Legal Terms
User Agreement On Avamere Family of Companies
As a user of the Avamere Family of Companies Web Site(s), I represent to Avamere Family of Companies that my access is on my own behalf or on behalf of my employer or my own business enterprise and that I am authorized and empowered to make promises, representations and agreements on my own behalf or on behalf of my employer or business enterprise. I understand this agreement contains important legal and financial responsibilities that may affect me, my employer or my business.
As an inducement for Avamere Family of Companies to provide me with access to or permitting me to use Avamere Family of Companies Web Sites, I agree to the following terms and conditions. I understand that the Internet, electronic commerce and technology is changing rapidly and Avamere Family of Companies may address these changes by changing these terms and conditions from time to time at Avamere Family of Companies’ sole discretion. Accordingly I promise to review regularly these terms and conditions to be informed of and agree to any changes made by Avamere Family of Companies. If at any time I do not agree to any term or condition of this or any revised Avamere Family of Companies web access or use agreement, I promise not to access or otherwise use any Avamere Family of Companies Web Sites. I understand that these terms and conditions apply to all Avamere Family of Companies Web Sites, including any Web Sites owned, operated or sponsored by any Avamere Family of Companies subsidiaries or affiliates. I agree that the word “Content”, as used in this Agreement refers to any materials, documents, images, trademarks, copyrighted materials, graphics, logos, design, audio, video and any other information provided from or on Avamere Family of Companies Web Sites.
Purpose
Avamere Family of Companies maintains its Web Site Content for general marketing, promotional, public relations and general public information purposes. Avamere Family of Companies does not transact business or engage in transactions by way of Avamere Family of Companies Web Site Content. Regardless of the existence of any order forms, interactive features, request forms, invitation for comment or suggestions contained in any Avamere Family of Companies Web Site, no contract or binding obligation of Avamere Family of Companies of any kind may be implied, assumed or made until an authorized and empowered representative of Avamere Family of Companies reviews and accepts, in writing, any proposal, offer, order or other information submitted by the user via any Avamere Family of Companies Web Site. You agree that Avamere Family of Companies becomes legally bound to and responsible for only those promises, obligations and commitments contained in written contracts and instruments signed by such authorized and empowered representative of Avamere Family of Companies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Avamere Family of Companies Web Site, Avamere Family of Companies reserves the right to and may reject any information, offers, orders, suggestions, comments or other information submitted to Avamere Family of Companies via any Avamere Family of Companies Web Site.
No Permissions
Avamere Family of Companies provides its Web Site Content for informational purposes only for its customers, investors, vendors and employees and other constituencies. No license is granted by Avamere Family of Companies to anyone to use or exploit any Content. If you wish to use or exploit any Avamere Family of Companies Web Site Content, you agree to contact Avamere Family of Companies in writing and to use such Content only in accordance with a written agreement with Avamere Family of Companies. If you use or exploit any Avamere Family of Companies Content without the agreement of Avamere Family of Companies, you agree to be responsible for all claims, costs, losses, expenses, damages and liabilities incurred by Avamere Family of Companies as a result of your actions or omissions.
Disclaimer
Avamere Family of Companies has no obligation to be sure that the Content of its Web Site is accurate or complete, up-to-date or current, free from technical inaccuracies or typographical errors, free from changes caused by any third party or that access to the Avamere Family of Companies Web Site will be free from interruptions, errors, computer viruses or other harmful components. You understand that Avamere Family of Companies may (but has no obligation in the absence of governmental regulatory requirements) to change, withdraw, improve or otherwise modify its Web Site Content at any time without any notice to you.
No Warranties
Web Site Content is provided by Avamere Family of Companies “AS-IS” and without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. TO THE EXTENT ANY ACCESS OR USE OF THE Avamere Family of Companies WEB SITES CONSTITUTES A SALE OR EXCHANGE OF GOODS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. You agree that under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall Avamere Family of Companies be liable for any direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages. This includes but is not limited to loss of data or profit arising out of the use or the inability to use the Content of a Avamere Family of Companies Web Site, even if a Avamere Family of Companies representative has been advised of the possibility of your damages.
