Legal
HIPAA Privacy Notice
Notice of Privacy Practices for Protected Health Information
Effective Date:
Klickitat County EMS District #1 is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI) and to provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices. We are committed to protecting your health information and will only use or disclose it as described in this notice.
Our Responsibilities
We are required by law to: maintain the privacy of your protected health information; provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices; notify you following a breach of your unsecured protected health information; and abide by the terms of the notice currently in effect.
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
We may use and disclose your health information for treatment, payment, and health care operations without your written authorization. Treatment includes providing, coordinating, or managing your health care. Payment includes billing and collecting payment for services rendered. Health care operations include quality assessment, training, and administrative activities necessary to run our organization.
Uses and Disclosures Requiring Your Authorization
Other uses and disclosures of your health information not described in this notice will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke your authorization at any time in writing, except to the extent that we have already taken action in reliance on your authorization.
Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information
You have the right to: request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information; receive confidential communications of your health information; inspect and copy your health information; request an amendment to your health information; receive an accounting of disclosures of your health information; and receive a paper copy of this notice.
Disclosures Required by Law
We may use or disclose your health information when required to do so by federal, state, or local law. This includes disclosures to public health authorities, law enforcement officials, and government oversight agencies as permitted or required by applicable law.
Changes to This Notice
We reserve the right to change this notice and to make the revised notice effective for health information we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. We will post a copy of the current notice at our station and on our website.
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 us, contact our Privacy Officer. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Contact Our Privacy Officer
If you have questions about this notice or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us.
Contact
Privacy Officer, Klickitat County EMS District #1
Address
211 Skyline Dr, White Salmon, WA 98672
Phone
509-493-5106You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights by visiting hhs.gov/ocr. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.