Inmates:
Our practice may disclose your PHI to correctional institutions or law enforcement officials if you are an inmate or under the custody of a law
enforcement official. Disclosure for these purposes would be necessary under the following circumstances:
- For the institution to provide health care services to you,
- For the safety and security of the institution,
- To protect your health and safety or the health and safety of other individuals.
Workers' compensation:
Our practice may release your PHI for workers' compensation and similar programs.
E. Your rights regarding your PHI:
You have the following rights regarding the PHI that we maintain about you:
Confidential communications:
You have the right to request that our practice communicate with you about your health and related issues in a particular manner or at a certain
location. For instance, you may ask that we contact you at home, rather than work. In order to request a type of confidential communication, you
must make a written request specifying the requested method of contact, or the location where you wish to be contacted. Our practice will
accommodate reasonable requests. You do not need to give a reason for your request.
Requesting restrictions:
You have the right to request a restriction in our use or disclosure of your PHI for treatment, payment or health care operations. Additionally, you
have the right to request that we restrict our disclosure of your PHI to only certain individuals involved in your care or the payment for your care,
such as family members and friends. We are not required to agree to your request; however, if we do agree, we are bound by our agreement except
when otherwise required by law, in emergencies or when the information is necessary to treat you. In order to request a restriction in our use or
disclosure of your PHI, you must make your request in writing to the office manager of US Pain Relief. Your request must describe in a clear and
concise fashion:
- The information you wish restricted,
- Whether you are requesting to limit our practice's use, disclosure or both,
- To whom you want the limits to apply.
Inspection and copies:
You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of the PHI that may be used to make decisions about you, including patient medical records and
billing records, but not including psychotherapy notes. You must submit your request in writing to the office manager of US Pain Relief in order to
inspect and/or obtain a copy of your PHI. Our practice may charge a fee for the costs of copying, mailing, labor, and supplies associated with your
request. Our practice may deny your request to inspect and/or copy in certain limited circumstances; however, you may request a review of our
denial. Another licensed health care professional chosen by us will conduct reviews.
Amendment:
You may ask us to amend your health information if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete, and you may request an amendment for if the
information is kept by or for our practice. To request an amendment, your request must be made in writing and submitted to the office manager
of US Pain Relief. You must provide us with a reason that supports your request for amendment. Our practice will deny your request if you fail to
submit your request (and the reason supporting your request) in writing. Also, we may deny your request if you ask us to amend information that,
in our opinion, falls under the following criteria:
- Accurate and complete,
- Not part of the PHI kept by or for the practice,
- Not part of the PHI which you would be permitted to inspect and copy,
- Not created by our practice, unless the individual or entity that created the information is not available to amend the information.
Accounting of disclosures:
All our patients have the right to request an "accounting of disclosures." An "accounting of disclosures" is a list of certain non-routine disclosures
our practice has made of your PHI for purposes not related to treatment, payment or operations. Use of your PHI as part of the routine patient care
in our practice is not required to be documented; for example, the doctor sharing information with the nurse or the billing department using your
information to file your insurance claim. To obtain an accounting of disclosures, you must submit your request in writing to the office manager of
US Pain Relief. All requests for an "accounting of disclosures" must state a time period, which may not be longer than six (6) years from the date of
disclosure and may not include dates before April 14, 2003. The first list you request within a 12-month period is free of charge, but our practice may
charge you for additional lists within the same 12-month period. Our practice will notify you of the costs involved with additional requests, and you may
withdraw your request before you incur any costs.