No Confidentiality and License
If you wish to provide your information to Avamere Family of Companies and you wish to retain an interest or ownership in it, you must contact Avamere Family of Companies in writing and propose to Avamere Family of Companies a commercial transaction pursuant to which you and Avamere Family of Companies agree in a written and signed agreement to an exchange of information. If you transmit to or post on the Avamere Family of Companies Web Site without any prior written Agreement with Avamere Family of Companies providing for such activity, any material, data, information or idea, it will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and may be disseminated or used by Avamere Family of Companies for any purpose. By sending Avamere Family of Companies any information or material, you grant Avamere Family of Companies an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those materials and information. You also agree that Avamere Family of Companies is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send to Avamere Family of Companies for any purpose without any obligation to you.
No Unlawful or Unacceptable Content Posting
You are not authorized to post on or transmit to any Avamere Family of Companies Web Site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, or any other content that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under the law. If you do so, you agree to assume all claims, costs, losses, expenses, damages and liabilities caused by such activity and indemnify and hold Avamere Family of Companies harmless from any liability or loss.
Hyperlinks
Avamere Family of Companies may provide hyperlinks to other internet web sites maintained by third parties or may provide third party content on Avamere Family of Companies Web Site. The content in any such linked sites is not under Avamere Family of Companies control and Avamere Family of Companies is not responsible for the content of those sites, including any further links in another site. If you decide to access any of the third party sites linked to a Avamere Family of Companies Web Site, you do so entirely at your own risk. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that the third party you link to for your use is free of computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature. By providing a link, Avamere Family of Companies does not necessarily endorse a third party or its web site. Avamere Family of Companies reserves the right to terminate a link to a third party web site at any time in its sole discretion.
Linked Internet Sites
If you wish to provide a link to a Avamere Family of Companies Web Site, you may do so under the terms and conditions of this or any future Avamere
Family of Companies web access and use agreement, but: you may not use or replicate Avamere Family of Companies Content; you agree not to create a browser, border environment or frame for Avamere Family of Companies Content; you may not imply that Avamere Family of Companies is endorsing you or your products or services; you may not misrepresent your relationship with Avamere Family of Companies; you may not present false information about Avamere Family of Companies products or services; and your linked web site shall not contain content that could be construed as distasteful, offensive or controversial, and or contain content that is not appropriate for all age, racial, religious or other groups protected by law. If you violate these promises, you agree to be responsible for all claims, costs, losses, expenses, damages and liabilities associated with such acts or omissions and indemnify and hold Avamere Family of Companies harmless and you agree to remove any link to Avamere Family of Companies. immediately upon the request of Avamere Family of Companies.
No Representations, Legal Compliance
Avamere Family of Companies makes no representation that content or materials in a Avamere Family of Companies Web Site are appropriate or available for use outside the U.S.A. You agree to refrain from access to Content on a Avamere Family of Companies Web Site from jurisdictions where such access is illegal or prohibited. If you choose to access this site from other jurisdictions, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws and regulations. We are not responsible for any law violations of law or regulation by your access or use of any Content on a Avamere Family of Companies Web Site. You must become familiar with U.S. laws and regulations on export of technical information and you agree you will not use or export Content in a Avamere Family of Companies Web Site in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations. Any claims relating to Avamere Family of Companies Web Site and its Content and materials shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, U.S.A., without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between us for any purpose concerning this Agreement or the parties – obligations shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court in the State of Ohio.
Copyrights
Avamere Family of Companies claims the copyright interest in the compilation in all the Avamere Family of Companies Web Site Content, including without limitation, the incorporated Avamere Family of Companies Web Sites. The laws of the United States of America and all other signatories to the Berne Convention protect the copyright owner from infringement and you represent that you have read, understand and agree to The U.S. Copyright Act and such other applicable laws and regulations of other countries and you will not violate them in your access and use of any Avamere Family of Companies Web Site and that you will indemnify and hold Avamere Family of Companies harmless. Copyright – Avamere Family of Companies Inc. 2005
Privacy Policy
Your privacy on the Internet is important to Avamere Family of Companies. As part of the operation of Avamere Family of Companies., certain pieces of information are gathered about Avamere Family of Companies. Members. Below are explanations regarding the types of information collected, what is done with it, and how to correct or change the information. What Information is Collected As part of the Avamere Family of Companies. Member registration process, the prospective member is asked to provide an email address and interest category selections? The prospective member, at their option, may voluntarily provide additional information, including personal, geographic and demographic information. In addition to the information provided by members, Avamere Family of Companies may also collect information about Avamere Family of Companies. Members from third party sources. Furthermore, Avamere Family of Companies monitors incoming and outgoing Web site traffic data to help diagnose problems with its servers and to administer its Web site. Avamere Family of Companies also uses this data to assemble broad demographic information about its members in general. The purpose of this data collection is to ensure that Avamere Family of Companies. Members receive only the most relevant, targeted offers and information from Avamere Family of Companies.. Avamere Family of Companies uses “contact us” forms as a way for clients, potential clients and members to communicate with Avamere Family of Companies.. Avamere Family of Companies. collects the information supplied by the sender of the “contact us” form in order to establish and maintain relationships with clients, potential clients and members. Avamere Family of Companies. also uses email links located on various pages of the Avamere Family of Companies Web site to allow you to contact Avamere Family of Companies. with questions or comments you may have. Avamere Family of Companies. welcomes these email communications and makes efforts to respond to these communications where appropriate. Email communications and the ideas sent to Avamere Family of Companies. in these email communications become the property of Avamere Family of Companies.. Avamere Family of Companies uses the email communications to evaluate and improve its services and Web site. Avamere Family of Companies. also may save these email communications for future reference or use.
