Notice of Privacy Practices

NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES

This facility is required by law to provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices, so that you will understand how we may use or share information from your health record (PHI), as well as how you can gain access to this information. At Resource Management Services, there may be some services that are provided through contracts with business associates, so that they can do the job we have asked them to do. Business associates are also required to safeguard your health information.

Resource Management Services must obtain your written consent which may be revoked at any time, prior to disclosing information about you or the services you receive, with the following exceptions concerning treatment, payment, and operations.

Treatment purposes to plan your care and communicate with other health professionals involved in your care
To disclose information to your family or other person involvedin your care unless you object
Communications within RMS
Payment purposes
HealthCare Operations to manage programs and operations, create reports, and improve the quality of services
Appointment reminders
Public Health officials
As required by law such as subpoena or court order
Abuse reports and investigations
Determining your eligibility for services
Medical emergencies
Serious threat to your health and safety, the public, or another person
Crimes on the premises of RMS or against RMS staff
Payment for your healthcare
Medical research

Privacy Rights

Right to a copy of your health record or a part of the record (fees may apply)
Right to correct, amend, or update your records
Right to obtain a list of disclosures
Right to request limits on uses of PHI
Right to revoke permission· Right to choose how RMS communicates with you
Right to file a complaint
Right to a copy of this notice
Right to receive a notice of change to privacy practices

You may contact RMS' Clinical/Compliance Director, Angie Fontenot at 337-261-8781 to report a problem or with questions/concerns about the privacy of your healthcare record, without fear of retaliation.