HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
Effective Date: [PENDING: client to confirm — set to actual publication date]
1. Our Legal Duty
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your Protected Health Information ("PHI"), to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to PHI, and to notify you following a breach of your unsecured PHI. We are obligated to abide by the terms of the notice currently in effect.
2. How We May Use and Disclose Your PHI
Treatment
We may use your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare and related services. For example, we may share your health history with the licensed provider assigned to evaluate your case.
Payment
We may use and disclose your PHI for billing and payment purposes, including sharing information with your payment processor for transaction processing.
Healthcare Operations
We may use and disclose your PHI for our internal operations, including quality assessment, provider evaluation, training, legal compliance, and audits.
Pharmacy Fulfillment
We may share prescription information with DEA-registered, 503A-certified compounding pharmacies to fulfill valid prescriptions issued by your provider.
Required by Law
We will disclose your PHI when required to do so by federal, state, or local law, including to public health authorities and law enforcement as permitted by HIPAA.
3. Your Rights Regarding Your PHI
You have the following rights with respect to your PHI:
Right to Access
You have the right to inspect and receive a copy of your PHI in our records. We may charge a reasonable fee for copies. Requests should be submitted in writing to support@teddymeds.com.
Right to Amend
If you believe PHI in our records is incorrect or incomplete, you may request an amendment. We may deny the request if the information was not created by us or if we determine it is accurate.
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures
You have the right to receive a list of disclosures of your PHI made by us, other than disclosures for treatment, payment, operations, or certain other exceptions.
Right to Request Restrictions
You may request restrictions on how we use and disclose your PHI. We are not required to agree, except as required by law.
Right to Confidential Communications
You may request that we communicate with you about health matters in a particular way or at a particular location.
Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice
You have the right to receive a paper copy of this notice. Contact us at support@teddymeds.com to request one.
4. Our Obligations
We are required to:
- Maintain the privacy of your PHI
- Provide you with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices
- Notify you of a breach of unsecured PHI affecting your information
- Abide by the terms of the notice currently in effect
5. How to File a Complaint
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us at:
Teddy Meds Privacy Officer[PENDING: client to confirm physical address]
Email: support@teddymeds.com
Phone: 1-800-555-5555 [PENDING: confirm]
You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201
www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints
We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
6. 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 PHI 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 and provide a copy to you upon request.