In an attempt to customize the Avamere Family of Companies. service and provide members with the information they may be most interested in, Avamere Family of Companies also conducts internal research on our user’s demographics, interests, and behavior based upon information members provide directly to Avamere Family of Companies and information that Avamere Family of Companies may collect from third party sources and/or through the use of cookies (see below). Avamere Family of Companies may combine or otherwise overlay some or all of the foregoing information to build profiles about Avamere Family of Companies. Members, which may be individual specific or in aggregate form. By becoming a Avamere Family of Companies. Member, you consent to Avamere Family of Companies employing the foregoing techniques in its continuing efforts to better serve its members by providing them with the information in which they may be most interested. Avamere Family of Companies does not use information about its members for any purposes unrelated to the services offered by Avamere Family of Companies.. As discussed above, Avamere Family of Companies. may, from time to time, obtain information about its members from third party sources. In addition, Avamere Family of Companies may, from time to time, assist third parties in developing, implementing and monitoring advertising campaigns using data owned or supplied by the third party. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy does not cover the conduct or practices of these third party sources. However, Avamere Family of Companies will treat information that it receives from third party sources according to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
The Use of Cookies
As an important and necessary part of providing customizable and personalized services to its members, Avamere Family of Companies uses cookies to store and sometimes track information about members. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to a member’s browser from a Web server and stored on a member’s computer hard drive. Areas of Avamere Family of Companies’ Web site where members are prompted to login or that are customizable require acceptance of cookies. Cookies are also used to help Avamere Family of Companies track the response to messages sent to members on behalf of marketers so that Avamere Family of Companies can monitor and report campaign results to the marketer and track response history. With respect to cookies, you have a choice. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject all cookies, you will be unable to use those Avamere Family of Companies services that require the use of cookies in order to participate.
Children’s Online Privacy Protection
The safety of children is important to us. Avamere Family of Companies’ Web site is a general audience site and is not directed to children under the age of 13. Similarly, Avamere Family of Companies’ services are not directed to nor intended for anyone under the age of 13. Avamere Family of Companies. will not knowingly accept members who are under the age
of 13 years nor will it knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information from or about anyone under the age of 13 years. Accordingly, when registering to become a Avamere Family of Companies Member, the new member must certify that they are not under the age of 13. Avamere Family of Companies relies on the truthfulness of this certification when accepting new members. In the event that Avamere Family of Companies receives information that establishes that a member is under the age of 13 years, Avamere Family of Companies reserves the right, which it will exercise, to terminate that member’s membership. Avamere Family of Companies will also delete all information in its databases about that terminated member. If you believe Avamere Family of Companies has any information from or about anyone under 13, please contact us at the address listed below. Email: privacy@Avamere Family of Companies.
Confidentiality
Avamere Family of Companies will not provide personally identifiable information of a Avamere Family of Companies. Member to third parties except as noted under Limits of Confidentiality, personally identifiable information means the member’s name, residence address, email address, social security number or other information from which the member’s identity may be reasonably ascertained. Avamere Family of Companies uses proprietary technologies to preserve the anonymity of members while matching the member’s interests with targeted information sent via email.
Avamere Family of Companies will under no circumstance knowingly reveal any member’s identity to marketers. It is solely at a Avamere Family of Companies. Member’s discretion if he or she chooses to provide personally identifiable information to a marketer by making a purchase, requesting additional information, or communicating directly with the company or organization after visiting its Web site or otherwise.
