Use and Disclosure of Your Health Information

Here at Arthur Center, we use your Personal Health Information (PHI) to provide you with treatment and services, to receive payment for that service, and in our daily operations.

Treatment
We may disclose our Personal Health Information to those involved in your treatment on an as-needed basis. This is only done when necessary or required.

Payment
We may be required to use or disclose Your PHI in order to obtain payment for services you receive at our facility. For example, when we bill your insurance provider, we may have to notify them of the services you have received from us in order for the Arthur Center to receive payment for those services rendered.

Health Care Options
We may use and disclose your PHI in our everyday health care operations. For example, your information may be used to assist us in evaluating our performance as your health care provider. We may disclose information to Doctors, Clinicians, and other agency personnel for training purposes.

Uses and Disclosures Which Do Not Require Patient Consent

State and Federal laws permit and/or require certain uses and disclosures of PHI for various purposes related to public responsibility. Such uses and disclosures may be made without the agreement or authorization of the patient. The following uses and disclosures are included in this category:

• We may disclose your health information to a public health authority in order to prevent or control disease, to report a birth or death, and to correctional institutions (if not objected by the inmate) for the purpose of public health investigations, interventions and other related matters.
• We may disclose your health information to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding his/her responsibility for quality , safety or effectiveness of an FDA regulated product or activity, to report adverse events, product defects or problems, track products, enable recall, repairs or replacements, or conduct post marketing surveillance.
• We are required to disclose your health information in response to a court order.
• We are mandated by law and clinical ethics to report information related to situation involving instances of abuse and/or neglect.
• In the event of your death, we may disclose your health information to a coroner, medical examiner or funeral director to carrying out their duties, organ procurement organizations and tissue and eye banks.
• We are mandated by law and clinical ethics to disclose information to prevent an immediate threat to the health and/or safety of yourself or the general public.
• Disclosures of admitted participation in violent crime are not permitted whether information is learned in the course of treatment entered into by the individual to affect hi or her propensity to commit the subject crime, or through counseling, or therapy or request to initiate the same.
• We may disclose your health information to the Secretary of Health and Human Services related to compliance and enforcement efforts for the purpose of audits, investigations, inspections, or other activities.
• We may disclose your health information for workers?compensation as authorized and to the extent necessary to comply with those laws relating to worker? compensation and similar programs.

Specialized Government Functions

National Security and Intelligence: Your health information may be disclosed to authorized federal officials for the conduct of lawful intelligence, counter intelligence and other investigative activities authorized by the National Security Act.

Protective Services: Your health information may be disclosed to authorized federal officials for the provision of protective services to the President, foreign heads of state, and others designated by law and for the conduct of criminal investigation of threats against such persons.

Public Benefits: Your health information relevant to administration of a government program providing public benefits may be disclosed to another governmental program providing public benefits services the same or similar populations as necessary to coordinate program functions or to improve administration and management or program functions.

Our office may contact you at the address and/or telephone number you have provided to us in order to provide appointment reminders or provide information about treatment alternative or other health related benefits and service that may be of interest to you.

Arthur Center, our business partners or related foundations for the purpose of fundraising may use your demographic information and the dates you were provided care at Arthur Center. This information will not contain your name or any other information that could reasonably be used to identify you.

All other uses or disclosures of your health information will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke this written authorization at any time.

Your Rights

The federal law that protects the privacy of your health information gives you several rights. You have the right to have a copy of the notice of privacy practices of your health care provider, and updated notices will be mailed to your residence of record. You have the right to inspect and copy information in your record under the supervision and consent of your case manager. You may request changes to the information contained in your record. You have the right to request that restrictions be placed on us for the use and disclosure of your health information. Arthur Center reserves the right to deny such requests based on the information outlined within this notice. You may also receive a list of the uses and disclosures of your health information made by Arthur Center. Certain limitations apply. Finally, you have the right to receive communications from us regarding your health information in a confidential manner. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact your case manager for assistance.

If you believe that any of these rights or your privacy rights have been violated, you have the right to complain to The Arthur Center by contacting us at 573-581-1234 or to the Department of Health and Human Services at 1.877.696.6775 or 1.877.696.6775 . You are protected under federal law from retaliation for complaints you make.

Our Duties

We have a duty under the law to tell you our legal obligations regarding your health information. Our obligations are as follows: we must maintain the privacy of your health information; we must follow the terms of this notice; we have the right to change the terms of this notice, but if we do so, we must give you a copy of the new notice. This notice shall be posted in a clear and prominent location where it is reasonable to expect individuals seeking services, to be able to read this notice. Furthermore, all individuals receiving services for the first time shall be given a copy of this notice prior to services being given.

Web Site Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us. Our policy is to respect and protect the privacy of visitors to our web site. The purpose of this privacy policy is to provide you with a description of the type of information we collect and how we use that information. Arthur Center does not collect individually identifiable data on users. We do not collect personally identifiable information on our web site unless you choose to give it to us via an electronic mail message. Even when you choose to give us information, we keep it confidential. When guests visit the Arthur Center web site, we collect some basic information that does not identify individual users. This includes the amount of traffic visiting the site, which pages are visited and for how long, where the visitors come from, and what ISP they are using. We use the information we collect to improve the quality of our web site, enhance or tailor the information we offer, and make your experience on our site as valuable and efficient as possible.

Links to Other Web Sites

Please be aware that when you click on links that take you to third-party sites web sites, you will be subject to their respective privacy policy. While we support the protection of privacy in the Internet, Arthur Center cannot be responsible for the actions of third parties. We encourage you to read the posted privacy statement whenever interacting with any web site.

Consent to Gather Non-Identifiable Information

By using our web site, you consent to Arthur Center to collect and use your information as described in this policy. If we update this privacy policy, such changes will be posted on this page. So that you are always aware of what information we collect and how we use it, we recommend that you review this page regularly.