Our Privacy Policy
DISCLOSURES OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION FOR TREATMENT, PAYMENT AND HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS
SCOPE OF POLICY
This policy applies to all agency staff members. Agency staff members include all employees, trainees, volunteers, consultants, contractors and subcontractors at the agency.
STATEMENT OF POLICY
The agency is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of health information about its consumers. "Protected health information" (as defined below) is strictly confidential and should be used and disclosed only for those purposes authorized under the agency's policies or applicable law.
IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY
A. Protected Health Information
For purposes of this policy, the term "protected health information" means any consumer information that:
- 1. relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual, the provision of health care to an individual, or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual, and
- 2. either identifies the individual or could reasonably be used to identify the individual.
Some examples of protected health information are:
- Information about the consumer's health condition (such as a condition the consumer may have);
- Information about health care services the consumer has received or may receive in the future (such as PT or OT);
- Information about the consumer's health care benefits under an insurance plan (such as whether a prescription is covered); and
- Information about whether a consumer is receiving health care services from our agency or any other health care provider;
