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If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you should contact the Privacy Officer of the provider where you believe the violation occurred to try to resolve your concern. If you are unable to resolve your concern locally, you can file a formal complaint regarding the organization’s privacy practices directly to the organization, health plan, or to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights.

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Your Privacy Rights

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA):

  • Covers medical information in any format—written, spoken, or electronic
  • Allows patient to view, request changes to, and obtain copies of health information documents
  • Provides protections regarding how your information can be used

Under HIPAA, you likely received a Notice of Privacy Practices when you visited a new healthcare provider or pharmacy. You would have been asked to sign a statement saying you’ve been given the notice. This Notice details your privacy rights, how your information is used and disclosed, and explains who will have access to your information.

Your Rights Under HIPAA:

  • Right to access, inspect, and copy health information
  • Right to request correction or amend health information
  • Right to request accounting of disclosures of health information—who has received it