NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
PATIENT CONSENT FOR USE AND/OR DISCLOSURE O PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION TO CARRY OUTTREATMENT, PAYMENT AND HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS
1. The Provider’s Privacy Notice has been provided to me prior to my signing this Consent. The Privacy Notice includes a complete description of the uses and/or disclosures of my protected health information (“PHI”) necessary for the Provider to provide treatment to me, and also necessary for the Provider to obtain payment for that treatment and to carry out its health care operations. The Provider explained to me that the Privacy Notice or copies thereof will be available to me in the future on my request. The Provider has further explained my right to obtain a copy of the Privacy Notice prior to signing this Consent, and has encouraged me to read the Privacy Notice carefully prior to my signing this Consent.
2. The Provider reserves the right to change its privacy policies that are described in its Privacy Notice, in accordance with applicable law.
3. The Provider may use and/or disclose my PHI (which includes information about my health or condition and the treatment provided to me) in order for the Provider to treat me and obtain payment for that treatment, and as necessary for the Provider to conduct its specific health care operations.
4. I understand that I have a right to request that the Provider restrict how my PHI is used and/or disclosed to carry out treatment, payment and/or health care operations. However, I understand that the Provider is not required to agree to any restrictions that I have requested. If the Provider agrees to a requested restriction, then the restriction is binding on the Provider.
5. I understand that this Consent is valid for seven years. I further understand that I have the right to revoke this Consent, in writing, at any time for all future transactions, with the understanding that any such revocation shall not apply to the extent that the Provider has already taken action in reliance on this consent.
6. I understand that if I revoke this consent at any time, the Provider has the right to refuse to treat me.
7. I understand that if I do not sign this Consent evidencing my consent to the uses and disclosures described to me above and contained in the Privacy Notice, then the Provider will not treat me.
10/24/2023