Limits of Confidentiality
As part of its day-to-day business activities, Avamere Family of Companies must disclose certain aggregate level information about Avamere Family of Companies. Members to certain third parties; principally, (1) Avamere Family of Companies’ Network Partners, and (2) Marketers who use Avamere Family of Companies’ network. Below is the information and circumstances under which Avamere Family of Companies may be required to disclose information to third parties.
(1) Network Partners: When a Avamere Family of Companies. Member registers through the Web site of a Network Partner, Avamere Family of Companies is obligated to disclose to that particular Network Partner the information submitted by the Avamere Family of Companies. Member during the registration process. In addition to the foregoing information, Avamere Family of Companies may also disclose aggregate level information to the Network Partner about Avamere Family of Companies. Members who registered through that particular Network Partner’s site. Such aggregate information may include, for example, the number of individuals who registered through the Network Partner’s site; the turnover rate of Avamere Family of Companies. Members who have registered through the Network Partner’s site; with respect to any particular campaign, the response rates of the Avamere Family of Companies. Members who registered through the Network Partner’;s site; and statistics on the interest categories selected by the Avamere Family of Companies. Members who have registered through the Network Partner’s site. Subject to the exceptions discussed below, Avamere Family of Companies will not knowingly disclose any personally identifiable information about a Avamere Family of Companies. Member to a Network Partner unless such personally identifiable information was provided during the registration process through the Network Partner’s Web site.
(2) Marketers: Avamere Family of Companies will disclose aggregate level information about Avamere Family of Companies. Members to marketers as reasonably necessary to explain the services that Avamere Family of Companies can offer, to report on the advertising campaigns that Avamere Family of Companies undertakes for any particular marketer, and/or to implement and explain campaign strategies. Subject to the exceptions discussed below, Avamere Family of Companies will not knowingly disclose any personally identifiable information about a Avamere Family of Companies. Member to a marketer. Due to the existing legal, regulatory and security environment, Avamere Family of Companies may be required, under certain circumstances, to disclose aggregate level and/or personally identifiable information about its members. Avamere Family of Companies will use its best efforts to limit such disclosure to the following: where Avamere Family of Companies believes in good faith that it is required to do so in response to a subpoena or other legal process; where reasonably required to do so in order to maintain, update or otherwise implement Avamere Family of Companies’ data security measures, equipment, technical operations and the like; or where reasonably necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against persons or entities to preserve and/or enforce Avamere Family of Companies’s rights.
Use of Information
Avamere Family of Companies uses member information to deliver the Avamere Family of Companies. services. Thus, member information is used by Avamere Family of Companies in identifying information that may be of interest to its members. A member’s email address will be used by Avamere Family of Companies to contact that member about member-selected interests. Avamere Family of Companies also uses member information to monitor, interpret, analyze and report campaign results. Avamere Family of Companies does not use member information for purposes unrelated to the services offered by Avamere Family of Companies.
Protection of Member Information
Avamere Family of Companies undertakes substantial efforts to protect the confidentiality of the identity, preferences and other information it has collected about individual members and will never knowingly allow access to this information to anyone outside Avamere Family of Companies other than to the member or as described above under the heading Limits of Confidentiality.
Avamere Family of Companies has made a substantial investment in its server, database, backup and firewall technologies to protect the information assets of the Avamere Family of Companies Network, including the confidentiality of information collected about Avamere Family of Companies. Members. These technologies are deployed as part of a sophisticated security architecture and protocol. You should also do your part in protecting your information. Your Avamere Family of Companies user name and password are confidential and we recommend that you not divulge them to anyone. Unfortunately, neither Avamere Family of Companies network nor data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect member information, Avamere Family of Companies cannot ensure or warrant the security of member information. Thus, any information a member transmits to us is done so at the member’s own risk. Once we receive member information, Avamere Family of Companies undertakes substantial efforts to protect the confidentiality of this information consistent with this Policy.
Policy Changes
The foregoing policy is effective as of June 2005. Avamere Family of Companies reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of Avamere Family of Companies’s services following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. Avamere Family of Companies will take reasonable measures to notify you if there is a material change in our privacy practices with respect to use of the information you have provided to Avamere Family of Companies.. Avamere Family of Companies will conspicuously post these changes in our Privacy Policy. Avamere Family of Companies also will post a message on the home page of its Web site that states that the Privacy Policy has been changed, and will provide a link to the Privacy Policy. These postings will occur on Avamere Family of Companies’s Web site at least 30 days prior to any material change. For more information, see our Terms and Conditions of service. If you have any questions about this privacy statement, Avamere Family of Companies practices, or feel that your privacy has been compromised, please contact us at info@Avamere Family of Companies.
