AROSA AFFILIATED COVERED ENTITY 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.
Effective Date: February 2, 2021
If you have any questions about this notice, please contact the Arosa Privacy Officer at [email protected].
WHO WILL FOLLOW THIS NOTICE
This notice describes the practices of:
All these persons, entities, sites, and locations follow the terms of this notice. In addition, these persons, entities, sites, and locations may share medical information with each other for treatment, payment, or health care operations purposes and other purposes described in this notice.
OUR PLEDGE REGARDING MEDICAL INFORMATION
We understand that your medical information is personal. We are committed to protecting medical information about you. We create a record of the care and services you receive from Arosa. We need this record to provide you with quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements. This notice applies to all of the records of your care and billing for that care that are generated or maintained by Arosa, whether made by Arosa personnel or other health care providers.
This notice will tell you about the ways in which we may use and disclose medical information about you. We also describe your rights and certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of your medical information.
We are required by law to:
HOW WE MAY USE AND DISCLOSE MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
The following categories describe different ways that we use and disclose medical information. For each category of uses or disclosures we will explain what we mean / give some examples.
YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
You have the following rights regarding medical information we maintain about you. To exercise any of these rights, contact the Arosa Privacy Officer using the information provided above.
If we have all or any portion of your medical information in an electronic format, you may request an electronic copy of those records or request that we send an electronic copy to any person or entity you designate in writing. If you request a copy of the information, we may charge a fee for the costs of copying, mailing, or other supplies associated with your request, and we may collect the fee before providing the copy to you. If you agree, we may provide you with a summary of the information instead of providing you with access to it, or with an explanation of the information instead of a copy. Before providing you with such a summary or explanation, we first will obtain your agreement to pay and will collect the fees, if any, for preparing the summary or explanation.
We may deny your request for an amendment if it is not in writing or does not include a reason to support the request. In addition, we may deny your request if you ask us to amend information that:
If we deny your request for an amendment, you may submit a written statement of disagreement and ask that it be included in your medical record.
To obtain a paper copy of this notice, request a copy from Arosa’s Privacy Officer in writing.
CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE
We reserve the right to change this notice. We reserve the right to make the revised or changed notice effective for medical information we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. We will post a copy of the current notice on Arosa’s website. The notice will contain the effective date on the first page, in the top left-hand corner. If the notice changes, a copy will be available to you upon request.
INVESTIGATIONS OF BREACHES OF PRIVACY
We will investigate any discovered unauthorized use or disclosure of your medical information to determine if it constitutes a breach of the federal privacy or security regulations addressing such information. If we determine that such a breach has occurred, we will provide you with notice of the breach and advise you what we intend to do to mitigate the damage (if any) caused by the breach, and about the steps you should take to protect yourself from potential harm resulting from the breach.
COMPLAINTS
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with Arosa or with the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. To file a complaint with Arosa, contact Arosa’s Privacy Officer by mail at 10020 National Boulevard, Suite 1, Los Angeles, CA 90034 or email at [email protected]. All complaints must be submitted in writing. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.
OTHER USES OF MEDICAL INFORMATION
Other uses and disclosures of medical information not covered by this notice may be made only with your written authorization or as required by law. If you authorize us to use or disclose medical information about you, you may revoke that authorization, in writing, at any time. If you revoke your permission, we will no longer use or disclose medical information about you for the purposes that you previously had authorized in writing.
Arosa, together with all company affiliated entities, is an equal opportunity employer.
Arosa prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.