CENTER STREET PHARMACY NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed as well as how you can get access to this information. If you have any questions or concerns on any of the information listed with the Notice of Privacy Practices document, we ask you to reach out to our Privacy Officer at Center Street Pharmacy by phone at (919)629-4900 or by mail at the address listed within this document.
Please review this information carefully.
USES AND DISCLOSURES
Treatment
Your health information may be disclosed for the purpose of evaluating your health, diagnosing medical conditions, and providing treatment to other healthcare professionals, caregivers, or a designated responsible party. For example, information you share with your pharmacist regarding your medication therapy will be made available in your medical record to all health professionals who may provide treatment or who may be consulted by staff members.
Payment
Your health information may be used to seek payment from your insurance company or credit card companies that you may use to pay for services. For example, your insurance may request and receive information on dates of service, the services provided, and the medical condition being treated.
Health Care Operations
Your health information may be used as necessary to support day-to-day activities and management of Center Street Pharmacy. For example, information on services you received may be used to support budgeting and financial reporting, and activities to evaluate and promote quality.
Law Enforcement
Your health information may be disclosed to law enforcement agencies to support government audits and inspections, to facilitate law-enforcement investigations, and to comply with government mandated reporting.
Public Health Reporting
Your health information may be disclosed to public health agencies as required by law. For example, we are required to report certain communicable disease to the state’s public health department.
Disclosure of your health information for any other purpose than those listed above requires your specific written authorization. You have authorization at any time to change your mind on a use of disclosure. If this occurs, you must submit written revocation of the authorization. Your decision to revoke authorization will not affect or undo any use of disclosure of information that occurred before you notified us of your decision to revoke your authorization.
We are prohibited to use or disclose your protected health information for marketing purposes when financial remuneration is involved without your authorization. We may not use or disclose any psychotherapy notes, sell your protected health information, or use or disclose any of your protected health information that contains genetic information without your authorization.
Information about treatments
In addition to documentation on your medications as required by federal and state regulations, Center Street Pharmacy may use your health information to send you additional information on the treatment and management of your medical condition(s).
We may also send additional information describing other health-related services and products our pharmacy provides that we believe may be of interest to you.
Marketing
Unless otherwise requested, there are some marketing activities for which we may use your name and address to provide you with information about services available from Center Street Pharmacy. If you would not like to receive communication from our pharmacy, you may opt out of such.
Individual Rights
You have certain rights under federal privacy standards. These include:
- The right to request restrictions on the use and disclosure of your protected health information
- The right to receive confidential communications concerning your medical condition and treatment
- The right to inspect and copy your protected health information
- The right to amend or submit corrections to your protected health information
- The right to receive an account of how and to whom your protected health information has been disclosed to
- The right to receive a printed copy of this notice
Center Street Pharmacy Duties
Center Street Pharmacy is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information and to provide you with this notice of privacy practices. We are also required to abide by all privacy policies and practices outlined within this notice. In the event of any breach of unsecured protected health information, if your information has been compromised it is our duty to notify you.
Right to Revise Privacy Practices
By law, it is permitted to amend or modify our privacy policies and practices. Some of these changes may be required by changes in federal and state laws and regulations. Upon request, we will provide you with the most recently revised notice. The revised policies and practices will be applied to all protected health information we maintain.
Request to Inspect Protected Health Information
As permitted by federal regulations, we require that requests to inspect or copy protected health information be submitted to us in writing. You may obtain a form to request access to your records by contacting Center Street Pharmacy via letter to our address provided below under Complaints or Additional Information. Your request shall be reviewed and will be approved unless there are legal or medical reasons to deny the request of which you shall be notified.