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NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
This notice describes how health information about you can be used and disclosed, and how you can gain access to this information. Please review it carefully.
General description and purpose of notice
This notice describes our information privacy practices and that of:
- Any health care professional authorized to enter information into your medical record created and/or maintained at our facility;
- Any member of a volunteer group which we allow to help you while receiving services at our facility;
- All facility employees, staff, and other personnel; and
- Other entities under contract to assist in providing healthcare in a clinically integrated manner.
The above individuals or entities may share your protected health information with each other for purposes of treatment, payment, health care operations, or business associate operations, as further described in this notice.
Our facility’s policy regarding your protected health information
Certain state and federal laws and regulations require us to implement policies and procedures to safeguard the privacy of your protected health information. This notice will provide you with information regarding our privacy practices and applies to all of your protected health information created and/or maintained at our facility, including any information that we receive from other health care providers or facilities. The notice describes the ways in which we may use or disclose your protected health information and describes your rights and our obligations regarding any such uses or disclosures. We reserve the right to change the terms of this notice of privacy practices and to make new notice provisions effective for all protected health information we maintain. In the event of revision, new copies will be posted in the facility, on our website and available upon request.
Uses or disclosures of your protected health information
We may use or disclose your protected health information in one of the following ways:
- For purposes of treatment, payment, health care operations, or business associate operations;
- Pursuant to your written authorization;
- Pursuant to your verbal agreement; or
- As permitted or required by law.
The following describes each of the different ways that we may use or disclose your protected health information.
Uses or disclosures made without your verbal or written authorization
We may use or disclose your protected health information for purposes of treatment, payment, or health care operations.
Treatment. We may use your protected health information to provide you with health care treatment and services. We may disclose your protected health information to personnel who are involved in your health care.
Payment. We may use or disclose your protected health information so that we may bill and collect payment from you, an insurance company, or another third party for the health care services you receive at our facility.
Health care operations. We may use or disclose your protected health information to perform certain functions within our facility. These uses or disclosures are necessary to operate our facility and to make sure that our residents receive quality care.
Business Associates. There are services provided in our facilities through contracts with third parties who are our business associates. We may share your protected health information with our business associates so that they can perform the job we’ve asked them to do. We require our business associates to sign a contract that states they will appropriately protect your information. Examples of business associates include medical records storage companies, computer software companies and accreditation agencies.
Uses or disclosures made pursuant to your written authorization
We may use or disclose your protected health information pursuant to your written authorization for purposes other than treatment, payment or health care operations. You have the right to revoke a written authorization at any time as long as your revocation is provided to us in writing. If you revoke your written authorization, we will no longer use or disclose your protected health information for the purposes identified in the authorization, except to the extent that we have already relied on your authorization, that disclosure is required for us to obtain payment for services already provided or that the law prohibits revocation.
Restrictions on disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) to health plan. We will abide by your written request to restrict disclosure of protected health information for services you will pay out-of-pocket in full. To request this restriction, please do so in writing and submit to the Privacy Officer. You will be required to make arrangements for direct payment for your services and pay out-of-pocket in full for the services provided.
Restrictions on Marketing. We may ask you to sign an authorization to use or disclose your protected health information as part of a marketing effort. The authorization will state if the facility will receive any direct or indirect compensation for the marketing. Your authorization is needed except for face-to-face communications made by the facility to you or for promotional gifts of nominal value. Marketing is defined as a communication about a product or service that encourages the purchase or use of the product or service.
Uses or disclosures made pursuant to your verbal agreement.
We may use or disclose your protected health information, pursuant to your verbal agreement, for purposes of including you in our facility directory or for purposes of releasing information to persons involved in your care as described below.
Facility directory. We may use or disclose certain limited protected health information about you in our facility directory while you are a resident at our facility. This information may include your name, your assigned unit and room number and your religious affiliation. Your religious affiliation may only be given to a member of the clergy. The directory information, except for religious affiliation, may be given to people who ask for you by name. If you would like to opt out of our facility directory please inform the admissions’ staff.
Individuals directly involved in your care. We may disclose your protected health information to individuals, such as family and friends, who are directly involved in your care or who help pay for your care. We also may disclose your protected health information to a person or organization assisting in disaster relief efforts for the purpose of notifying your family or friends involved in your care about your condition, status and location.
Uses or disclosures permitted or required by law.
