HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

This Notice Describes How Medical Information About You May Be Used and Disclosed

Please review it carefully.

This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how Valencia Chiropractic may use and disclose your protected health information (PHI) to carry out treatment, payment, or healthcare operations, and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law.

Our Duties

Valencia Chiropractic is required by law to:

• Maintain the privacy of your protected health information.
• Provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices.
• Follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect.
• Notify you in the event of a breach of your unsecured PHI.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

Treatment: We may use your PHI to provide chiropractic care and coordinate with other healthcare providers involved in your treatment.

Payment: We may use or disclose your PHI so that treatment and services you receive may be billed to and payment collected from you, your insurance company, or a third party.

Healthcare Operations: We may use or disclose your PHI for quality assessment, training, compliance activities, and other business operations of our practice.

As Required by Law: We may disclose your PHI when required to do so by federal, state, or local law, including disclosures to public health authorities and in response to court orders or legal proceedings.

Personal Injury Cases: With your written authorization, we may disclose your PHI to your attorney and their staff for the purpose of supporting a personal injury claim or legal proceeding.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

• Right to Inspect and Copy: You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI maintained in our records.
• Right to Request Corrections: You may request that we amend your PHI if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete.
• Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You may request a list of certain disclosures of your PHI we have made.
• Right to Request Restrictions: You may request restrictions on how we use or disclose your PHI for treatment, payment, or operations.
• Right to Confidential Communications: You may request that we communicate with you about your health information in a certain way or at a certain location.
• Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice: You may request a paper copy of this Notice at any time.

Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to change this Notice at any time 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 in our office and on this website. The effective date of the Notice will be noted at the top of the page.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.

To file a complaint with us, contact:
Valencia Chiropractic
28001 Smyth Drive, Valencia, CA 91355
(661) 941-1900
Info@valenciachiropracticcare.com