HIPAA
PRIVACY STATEMENT
NOTICE OF USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED HEALTH
INFORMATION
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT
YOUR PATIENTS MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED. PLEASE REVIEW
IT CARFULLY
At
American Credit Association LLC, we are committed to
protecting the privacy of your patients’ personal and
health information. All of our employees are required
to sign confidentiality agreements and are required
to comply with our confidentiality policies.
We may use or disclose your protected health information
for purposes of payment only with your clients written
consent (which you have obtained). For Example, we may
submit a claim to an insurer, or forward a copy of the
statement you have provided to your client by mail or
fax. We must obtain your written authorization for any
other use or disclosure. You May revoke your consent
or authorization at any time in writing This will not
apply to information used or disclosed while the consent
or authorization was in effect.
We will provide access to your patients information,
without your consent or authorization, when required
to do so by law or regulation. Access may be granted
to public health and law enforcement authorities, health
care oversight agencies, government benefits programs,
employers (in cases of work related illness or injury),
Courts and administrative tribunals.
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of protected
health information and to provide you with notice of
our legal duties and privacy practices with respect
to protected health information.
We are required to abide by the terms of the most current
notice in effect.
We reserve the right to change the terms of our notice
and to make the new notice provisions effective for
all protected health information that we maintain. We
will provide you with a revised notice by mail.
If you wish or need to do so, please select the following
link for a printable copy of our
Business
Associate Agreement.
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