Source: https://thecolemaninstitute.com/privacy-policy
Timestamp: 2019-07-22 18:11:02
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Privacy Policy - The Coleman Institute
Information regarding your health care, including payment for health care and treatment, is primarily protected by three federal laws: (i) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), 42 U.S.C. § 1320d et seq., 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 & 164; (ii) the additional privacy and security requirements enacted pursuant to Subtitle D of the Health Information Technology for Clinical Health Act (HITECH), including 45 C.F.R. Sections 164.308, 164.310, 164.312, and 164.316; and (iii) the Confidentiality Law, 42 U.S.C. § 290dd-2, 42 C.F.R. Part 2. Under these laws, the Coleman Institute may not say to a person outside the Coleman Institute that you attend the program, nor may the Coleman Institute disclose any information identifying you as someone with a substance use disorder, or disclose any other protected information about you, except as permitted by federal law.
How the Coleman Institute May Use and Disclose Medical Information about You
The following list describes the ways the Coleman Institute may use and disclose your medical information. The examples provided serve only as guidance and do not include every possible use or disclosure.
For Health Care Operations. We may use and disclose medical information about you for our operations. These uses and disclosures are necessary to operate the Coleman Institute in an efficient manner and to ensure that all individuals receive quality care.
Business Associates. The Coleman Institute may disclose information about you without your authorization to obtain claims processing, utilization review, quality assurance, legal, accounting financial, management, administrative and other services, as long as the Coleman Institute has a Business Associate Agreement in place with the applicable third party.
Sale of the Coleman Institute. We may use and disclose medical information about you to another healthcare entity in the sale, transfer, merger, or consolidation of the Coleman Institute, unless your medical information includes information about substance use disorder treatment services provided to you. Such information will only be transferred to the new entity pursuant to your written authorization as further described below.
Qualified Personnel. We may disclose medical information for research or for management audit, financial audit, or program evaluation, but the Coleman Institute personnel may not directly or indirectly identify you in any report of the research, audit, or evaluation, or otherwise disclose your identity in any manner.
Law Enforcement. We may release medical information if asked to do so by a law enforcement official: (1) in response to a court order or subpoena; or (2) if the Coleman Institute determines there is a probability of imminent physical injury to you or another person, or immediate mental or emotional injury to you.
The Coleman Institute will not use or disclose your medical information for any other purposes (including, without limitation, marketing), unless you give the Coleman Institute your written authorization to do so. If you give the Coleman Institute such written authorization for a purpose not described in this Notice, then you may, in most cases, revoke such authorization in writing at any time. Your revocation will be effective for all your medical information the Coleman Institute maintains, unless the Coleman Institute has already taken action in reliance on your prior authorization.
Substance Use Disorder Treatment. To the extent your treatment at the Coleman Institute consists of substance use disorder treatment, your medical information related to such services is protected by federal law and regulation (see 42 CFR Part 2) and will only be used or disclosed by the Coleman Institute pursuant to: (1) your written authorization; (2) a court order or other legal requirement; (3) medical needs in an emergency to qualified medical personnel; or (4) research, audit, or program evaluation purposes to qualified personnel. This includes use or disclosure of such information in the event of a sale, transfer, merger, or consolidation of the Coleman Institute. If you do not provide written authorization in such an event, your information will not be transferred, and the non-transfer could impact the ability of the Coleman Institute to provide or continue your treatment. Please note that federal law or regulations protecting alcohol or drug treatment records do not protect any information about a crime committed by a patient of the Coleman Institutes or a member of the Coleman Institute’s workforce, or any information about suspected child abuse or neglect that is otherwise reportable under state law to appropriate state or local authorities. A violation of the federal law and regulations that protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder treatment patient records is a crime. Suspected violations may be reported to appropriate authorities in accordance with 42 CFR Part 2.
To inspect and copy your medical information, you must submit your request in writing to the Coleman Institute Privacy Officer. If you request a copy of the information, the Coleman Institute may charge a fee as established by its licensing authority, if applicable, for the costs of copying, mailing, or summarizing your medical records.
The Coleman Institute may deny your request to inspect and copy your medical information in certain very limited circumstances. If you are denied access to medical information, including psychotherapy notes or counseling notes, you may request that the denial be reviewed. A third-party licensed health care professional chosen by the Coleman Institute will review your request and denial. This professional will not be the same person who denied your request. The Coleman Institute will comply with the outcome of the review.
Right to Amend. If you feel that medical information maintained about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask the Coleman Institute to correct or amend the information. You have the right to request an amendment for as long as the information is kept by the Coleman Institute.
To request an amendment, your request must be made in writing and submitted to the Coleman Institute Privacy Officer. In addition, you must provide a reason that supports your request. The Coleman Institute may deny your request for an amendment if it is not in writing or does not include a reason to support the request.
To request this list, you must submit your request in writing to the Coleman Institute Privacy Officer. Your request must state a time period, which may not be longer than six (6) years. Your request should indicate in what form you want the list (for example, on paper or electronically). The first list you request within a 12-month period will be provided to you by the Coleman Institute for free. For additional lists within the 12-month period, you may be charged for the cost of providing the list. The Coleman Institute will notify you of the cost involved and you may choose to withdraw or modify your request at that time before any costs are incurred.
Right to Request Restrictions. You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the medical information the Coleman Institute uses or discloses about you for treatment, payment, or health care operations. You also have the right to request a limit on the medical information the Coleman Institute uses or discloses about you to someone who is involved in your care or the payment for your care. The Coleman Institute is not required to agree to such a request. Should the Coleman Institute agree to your request, the Coleman Institute will comply with your request unless the information is needed to provide you emergency treatment.
To request restrictions you must make your request in writing to the Coleman Institute Privacy Officer. In your request you may indicate: (1) what information you want to limit; (2) whether you want to limit the Coleman Institute’s use and/or disclosure; and (3) to whom you want the limits to apply. For example, you may not want disclosures to be made to your spouse.
Right to Request Confidential Communications. You have the right to request that the Coleman Institute communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location. To request that the Coleman Institute communicate in a certain manner, you must make your request in writing to the Coleman Institute Privacy Officer. You do not have to state a reason for your request. The Coleman Institute will accommodate all reasonable requests. Your request must specify how or where you wish to be contacted.
The Coleman Institute reserves the right to change its privacy and security practices and to make the new provisions effective for all Protected Health Information that Coleman Institute holds or maintains. Should our privacy practices change, we will post the amended Notice of Privacy Practices in our offices at each facility’s address and on our website.
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Coleman Institute Privacy Officer or with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at 200 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20201.