Notice of HIPAA Privacy Practices
Notice of HIPAA Privacy Practices
Effective Date: 10/16/2024
At Elite Medical Fitness, we are committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can access this information, in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Please review this notice carefully.
Your Rights:
You have the right to:
- Inspect and obtain a copy of your health records.
- Request corrections to your health information.
- Request confidential communications (you can ask us to contact you in a specific way).
- Ask us to limit the information we share. While we will consider your request, we are not required to agree to these limitations.
- Get a list of the times we’ve shared your health information, who we shared it with, and why.
- Receive a copy of this privacy notice at any time.
- Choose someone to act for you (e.g., if you have a legal guardian or medical power of attorney, that person can exercise your rights on your behalf).
- File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.
Our Uses and Disclosures:
We may use and share your information in the following ways:
Treatment: We can use your health information to provide you with medical care and services.
Payment: We can use and share your health information to bill and receive payment from health plans or other entities for the services we provide to you.
Healthcare Operations: We can use and disclose your health information for operational purposes, such as quality assessments, staff training, and accreditation purposes.
Business Associates: We may share your health information with third-party business associates who provide services on our behalf, such as billing services or data storage, as long as they also agree to protect your information.
Other Permitted Uses:
We may also use your health information without your written permission in certain situations, such as:
- To comply with the law (for example, in response to a court order or subpoena).
- For public health and safety issues (reporting diseases, injuries, or vital events like births or deaths).
- For research purposes, but only under strict supervision and confidentiality rules.
- To prevent or lessen a serious threat to health or safety.
- For organ and tissue donation efforts.
- For worker’s compensation claims or government health oversight activities.
Our Responsibilities:
- We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.
- We will promptly inform you if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.
- We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and offer you a copy of it.
- We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell us we can in writing. You may change your mind at any time.
Changes to This Notice:
We reserve the right to change this privacy notice at any time, and any updates will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be available upon request, in our office, and on our website.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this notice, or if you wish to exercise any of your HIPAA rights, please contact:
Elite Medical Fitness
412 East 18th Street
Weslaco, TX 78596
Phone: (956) 854-4483
Email: info@elitemedicalfitness.com
You can also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services if you feel your rights have been violated. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
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