• For workers’ compensation claims
• For law enforcement purposes or with a law enforcement official
• With health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law
• For special government functions such as military, national security, and
presidential protective services
Respond to lawsuits and legal actions
We can share health information about you in response to a court or administrative
order, or in response to a subpoena.
Disclosure to family members, relatives, or personal representatives
• Unless you request limitations, as described in “Your Choices”, above, we may
disclose your health information to a family member, other relative, close
personal friend, or any other individual identified by you. We will limit such
disclosures to information directly related to that person’s involvement in your
health care or payment related to your health care.
• Unless you request limitations, as described in “Your Choices”, above, we may
use or disclose your health information to notify or assist in notifying a family
member, personal representative, or another person responsible for your care,
location, or general condition.
Disclosure to business associate
We may share your health information with third party “business associates” that
perform certain services (e.g., billing and collections) on our behalf. To protect your
health information, however, we require the business associate to agree in writing
to appropriately safeguard your information.
Our Responsibilities
• We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected
health information.
• We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised
the privacy or security of your protected health information.
• We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this Notice and
give you a copy of it.
• We will not use or share your health information other than as described in this
Notice unless you tell us we can in writing. If you tell us we can, you may change
your mind at any time. Let us know in writing if you change your mind and we
will then discontinue such use or disclosure.
For more information see:
www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/noticepp.html
.
Changes to the Terms of this Notice
We can change the terms of this Notice, and the changes will apply to all
information we have about you. The new Notice will be available upon request,
in our office, and on our website (www.solismammo.com
). You may also
obtain a copy of our most current Notice at your next appointment or you may
ask our Privacy Official to send a printed copy to you.
This Notice is effective on September 23, 2013.
Rev. 4.2019
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
OF
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.
If you have questions about this Notice, please contact our Privacy Official, Leigh
Massey, at 469-398-4134 or leigh.massey@solismammo.com.
Your Rights
When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights. This section
explains your rights and some of our responsibilities to help you.
Get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record
• You can ask to see or get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record
and other health information we have about you. Ask us how to do this.
• We will provide a copy or a summary of your health information, usually within
30 days of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee for any
requested copies.
Ask us to correct your medical record
• You can ask us to correct health information about you that you think is
incorrect or incomplete. Ask us how to do this.
• We may say “no” to your request, but we will tell you why in writing within 60
days.
Request confidential communications
• You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, home or office
phone) or to send mail to a different address.
• We will say “yes” to all reasonable requests.
Ask us to limit what we use or share
• You can ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment,
payment, or our operations. We are not required to agree to your request, and
we may say “no” if it would affect your care.
• If you pay for a service or health care item out-of-pocket in full, you can ask us
not to share that information for the purpose of payment or our operations with
your health insurer. We will say “yes” unless a law requires us to share that
information.
Get a list of those with whom we have shared information
• You can ask for a list (accounting) of the times we have shared your health
information for six years prior to the date you ask, with whom we shared it, and
why.