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NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES


THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW  INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. ALL INORMATION WE COLLECT IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND UNLESS SPECIFICALLY COURT ORDERED CANNOT BE DISCLOSED IN COURT OR TO OTHER PARTIES.

OUR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE FEDERAL PRIVACY STANDARD
In addition to providing you with your rights, as detailed below, the federal privacy standard requires the Agency to:
  • Maintain the privacy of your  information, including implementing reasonable and appropriate physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to protect the information.
  • Provide you with this Notice as to our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to the individually identifiable  information we collect and maintain about you.
  • Abide by the terms of this Notice.
  • Mitigate (lessen the harm of) any breach of privacy or confidentiality.
  • All Agency staff, volunteers and contracted individuals who are involved in providing your care are expected to follow the privacy practices as stated in this Notice. 

    USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
    The Agency will not use or disclose your  information without your authorization, except as described in this Notice or otherwise required by law. We reserve the right to change our practices and to make the new provisions effective for all individually identifiable  information we maintain. Should we change our information practices, you may request a copy of the Notice or access it at our website (www.costeffectivelawyers.net).

    The following are examples of how the Agency will use and disclose your information for treatment, payment and operations. These examples are not meant to be inclusive, but describe types of uses and disclosures.

    Federal privacy rules allow the Agency to use or disclose your information without your prior authorization for a number of other reasons, which include: when required by law, public health purposes, abuse or neglect reporting, health oversight activities, , when a crime has been committed at the Agency; workers' compensation and emergencies. 


    CONTACT PERSON
    You have the right to express complaints to the Agency  if you believe that your privacy rights have been violated. Any complaints to the Agency should be made in writing to the Compliance Officer. The Agency encourages you to express any concerns you may have regarding the privacy of your information. You will not be retaliated against in any way for filing a complaint 

    The Compliance Officer can be reached at 33740828, during the Agency's regular business hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.