Patient Packet Privacy practices, patient rights, and state-specific information.

Federal and state laws require that we maintain the privacy and security of your Protected Health Information (PHI) and provide you with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices concerning PHI, including but not limited to breaches. References to “pharmacy”, “we”, “us”, and “our” include the pharmacy in addition to the members of its affiliated covered entity. An affiliated covered entity is a group of organizations under common ownership or control that designate themselves as a single affiliated covered entity for purposes of compliance with the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA). The pharmacy, its employees, workforce members, and members of pharmacy-affiliated covered entities who are involved in providing and coordinating health care are all bound to follow the terms of this Notice of Privacy Practices (“Notice”).

The members of the affiliated covered entity may share PHI for treatment, payment, and health care operations of the affiliated covered entity and as permitted by HIPAA & this Notice. For complete listings of the members of Pharmacy’s affiliated covered entity, please contact the Privacy Office. We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information. We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and give you a copy of it. We will not use or share your information other than as described above unless you provide authorization in writing. If you provide us authorization, you may change your mind at any time by stating so in writing. Additional information can be found at www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/noticepp.html