HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Mat's Clinic is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your Protected Health Information (PHI), provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and follow the terms of the notice currently in effect.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

Treatment

We may use and disclose your health information to provide you with medical treatment or services. For example, your provider may share your information with other healthcare professionals involved in your care.

Payment

We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for the services we provide. For example, we may submit claims to your insurance company.

Healthcare Operations

We may use and disclose your health information for our healthcare operations, including quality assessment, training, and administrative activities.

Required by Law

We will disclose your health information when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.

Public Health Activities

We may disclose your health information for public health activities, such as reporting communicable diseases to public health authorities.

Abuse or Neglect

We may disclose your health information to report suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence to appropriate authorities.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

• Right to Inspect and Copy: You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your health information.
• Right to Amend: You have the right to request that we amend your health information if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete.
• Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request a list of disclosures we have made of your health information.
• Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request restrictions on how we use or disclose your health information.
• Right to Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you in a certain way or at a certain location.
• Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice: You have the right to a paper copy of this notice at any time.

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 health 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 on our website.

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:

Mat's Clinic Privacy Officer
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (225) 468-6287

You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.