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privacy policy

Our Privacy Policy Obligations

We protect your personal health information and comply with all relevant state, national, and international laws and regulations including the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. We abide by the terms of this Notice, and we will update these policies as changes are made to the regulations above.

Use and Disclosures Requiring Your Written Authorization

Precision Eye Care requires your authorization, on an executed release form, to use or disclose PHI. After we receive your authorization, we will use and disclose PHI to provide our services to you. This authorization will allow us to collect information from medical practices you identify in order to provide you the highest caliber of services. We will not disclose PHI to a family member, relative, friend, or any other person unless they are specifically identified by you on your authorization as appropriate to receive PHI. If you object to such uses or disclosures, please notify the Office Manager. We may disclose PHI to the doctors or medical institutions you identify on your authorization when such PHI is appropriate for them to continue your treatment or conduct certain health care operations, such as quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the quality and competence of health care professionals, or for health care fraud and abuse detection or compliance. Unless you have specifically agreed in advance, we will never use or disclose your PHI to any external third party without your consent. We will never use your PHI for any marketing materials without first receiving your written authorization. We will also never use your PHI for mass marketing purposes.

Permissible Uses and Disclosures Without Your Written Authorization

We are not required to receive an authorization from you for the following uses and disclosures:
- Information to public health authorities for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury or disability;
- Information to a health oversight agency that oversees the health care system and is charged with responsibility for ensuring compliance with the rules of government programs
- Child abuse, neglect or domestic violence, to a governmental authority, including a social service or protective services agency, authorized by law to receive reports of such abuse, neglect, or domestic violence
- Information about products and services under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- To a person who may have been exposed to a communicable disease or may otherwise be at risk of contracting or spreading a disease or condition;
to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to a person’s or the public’s health or safety
- Information to your employer as required under laws addressing work-related illnesses and injuries or workplace medical surveillance.

Governmental Proceedings
We may disclose PHI for the following governmental proceedings to report:
in the course of a judicial or administrative proceeding in response to a legal order or other lawful process, to the police or other law enforcement officials as required or permitted or permitted by law or in compliance with a court order or a grand jury or administrative subpoena, to a coroner or medical examiner as authorized by law,
to units of the government with special functions, such as the U.S. military or the U.S. Department of State under certain circumstances required by law,
as authorized by and to the extent necessary to comply with laws relating to workers’ compensation or other similar programs, and
when required to do so by any other law not already referred to in the preceding categories.

Your individual rights

If you desire further information about your privacy rights, are concerned that we have violated your privacy rights, or disagree with a decision that we made about access to PHI, you may contact our Office Manager. You may reach our office manager at the contact information provided on this site. You may also file written complaints with the relevant local, state, national, or international privacy agency. We will not retaliate against you if you file a complaint with us or any governmental agency.
You may request restrictions on our use and disclosure of PHI for treatment, payment and health care operations, to individuals involved with our delivery of services to you, or to notify or assist in the notification of such individuals regarding your location and general condition. All requests for such restrictions must be made in writing. While we will consider all requests for additional restrictions carefully, we are not required to agree to a requested restriction.
You may request, and we will accommodate, any reasonable written request for you to receive PHI by alternative means of communication or at alternative locations.
Right to Inspect and Copy Your Health Information
Upon written request, you may access your electronic PHI file in our possession in order to inspect and request copies of the records. Under limited circumstances, we may deny you access to your records. If you desire access to your records, please request access from the Office Manager, a written authorization may be required. If you request copies, we may charge a nominal fee per pay or per file, which we will identify to you in advance of starting the request. We may also charge you for our postage costs, if you request that we mail the copies to you.

Email Address & Opt-out

We provide you the opportunity to opt-in to receive promotional email communications and newsletters. If you are receiving our email communication and no longer wish to be on our email list, you may opt-out by clicking the unsubscribe link located in each email or by emailing pec@pec610.com.