Privacy Policy

NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES  

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS NOTICE PLEASE CONTACT ANY ONE OF US AT THE COMPOUNDING LAB 

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED  AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.  

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

We are required to abide by the terms of this Notice of Privacy Practices. We may change the terms of our notice, at any time. The new  notice will be effective for all protected health information that we maintain at that time.  

Other Permitted and Required Uses and Disclosures That May Be Made With Your Consent, Authorization or Opportunity to Object  

We may use and disclose your protected health information in the following instances. You have the opportunity to agree or object to the use or  disclosure of all or part of your protected health information. If you are not present or able to agree or object to the use or disclosure of the protected  health information, then John Herr, R.Ph, FIACP, may, using professional judgment, determine whether the disclosure is in your best interest. In this  case, only the protected health information that is relevant to your health care will be disclosed.  

Others Involved in Your Healthcare: Unless you object, we may disclose to a member of your family, a relative, a close friend or any other person you identify, your  protected health information that directly relates to that person’s involvement in your pharmacy care. If you are unable to agree or object to such a disclosure, we may  disclose such information as necessary if we determine that it is in your best interest based on our professional judgment.  

We may use or disclose protected health information to notify or assist in notifying a family member, personal representative or any other person that is responsible for  your care of your location, general condition or death. Finally, we may use or disclose your protected health information to an authorized public or private entity to  assist in disaster relief efforts and to coordinate uses and disclosures to family or other individuals involved in your health care.  

Emergencies: We may use or disclose your protected health information in an emergency treatment situation. If this happens, a Town & Country Compounding  Pharmacy agent shall try to obtain your consent as soon as reasonably practicable after the delivery of treatment. If Town & Country Compounding Pharmacy or  another healthcare provider is required by law to treat you, and the has attempted to obtain your consent, but is unable to obtain your consent, he or she may still use or  disclose your protected health information to treat you.  

Communication Barriers: We may use and disclose your protected health information if Town & Country Compounding Pharmacy or another healthcare provider in  practice attempts to obtain consent from you but is unable to do so due to substantial communication barriers and the Pharmacist determines, using professional  judgment, that you intend to consent to use or disclosure under the circumstances.  

We may use or disclose your protected health information in the following situations without your consent or authorization:  

When required By Law, Public Health, Communicable Diseases, Health Oversight, Abuse or Neglect, Food and Drug Administration, Legal Proceedings, Law  Enforcement Coroners, Funeral Directors, and Organ Donation, Criminal Activity, Military Activity, Inmates and National Security:  

Required Uses and Disclosures: Under the law, we must make disclosures to you and when required by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human  Services to investigate or determine our compliance.  

You have the right to inspect and copy your protected health information  

You have the right to request a restriction of your protected health information. This means you may ask us not to use or disclose any part of your protected health  information for the purposes of treatment, payment or healthcare operations. You may also request that any part of your protected health information not be disclosed to  family members or friends who may be involved in your care or for notification purposes as described in this Notice of Privacy Practices. Your request must state the  specific restriction requested and to whom you want the restriction to apply.  

Town & Country Compounding Pharmacy is not required to agree to a restriction that you request if it believes it is in your best interest to permit use and disclosure of  your protected health information, your protected health information will not be restricted. If Town & Country Compounding Pharmacy does agree to the requested  restriction, we may not use or disclose your protected health information in violation of that restriction unless it is needed to provide emergency treatment.  

You have the right to request to receive confidential communications from us by alternative means or at an alternative location. We will accommodate reasonable  requests. We may also condition this accommodation by asking you for information as to how payment will be handled or specification of an alternative address or  other method of contact. We will not request an explanation from you as to the basis for the request. Please make this request in writing to our Privacy Contact.  You may have the right to have Town & Country Compounding Pharmacy amend your protected health information. This means you may request an amendment of  protected health information about you in a designated record set for as long as we maintain this information. In certain cases, we may deny your request for an  amendment. If we deny your request for amendment, you have the right to file a statement of disagreement with us and we may prepare a rebuttal to your statement and  will provide you with a copy of any such rebuttal.  

You have the right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures we have made, if any, of your protected health information. This right applies to disclosures for  purposes other than treatment, payment or healthcare operations as described in this Notice of Privacy Practices.  

You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this notice from us, upon request, even if you have agreed to accept this notice electronically.  Complaints  

You may complain to us or to the Secretary of Health and Human Services if you believe your privacy rights have been violated by us. You may file a complaint with  us by notifying our Privacy Contact of your complaint. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.  

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THIS NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED AND BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON/OR AFTER APRIL 14,2003.

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