HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.

Our Duty to Protect Your Health Information

Truman Chiropractic is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and follow the terms of the notice currently in effect.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

We may use and disclose your PHI for the following purposes:

• Treatment: To provide, coordinate, and manage your chiropractic care. This may include sharing information with other healthcare providers involved in your treatment.
• Payment: To bill and collect payment for your treatment, including submitting claims to your insurance company.
• Healthcare Operations: To support our business activities, including quality improvement, staff training, and compliance activities.
• Appointment Reminders: To contact you about upcoming appointments via phone, text, or email.
• As Required by Law: When federal, state, or local law requires disclosure.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

You have the right to:

• Access: Request to inspect and obtain a copy of your health records.
• Amendment: Request corrections to your health information if you believe it is inaccurate or incomplete.
• Accounting of Disclosures: Request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your health information.
• Restriction: Request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information, although we are not required to agree to your request.
• Confidential Communications: Request that we communicate with you in a particular way or at a specific location.
• Breach Notification: Receive notification if there is a breach of your unsecured PHI.

Authorizations

Uses and disclosures not described in this notice will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke an authorization at any time by submitting a written request to our office.

Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to change this notice and make the revised notice effective for health information we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. The current notice will be posted in our office and on our website.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office or with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.

Contact Information

For questions about this notice or to exercise your rights, please contact: