1. Treatment

We use medical information about you to provide your medical care. We may disclose medical information to employees and others involved in providing the care you need, including other physicians, health care providers, pharmacists, laboratories, family members, or others who may assist with your care when permitted by law.

2. Payment

We may use and disclose medical information about you to obtain payment for services we provide and may disclose information to other health care providers to assist them in obtaining payment for services they have provided.

3. Health Care Operations

We may use and disclose medical information to operate this practice, including activities related to quality assessment, professional qualifications, legal services, audits, compliance, business planning and management, and other health care operations. Information may also be shared with business associates that perform services for us and are required to appropriately protect protected health information.

4. Appointment Reminders

We may use and disclose medical information to contact and remind you about appointments. When appropriate, appointment information may be left in a telephone or electronic message.

5. Sign-In & Office Communications

We may use a sign-in sheet when you arrive at our office and may call your name when we are ready to see you.

6. Family & Others Involved in Your Care

When permitted by law, we may disclose relevant health information to a family member, personal representative, or another person involved in your care or payment for your care. When possible, you will be provided an opportunity to agree or object to these disclosures.

7. Marketing

We may communicate with you regarding treatment-related products, services, care coordination, alternative treatments, providers, health programs, or services offered by this practice as permitted by law. We will not otherwise use or disclose your medical information for marketing purposes or accept payment for marketing communications requiring authorization without first obtaining your written authorization.

8. Sale of Health Information

We will not sell your health information without your prior written authorization when such authorization is required by law.

9. Required by Law & Public Health

We may use or disclose health information when required or permitted by law, including for public health activities such as preventing or controlling disease, reporting certain forms of abuse or neglect, reporting certain product or medication problems, and other legally authorized public health purposes.

10. Health Oversight Activities

We may disclose health information to health oversight agencies for legally authorized activities such as audits, investigations, inspections, licensure proceedings, and other oversight activities.

11. Judicial & Administrative Proceedings

We may disclose health information in connection with judicial or administrative proceedings when authorized or required by applicable law, court order, subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process.

12. Law Enforcement

We may disclose health information to law enforcement officials when permitted or required by law, including in response to certain warrants, court orders, subpoenas, or other lawful requests.

13. Coroners

We may disclose health information to coroners or other authorized officials in connection with investigations of deaths as permitted or required by law.

14. Organ or Tissue Donation

We may disclose health information to organizations involved in procuring, banking, or transplanting organs and tissues when applicable.

15. Public Safety

We may disclose health information when permitted by law to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.

16. Proof of Immunization

We may disclose proof of immunization to a school required to have such information when you have agreed to the disclosure on behalf of yourself or your dependent.

17. Specialized Government Functions

We may disclose health information for certain authorized military, national security, correctional institution, or other specialized government functions.

18. Workers’ Compensation

We may disclose health information as necessary to comply with applicable workers’ compensation laws and related legal requirements.

19. Change of Ownership

If this medical practice is sold or merged with another organization, health information and medical records may become the property of the successor organization, subject to applicable law and your continuing rights regarding your health information.

20. Breach Notification

In the event of a breach of unsecured protected health information, we will provide notification as required by law. Notification may be provided by us or, in appropriate circumstances, by one of our business associates.

Except as described in this Notice of Privacy Practices, this medical practice will, consistent with its legal obligations, not use or disclose health information that identifies you without your written authorization.

If you authorize this medical practice to use or disclose your health information for another purpose, you may revoke that authorization in writing at any time, subject to applicable law.

We reserve the right to amend this Notice of Privacy Practices in the future. Until an amendment is made, we are required to comply with the terms of the Notice currently in effect.

After an amendment is made, the revised Notice may apply to all protected health information we maintain, regardless of when it was created or received. The current Notice will be made available through our office and posted on our website.