HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
Your health information privacy rights and how we protect your medical information
Effective Date: January 1, 2024
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.
Our Commitment to Your Privacy
Med-Care Providers is committed to protecting your health information. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI) and to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices.
We must follow the privacy practices described in this notice while it is in effect. This notice takes effect on January 1, 2024, and will remain in effect until we replace it.
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
For Treatment
We may use your health information to provide you with medical treatment or services. We may disclose your health information to doctors, nurses, technicians, or other personnel who are involved in taking care of you.
For Payment
We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for the treatment and services you receive. This may include billing your insurance company, Medicare, or Medicaid.
For Healthcare Operations
We may use and disclose your health information for healthcare operations, including quality assessment, employee review, training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing, or credentialing activities.
Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information
Right to Inspect and Copy
You have the right to inspect and copy your health information that may be used to make decisions about your care.
Right to Amend
If you feel that your health information is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information.
Right to an Accounting
You have the right to request an accounting of disclosures of your health information.
Right to Request Restrictions
You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the health information we use or disclose about you.
Right to Request Confidential Communications
You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location.
Right to a Paper Copy
You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this notice from us upon request, even if you have agreed to receive the notice electronically.
Special Situations
Public Health Activities
We may disclose your health information for public health activities, such as preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability.
Health Oversight Activities
We may disclose your health information to a health oversight agency for activities authorized by law.
Lawsuits and Disputes
If you are involved in a lawsuit or a dispute, we may disclose your health information in response to a court or administrative order.
Law Enforcement
We may release your health information if asked to do so by a law enforcement official in certain circumstances.
Changes to This Notice
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 in our office and on our website. The notice will contain the effective date on the first page.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
To file a complaint with us: Contact our Privacy Officer at (702) 723-0303
To file a complaint with HHS: Visit www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/
You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this notice or need more information about our privacy practices, please contact us:
Med-Care Providers
Las Vegas, Nevada
Phone: (702) 723-0303
Privacy Officer: Available during business hours
This notice is effective as of January 1, 2024