaths; (3) To report abuse or neglect of children, elders, and dependent adults; (4) To report reactions to medications or problems with products; (5) To notify people of recalls of products they may be using; and (6) To notify a person who may have been exposed to a disease or who may be at risk for contracting or spreading a disease or condition.
Health Oversight Activities
Scoliosis Center of Utah may disclose medical information about you to a health oversight agency for activities authorized by law.
Lawsuits and Disputes
Scoliosis Center of Utah may disclose medical information about you in response to a court or administrative order, subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process.
Disclosure to Law Enforcement
If asked to do so by law enforcement and as authorized or required by law, Scoliosis Center of Utah may release medical information: (1) To identify or locate a suspect, fugitive, material witness, or missing person; (2) About a suspected victim of a crime if, under certain limited circumstances, we are unable to obtain the person’s agreement; (3) About a death suspected to be the result of criminal conduct; (4) About criminal conduct at Scoliosis Center of Utah; and (5) In case of a medical emergency, to report a crime, the location of the crime or victims, or the identity, description or location of the person who committed the crime.
Decedents
Scoliosis Center of Utah may release medical information about you to a coroner or medical examiner. This may be necessary, for example, to identify a deceased person or determine the cause of death. Scoliosis Center of Utah may also release medical information about you to funeral directors. Scoliosis Center of Utah may also release information to any individual known as a family member, close personal friend of the family, or any other person identified, who was involved in your care or the payment for your care prior to your death, unless you indicate otherwise. Your medical information may be used or disclosed to others without your authorization after fifty (50) years from the date of your death.
Specialized Government Functions
Scoliosis Center of Utah may disclose medical information about you to authorized federal officials for intelligence, counter intelligence, and other national security activities. If you are an inmate or under the custody of a law enforcement official, Scoliosis Center of Utah may release medical information about you to the correctional institution or law enforcement official responsible for you as authorized or required by law.
Disclosure For Threats to Health and Safety
In certain circumstances, Scoliosis Center of Utah may be required to disclose medical information to avert a serious threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of another person as required by law enforcement. The use or disclosure will be made in compliance with the law and will be limited to the relevant requirements of the law.
Marketing
Scoliosis Center of Utah will not release your medical information for marketing purposes without authorization from you.
Sale of Medical Information
Scoliosis Center of Utah will not sell your medical information without authorization from you.
Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your medical information. In order to exercise these rights, you must contact The HIPAA Privacy Officer at Scoliosis Center of Utah. You may be asked to submit a written request. The HIPAA Privacy Officer may be contacted using the following information:
Scoliosis Center of Utah • UTAH CHIROPRACTOR
Attn: HIPAA Privacy Officer
Add: 613 E. Fort Union Blvd., Midvale, Utah 84 047
Phone: 801-561-5090
Email: [email protected]
Right to Inspect and Copy. With certain exceptions, you have the right to inspect and receive copies of your medical information.
Amendment
If you feel that medical information about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask Scoliosis Center of Utah to amend the information.
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures
You have the right to receive a list of certain disclosures that we may have made of your medical information.
Right to Request Restrictions
You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on medical information that Scoliosis Center of Utah uses or discloses about you for treatment, payment or health care operations, and to request a limit on the medical information that Scoliosis Center of Utah may disclose to family members or friends involved in your care.
Request Confidential Communications
You have the right to request that Scoliosis Center of Utah communicate with you about your appointments or other matters related to your treatment in a specific way or at a specific location.
Receive a Copy
You have the right to obtain a copy of this notice.
Changes To This Notice
Scoliosis Center of Utah reserves the right to change the terms of this Notice at any time. Scoliosis Center of Utah reserves the right to make the revised or changed notice effective for medical information about you which is currently in Scoliosis Center of Utah’s possession, as well as any information received about you in the future. Scoliosis Center of Utah will post a copy of the current Notice. The Notice will contain an effective date.
Questions And Complaints
If you have any questions or believe that your privacy rights have been violated, you may contact Scoliosis Center of Utah’s HIPAA Privacy Officer in person or mail a written summary of your concern to the address listed above.
You may also file a written complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services at the following address:
Centralized Case Management Operations
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Room 509F HHH Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll-free: (800) 368-1019
TDD toll-free: (800) 537-7697
Email: [email protected]
You will not be penalized or retaliated against for filing a complaint.
Other Uses Of Medical Information
Other uses and disclosures of medical information not covered by this Notice will be made only with your written permission. If you provide Scoliosis Center of Utah with permission to use or disclose medical information about you, you may revoke that permission in writing at any time. If you revoke your permission, Scoliosis Center of Utah will stop any further use or disclosure of your medical information for the purposes covered by your written authorization, except if Scoliosis Center of Utah has already acted in reliance on your permission. You understand that Scoliosis Center of Utah is unable to take back any disclosure which has already been made with your permission and is required to retain its records of the care which has been provided to you.