Privacy Policy

You have several important rights when it comes to your health information. These include the ability to:

• Request limits on how your information is used or shared. While we may not always be able to grant every request, we will carefully consider it.
• Ask for confidential communications in a way or at a location that best protects your privacy.
• Request a list of disclosures we have made of your health information
• Change your mind and withdraw permission for us to share your information at any time (except for disclosures already made while your permission was in place).
• Review and receive a copy of your health information.
• Request an amendment if you believe your information is incorrect or incomplete. If we are unable to make the change, we’ll explain why in writing.
• Receive a paper copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices at any time.

• Treatment – We may share your health information with doctors or healthcare providers involved in your care so you receive the best treatment possible.
• Healthcare Operations – We may use your information to support quality improvement, staff training, or other efforts that help us provide excellent care while keeping costs manageable.
• Business Partners – At times, we work with trusted organizations that help us carry out our services. These partners are required by written agreement to protect your information and use it only for the purposes we’ve agreed upon.
• To Contact You – We may use your information to reach out with updates about treatment, services, or health-related benefits that may be helpful to you.

There are certain times when we may be required or permitted by law to share your health information, even without your written authorization. These situations include:
Legal requirements – Complying with federal, state, or local laws, court orders, or other lawful processes.

• Public health and safety – Reporting information to public health authorities to help prevent or control disease, injury, or disability.
• FDA reporting – Sharing information with the FDA about the quality, safety, or effectiveness of regulated products or activities.
• Law enforcement – Providing information for specific law enforcement purposes, as required by law.
• Protecting vulnerable individuals – Reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence to the appropriate government agencies.
• Oversight activities – Supporting health oversight agencies in audits, investigations, inspections, or licensing of healthcare programs.
• End-of-life care – Providing information to coroners, medical examiners, or funeral directors when needed.
• Organ and tissue donation – Assisting with organ procurement and transplantation efforts.
• Research – Supporting approved research studies that are overseen by an Institutional Review Board.
• Health and safety threats – Acting to prevent or reduce a serious and imminent threat to someone’s health or safety.
• Communicable diseases – Notifying individuals who may have been exposed to a disease or condition.
• Government functions – Cooperating with authorized federal officials for specific government purposes, such as military or veterans’ activities, correctional institutions, or workers’ compensation programs.