Access.! You! have! the! right! to! look! at! or! get! copies! of! your! health! information,! with! limited!
exceptions.!You!must!make!the!request!in!writing.!You!may!obtain!a!form!to!request!access!by!
using!the!contact!in formation !listed!at!the!end!of!this!Notice.!You!may!also!request!access!by!
sending!us!a!letter!to!the!add ress!at!the!end!of!this!Notice.!If!you!request!information!that!we!
maintain!on!paper,!we!may!provide!photocopies.!If!you!request!information!that!we!mai ntai n!
electronically,!you!have! the!right!to! an!electronic!copy.! We!will!use! the!form!and! format!you!
request! if! readily! producible.! We! will! charge! you! a! reasonable! costUbased! fee! for! the! cost! of!
supplies! and! labor! of! copying,! and! for! postage! if! you! want! copies! mailed! to! you.! Contact! us!
using!the!information!listed!at!the!end!of!this!Notice!for!an!explanation!of!our!fee!structure.!
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If! you! are! denied! a! request! for! access,! you! have! the! right! to! have! the! denial! reviewed! in!
accordance!with!the!requirements!of!applicable!law.!
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Disclosure!Accounting.!With!the!exception!of!certain!di sclo sures,!you!have!the!right!to!receive!
an!accounting!of!disclosures!of!your!health!i nfo rmation!in!accordance!with!applicable!laws!and!
regulations.! To! request! an! accounting! of! disclosures! of! your! health! information,! you! must!
submit!your!request!in!writing!to!the!Privacy!Official.!If!you!request!this!accounting!more!than!
once!in!a!12Umonth!period,!we!may!charge!you!a!reasonable,!costUbased!fee!for!responding!to!
the!additional!requests.!
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Right!to!Request!a!Restriction.!You!have!the!right!to!request!additional!restrictions!on!our!use!
or!disclosure! of!your! PHI! by!submitting! a!written! request!to!the! Privacy!Official.! Your!written!
request!must!include!(1)!what!information!you!want!to!limit,!(2)!whether!you!want!to!limit!our!
use,!di sclosu re!or!both,!and!(3)!to!whom!you!want!the!limits!to!apply.!We!are!not!required!to!
agree!to!your!request!except!in!the!case!where!the!disclosure!is!to!a!health!plan!for!purposes!of!
carrying!out!payment!or!health!care!operations,!and!the!information!pertains!solely!to!a!health!
care!item!or!service!for!whi ch!you,!or!a!person!on!your!behalf!(other!than!the!health!plan),!has!
paid!our!practice!in!full.!!
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Alternative! Communication.! You! have! the! right! to! request! that! we! communicate! with! you!
about!your!health!information!by!alternative!means!o r!at!alternative!l ocatio ns. !You!must!make!
your! request! in! writing.! Your! request! must! specify! the! alternative! means! or! location,! and!
provide!satisfactory!explanation!of!how!payments!will!be!han dl ed!under!the!alternative!means!
or! location! you! request.! We! will! accommodate! all! reasonable! requests.! However,! if! we! are!
unable! to! contact! you! using! the! ways! or! locations! you! have! requested! we! may! contact! you!
using!the!information!we!have.!
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Amendment.! You! have! the! right! to! request! that! we! amend! your! health! information.! Your!
request!must!be!in!writi ng,! and!it!must!explain!why!the!information!should!be! amended.!We!
may!deny!your!request!under!certain!circumstances.!If!we!agree!to!your!request,!we!will!amend!
your! record(s)! and! notify! you! of! such.! If! we! deny! your! request! for! an! amendment,! we! will!
provide!you!with!a!written!explanation!of!why!we!denied!it!and!explain!your!rights.!!
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