Privacy Policy/HIPAA

HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a set of standards created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that was signed into law on August 21, 1996, before becoming effective on April 14, 2003.

The standards were created to streamline the flow of information in the health care system and to protect confidential health information from inappropriate access, use, and disclosure. HIPAA regulations apply to any health care provider who engages in electronic transactions or transmission of protected health care information.

Your Rights Under HIPAA

Your rights and the privacy of your health care information are important to us.

Some of your rights under HIPAA include:

• The rights to confidentiality regarding your health care information
• The right to access your protected health care information
• The rights to copy, amend, and restrict access to your protected health care information
• The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services about how your health care information has been used, disclosed, amended, or restricted
• The right to an accounting of certain types of disclosures of your health care information

The HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

As part of our compliance with HIPAA, we will provide you with a Notice of Privacy Practices and ask you to sign a form acknowledging your receipt of the notice.

We are always happy to answer any of your questions about our privacy practices and your rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

An Invitation for Your Family

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