HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

Bee Healthy Rehab understands that your medical information is personal. We are committed to protecting its privacy and to implementing the policies and procedures required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

• For treatment: we may use and disclose PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your in-home therapy care, including sharing it with the home health agency that referred you, your physician, and other providers involved in your care.
• For payment: we may use and disclose PHI so that the treatment and services you receive may be billed to and paid by you, an insurance company, or a third party.
• For healthcare operations: we may use and disclose PHI for quality assessment, licensing, accreditation, training, and other operational activities that help us run our practice and improve care.

• As required by law: when a law, regulation, or court order requires or permits disclosure.
• Public health and safety: to report disease, injury, or other public health concerns to authorities.
• Family, friends, and caregivers: when you agree, or when we determine it is in your best interest and you do not object.
• Individuals involved in your care: we may share information with a family member, friend, or other person identified by you as involved in your care.

We will obtain your written authorization before using or disclosing your PHI for marketing purposes, for the sale of your PHI, or for any other use not described in this notice. You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent we have already acted on it.

• Inspect and copy: you may request to review or obtain a copy of your PHI.
• Amend: you may request an amendment to your PHI if you believe it is inaccurate or incomplete.
• An accounting of disclosures: you may request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your PHI.
• Request restrictions: you may request a restriction or limitation on the PHI we use or disclose for treatment, payment, or operations.
• Confidential communications: you may request that we communicate with you about your care in a certain way or at a certain location.
• A paper copy of this notice: you may request a paper copy of this notice at any time.

We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your PHI, to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, to notify you following a breach of your unsecured PHI, and to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect. We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell us we can in writing.

We reserve the right to change this notice and to make the revised notice apply to health information we already hold. The updated notice will be posted on this page with its effective date.

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us and with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint. To file a complaint with us, contact us using the details below.

For more information about this notice, to exercise any of the rights described above, or to file a complaint, contact our Privacy Officer at 1-760-269-4711 or Therapy@BeeHealthyRehab.com.