HIPAA Privacy Notice for Boynton Beach Dental Services
1. Purpose of This Notice
This notice describes how your medical information may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
2. Our Commitment to Your Privacy
At Boynton Beach Dental Services, we are committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. We are required by law to maintain the confidentiality of your health information and to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices concerning your health information.
3. Uses and Disclosures of Health Information
We may use and disclose your health information for the following purposes:
- Treatment: We may use or share your health information with other healthcare providers involved in your care.
- Payment: We may use and disclose your health information to bill and receive payment for the services we provide.
- Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your health information for our healthcare operations, including quality assessment and improvement, training, and compliance audits.
4. Other Permitted Uses and Disclosures
- Required by Law: We may disclose your health information when required by federal, state, or local law.
- Public Health Activities: We may disclose your health information for public health activities, such as reporting diseases or adverse reactions to medications.
- Law Enforcement: We may disclose your health information to law enforcement officials as required by law or in response to a valid subpoena.
- Health Oversight Activities: We may disclose your health information to government agencies for oversight activities authorized by law.
- Lawsuits and Disputes: We may disclose your health information in response to a court or administrative order.
5. Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information
You have the following rights regarding the health information we maintain about you:
- Right to Inspect and Copy: You have the right to inspect and receive a copy of your health information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Amend: You have the right to request an amendment to 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 certain disclosures we have made of your health information.
- Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request a restriction on the use or disclosure of your health information.
- Right to Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a specific way or at a specific location.
- Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice: You have the right to receive a paper copy of this notice upon request.
6. Changes to This Notice
We reserve the right to change this notice at any time. The revised notice will be effective for information we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. The current notice will be posted in our office and on our website. You may request a copy of the current notice at any time.
7. Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. To file a complaint with our office, contact:
Boynton Beach Dental Services
8188 Jog Rd Unit 104, Boynton Beach, FL 33472
(561) 733-0004
info@boyntonbeachdentalservices.com
You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.
8. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this notice or want more information about our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Boynton Beach Dental Services
8188 Jog Rd Unit 104, Boynton Beach, FL 33472
(561) 733-0004
info@boyntonbeachdentalservices.com
