Last updated: May 30, 2020
OUR RESPONSIBILITY:
We are required by law and by our own standards to maintain the privacy of your health information and provide you with a description of our privacy practices. We will abide by the terms of this notice. This law permits us to use and/or disclose Protected Health Information to carry out treatment, payment and other healthcare operations.
FOR TREATMENT:
We may use your medical information to provide treatment or services to you. We may disclose your medical information to doctors, nurses, technicians, medical students, or other home care personnel who are involved in taking care of you at Comfortable Living, Inc.
INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN YOUR CARE OR PAYMENT FOR YOUR CARE:
We may disclose to your family, a relative, a close friend or any other person you identify as your emergency contact(s), your health information that relates to that person’s involvement in your care or payment related to your care. In addition, we may disclose your medical information to an entity assisting in a disaster relief effort so that your family can be notified about your condition, status, and location.
FUTURE COMMUNICATION:
We may communicate to you via newsletters, direct mail or other means regarding treatment options, health related information, disease-management programs, wellness programs, or other community-based initiatives or activities Comfortable Living is participating in.
FOR PAYMENT:
We may use and disclose medical information about your treatment and services to bill and collect payment from you, your insurance company, or a third-party payer. For instance, we may need to give your insurance company information about your care so they will pay us or reimburse you for the treatment. We may also tell your health plan about treatment you are going to receive to determine whether your plan will cover it.
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES:
There are some services provided in our organization through contracts with business associates. Examples include some rehabilitative therapy services such as physical, speech and/or occupational therapy. When these services are contracted, we may disclose your health information to our business associate so that they can perform the job we have asked them to do and bill you or your third-party payer for services rendered. To protect your health information, however, we require the business associate to appropriately safeguard your information.