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Confidentiality
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Catholic Social Services is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of your protected health information. We have prepared the following summary of our privacy policy, which is based on the federal law governing patient privacy and on our own high standard of patient confidentiality. |
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Uses and Disclosures:
We believe you have a right to know what we do with the health
information we gather about you as a client of Catholic Social
Services. We also want to assure you that we are properly safeguarding
this important information. Once you have signed our Privacy Policy,
(at the time of initial intake), we may use your health information
for treatment, to obtain payment for treatment, for administrative
purposes, and to evaluate the quality of care that you receive. In
addition, Catholic Social Services may be required to disclose
information to comply with state or federal laws. Examples include,
but are not limited to, report of abuse to a minor, court orders, or
imminent danger to yourself or others. However, generally, we will ask
for your written authorization before using or disclosing identifiable
health information about you.
Your Rights: You have a right to inspect and request your protected health information. However, under law you may not necessarily have copies of the following records including, but not limited to psychotherapy and psychiatric progress notes. You have the right to request a restriction of your protected health information. You have a right to request that your protected health information may be amended. You have a right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures we have made of your protected health information. Any of the above requests must be made in writing, must be completed on an appropriately executed form, and must allow reasonable time to allow us to respond to the request and/or to compile the information. Please contact our office if you would like us to furnish you with a request form. Our Duties: We are required by law to protect the privacy of your information, provide this notice about our information practices, follow the information practices that are described in this notice, and seek your acknowledgement of receipt of this notice. Catholic Social Services also reserves the right to amend its policies regarding these matters and will maintain a current copy of its privacy practices in it waiting rooms. You can also request a copy of our notices at any time. Concerns: If you have questions or concerns about your privacy practices, please contact us. You may also send a written complaint to the US Department of Health and Human Services. We support your right to the privacy of your health information. Contact Officer: Lorinda Collings Telephone: 605-348-6086 Address: 918 Fifth St., Rapid City,SD 57701 |
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Privacy Policy
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