June 18, 2008
CPAP Connection Privacy Policy
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. It also describes your rights to access and control your protected health information. "Protected health information" is information about you, including demographic information, that may identify you and that relates to your past, present or future physical or mental health or condition and related health care services.
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. Upon your request, we will provide you with any revised Notice of Privacy Practices by calling CPAP Connection at 1-888-980-2727 and requesting that a revised copy by provided to you.
How Our Office May Use or Disclose Your Health Information
Required by Law
Our company may use and disclose information about you as required by law. For example, our company may disclose information for the following purposes:
- for judicial and administrative proceedings pursuant to legal authority;
- to report information related to victims of abuse, neglect or domestic violence; and
- to assist law enforcement officials in their law enforcement duties.
Public Health
Your information may be used or disclosed for public health activities such as assisting public health authorities or other legal authorities to prevent or control disease, injury, or disability, or for other health oversight activities authorized by law, such as audits, investigations, and inspections. Oversight agencies seeking this information include government agencies that oversee the health care system, government benefit programs, other government regulatory programs and civil rights laws.
Health and Safety
Your health information may be disclosed to avert a serious threat to the health or safety of you or any other person pursuant to applicable law. For example, we may disclose your health information to a person or company required by the Food and Drug Administration to report adverse events, product defects or problems, biologic product deviations, track products; to enable product recalls; to make repairs or replacements, or to conduct post marketing surveillance, as required.
Workers' Compensation
Your health information may be used or disclosed in order to comply with laws and regulations related to Workers' Compensation and other similar legally established programs.
Uses and Disclosures That We May Make Unless You Object
Family or Friends involved in Your Healthcare:
Unless you object in writing, the health care professionals, using their best judgment, may disclose to a member of your family, a relative, a close friend or any other person you identify, your health information that directly relates to that person's involvement in your health care. If you are unable to 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 your health information to notify or assist in notifying a family member, personal representative or any other person that is responsible for the care or 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.
Your Health Information Rights
Although your health record is the physical property of our company, the information belongs to you. Under the Federal Privacy Rules, 45 CFR Part 164, you have the right to:
- request a restriction on certain uses and disclosures of your information as provided by 45 CFR 164.522; however, our company is not required to agree to your requested restriction.
- obtain a paper copy of the notice of our information practices upon request;
- inspect and obtain a copy of your health record as provided in 45 CFR 164.524
- request an amendment to your health record as provided in 45 CFR 164.526; however, we are not required to do so.
- request confidential communications from us by alternative means or at alternative locations;
- revoke your authorization to use or disclose health information except on the extent that action has already been taken; and
- receive an accounting of disclosures made of your health information after April 14, 2003, for purposes other than treatment, payment, health care operations as described in this Notice of Privacy Practices and as provided in 45 CFR 164.528, subject to certain exceptions, restrictions and limitations.
E-mail Addresses
The e-mail addresses submitted to www.cpapconnection.com during the checkout process will not be shared with any third party groups.
Billing Information
Information provided to purchase products via online, fax, or phone order (name, address, phone number, fax, etc.)will not be shared with any third party groups or with unauthorized personnel at CPAP Connection. Credit Card information (numbers and expiration dates) are treated confidentially and will not be disclosed to anyone outside of CPAP Connection or the financial organizations used to complete the transaction.
For More Information or to Report a Problem
Feel free to contact us through mail, phone, e-mail, or fax. Thank you for your business.
Address
7940 Floyd Curl Drive, Suite 250 San Antonio, Texas 78229
Phone
1-888-908-CPAP (2727)
cpapconnect@yahoo.com
Fax
1-888-980-7272