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Effective Date: September 23, 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Revision Date: July 17, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have any questions about this Notice of Privacy Practices (\u2018Notice\u2019), please contact: HIPAA Privacy and Security Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n Phone Number: 520-795-7750<\/p>\n\n\n\n This Notice describes Center for Neurosciences (hereafter referred to as \u2018Provider\u2019) Privacy Practices and that of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Any workforce member authorized to create medical information referred to as Protected Health Information (PHI) which may be used for purposes such as Treatment, Payment and Healthcare Operations. These workforce members may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n We understand that medical information about you and your health is personal. We are committed to protecting medical information about you. We create a record of the care and services you receive at the Provider. We need this record to provide you with quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements. This Notice applies to all of the records of your care generated or maintained by the Provider, whether made by Provider personnel or your personal doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This Notice will tell you about the ways in which we may use and disclose medical information about you. We also describe your rights and certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of medical information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are required by law to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following categories describe different ways that we use and disclose medical information. For each category of uses or disclosures we will explain what we mean and try to give some examples. Not every use or disclosure in a category will be listed. However, all of the ways we are permitted to use and disclose information will fall within one of the categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You have the following rights regarding medical information we maintain about you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n spouse). We are not required to agree to these types of request. We will not comply with any requests to restrict use or access of your medical information for treatment purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You also have the right to restrict use and disclosure of your medical information about a service or item for which you have paid out of pocket, for payment (i.e. health plans) and operational (but not treatment) purposes, if you have completely paid your bill for this item or service. We will not accept your request for this type of restriction until you have completely paid your bill (zero balance) for this item or service. We are not required to notify other healthcare providers of these restrictions, that is your responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the event the breach involves 10 or more patients whose contact information is out of date we will post a notice of the breach on the home page of our website or in a major print or broadcast media. If the breach involves more than 500 patients in the state or jurisdiction, we will send notices to prominent media outlets. If the breach involves more than 500 patients, we are required to immediately notify the Secretary. We also are required to submit an annual report to the Secretary of a breach that involved less than 500 patients during the year and will maintain a written log of breaches involving less than 500 patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To exercise the above rights, please contact the individual listed at the top of this Notice to obtain a copy of the relevant form you will need to complete to make your request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We reserve the right to change this Notice. We reserve the right to make the revised or changed Notice effective for medical information we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. We will post a copy of the current Notice. The Notice will contain on the first page, in the top right hand corner, the effective date. In addition, each time you register at or are admitted to the Provider for treatment or health care services as an inpatient or outpatient, we will offer you a copy of the current Notice in effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSection A: Who Will Follow This Notice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Section B: Our Pledge Regarding Medical Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Section C: How We May Use and Disclose Medical Information About You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We will not use your protected health information for any purposes not specifically allowed by Federal or State laws or regulations without your written authorization, this includes uses of your PHI for marketing or sales activities.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nSection D: Special Situations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Section E: Your Rights Regarding Medical Information About You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Section F: Changes to This Notice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Section G: Complaints<\/h2>\n\n\n\n