Certain state and federal laws and regulations either require or permit us to make certain uses or disclosures of your protected health information without your permission. These uses or disclosures are generally made to meet public health reporting obligations or to ensure the health and safety of the public at large. The uses or disclosures which we may make pursuant to these laws and regulations include the following:
Public health activities. We may use or disclose your protected health information to public health authorities that are authorized by law to receive and collect protected health information for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury or disability.
Health oversight activities. We may use or disclose your protected health information to a health oversight agency that is authorized by law to conduct health oversight activities. These oversight activities may include audits, investigations, inspections, or licensure and certification surveys.
Judicial or administrative proceedings. We may use or disclose your protected health information to courts or administrative agencies charged with the authority to hear and resolve lawsuits or disputes.
Worker’s compensation. We may use or disclose your protected health information to worker’s compensation programs when your health condition arises out of a work-related illness or injury.
Law Enforcement official. We may use or disclose your protected health information in response to a request received from a law enforcement official.
Coroners, medical examiners, or funeral directors. We may use or disclose your protected health information to a coroner or medical examiner for the purpose of identifying a deceased individual or to determine the cause of death. We also may use or disclose your protected health information to a funeral director for the purpose of carrying out his/her necessary activities.
Organ procurement organizations or tissue banks. If you are an organ donor, we may use or disclose your protected health information to organizations that handle organ procurement, transplantation, or tissue banking for the purpose of facilitating organ or tissue donation or transplantation.
Research. We may use or disclose your protected health information for research purposes under certain limited circumstances.
To avert a serious threat to health or safety. We may use or disclose your protected health information when necessary to prevent a serious threat to the health or safety of you or other individuals.
Military and veterans. If you are a member of the armed forces, we may use or disclose your protected health information as required by military command authorities.
National security and intelligence activities. We may use or disclose your protected health information to authorized federal officials for purposes of intelligence, counterintelligence, and other national security activities, as authorized by law.
Required by Law. We may use or disclose your information where such uses or disclosures are required by federal, state or local law.
Your rights regarding your protected health information.
You have the following rights regarding your protected health information which we create and/or maintain:
Right to inspect and copy. You have the right to inspect and copy protected health information that may be used to make decisions about your care. Generally, this includes medical and billing records, but does not include psychotherapy notes. If this facility maintains an electronic health record you may request a copy in writing of your record in either electronic or paper format. This facility may charge for a copy of your records.
Right to request an amendment. If you feel that the protected health information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information. You have the right to request an amendment for as long as the information is kept by or for our facility.
We may deny your request for an amendment if it is not in writing or does not include a reason to support the request. In addition, we may deny your request if you ask us to amend information that:
- was not created by us, unless the person or entity that created the information is no longer available to make the amendment
- is not part of the protected health information kept by or for our facility
- is not part of the information which you would be permitted to inspect and copy
- is accurate and complete
Right to an accounting of disclosures. You have the right to request an accounting of the disclosures which we have made of your protected health information. This accounting will not include disclosures of protected health information that we made for purposes of treatment, payment, or health care operations.
Right to request restrictions. You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the protected health information we use or disclose about you for treatment, payment, or health care operations. You also have the right to request a limit on the protected health information we disclose about you to someone, such as a family member or friend, who is involved in your care or in the payment of your care. In addition, you may restrict disclosures to a health plan if you are paying for your care entirely out-of-pocket.
We are not required to agree to your request. If we do agree, we will comply with your request unless the information is needed to provide emergency treatment to you.
Right to request confidential communications. You have the right to request that we communicate with you about your health care in a certain way or at a certain location. For example, you can ask that we only contact you at work or by mail.
Right to receive notice of a breach. You have the right to be notified upon a breach of any of your unsecured protected health information. The Privacy Officer will work with appropriate facility personnel to determine whether a breach has occurred and what notification requirements may be required for the particular breach. In addition, the covered component that maintains the data will report to the HIPAA Privacy Officer to ensure that appropriate measures are initiated for both privacy and security breaches.
Please submit any requests regarding your rights, as described above to the Privacy Officer. Contact information for the Privacy Officer is located at the end of this Notice. For purposes of requesting a copy of your legal health record, please request a form from your facility.
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, or you need more information regarding your rights, please contact our privacy officer or the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. You will NOT be penalized for filing a complaint.
Avamere Family of Companies
c/o Privacy Officer
25117 SW Parkway, Suite B
Wilsonville, OR 97070
(503) 570-3405
Office of Civil Rights
Instructions at:
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/index.html
REVISED 8/13
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