HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
1. Our Commitment to Your Privacy
Arogya Physical Therapy PLLC is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), to provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices, and to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect. We are committed to protecting your health information.
2. How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
Treatment
We may use or disclose your health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your physical therapy care. For example, we may share your records with another healthcare provider to whom we refer you.
Payment
We may use or disclose your health information to obtain payment for services we have provided. For example, we may provide your insurer or a third-party payer with information about services rendered so that they may reimburse you or us.
Healthcare Operations
We may use or disclose your health information to support our business activities. This includes quality assessment, compliance activities, and staff training.
As Required by Law
We will disclose your health information when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.
Public Health Activities
We may disclose your health information for public health activities and purposes, including reporting communicable diseases, reactions to medications, or product recalls to public health authorities.
Health Oversight Activities
We may disclose your health information to federal or state health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law, including audits, investigations, and licensure inspections.
Law Enforcement
We may disclose your health information to law enforcement officials as required by law, or in response to a court order, subpoena, or other legal process.
Serious Threat to Health or Safety
We may disclose your health information when necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.
All other uses and disclosures of your PHI not described above will be made only with your written authorization, which you may revoke at any time in writing.
3. Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information
Right to Access
You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your medical records and other information used to make decisions about your care. We may charge a reasonable cost-based fee for copies.
Right to Request Corrections
If you believe information in your records is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend it. We may deny the request under certain circumstances, but will provide a written explanation if we do.
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures
You have the right to request a list of disclosures of your PHI we have made, other than for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations, for the six years prior to your request.
Right to Request Restrictions
You may request restrictions on how we use or disclose your health information. We are not required to agree to a restriction unless the disclosure is to a health plan for purposes of payment or operations and the PHI relates solely to a service paid out-of-pocket in full.
Right to Request Confidential Communications
You may request that we communicate with you about health matters in a specific way or at a specific location. We will accommodate reasonable requests.
Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice
You have the right to a paper copy of this Notice at any time. You may also view it on our website at arogyapt.com/hipaa-notice.
4. How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any of the rights described above, please submit a written request to:
Arogya Physical Therapy PLLC
135 Mourning Dove Ln, Ste 103, Leander, TX 78641
info@arogyapt.com
5. 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. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.
To file a complaint with us, contact us at info@arogyapt.com.
6. Changes to This Notice
We reserve the right to change this Notice at any time. We reserve the right to make the revised or changed Notice effective for health information we already have as well as any information we receive in the future. We will post the current Notice on our website and make copies available in the clinic.