NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CLINICS
    2550 W. Main Street, Suite 301
    Alhambra, CA 91801
    Phone: (626) 457-6900
    Fax: (626) 457-6923
    Website: https://www.northeastcommunityclinics.com/

    • Your Information
    • Your Rights
    • Our Responsibilities

    This notice describes how your personal medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can get access to this information.

    Your Rights:

    When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights.

    This section explains your rights and some of our responsibilities to help you.

    Get a copy of your health and claim records

    You can ask to see or get a copy of your health and claims records and other health information we have about you. Ask us how to do this.· We will provide a copy of summary of your health and claims records, usually within 30 days of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.

    Ask us to correct health and claims records

    You can ask us to correct your health and claims records if you think they are incorrect or incomplete. Ask us how to do this.· We may say “no” to your request, be we’ll tell you why in writing within 60 days.

    Request confidential communications

    Request confidential communications

    Ask us to limit what we use or share

    You can ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment, payment, or our operations.· We are not required to agree to your request, and we may say “no” if it would affect your care.

    Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared information

    You can ask for a list (accounting) of the times we’ve shared your health information for six years prior to the date you ask, who we shared it with, and why.

    Get a copy of this privacy notice

    You can ask for a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive the notice electronically. We will provide you with a paper copy promptly.

    Choose someone to act for you

    If you have given someone medical power of attorney or if someone is your legal guardian, that person can exercise your rights and make choices about your health information.· We will make sure the person has this authority and can act for you before we take any action.

    File a complaint if you feel your rights are violated

    You can complain if you feel we have violated your rights by contacting us using the information on page 1.· You can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights by sending a letter to:

    200 Independence Avenue, S. W., Washington, D.C., calling 1-877-696-6775, or visiting

    www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/

    We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

    Your Choices:

    For certain health information, you can tell us your choices about what we share.

    If you have a clear preference for how we share your information in the situations described below, talk to us. Tell us what you want us to do, and we will
    follow your instructions.

    In these cases, you have both the right and choice to tell us to:

    Share information with your family, close friends, or others involved in payment for your care.· Share information in a disaster relief situation.· Contact you for fundraising efforts.

    If you are not able to tell us your preference, for example if you are unconscious, we may go ahead and share your information if we believe it is in your best interest. We may also share your information when needed to lessen a serious and imminent threat to your health and safety.

    In these cases, we never share your information unless you give us written permission:

    Marketing purposes· Sale of your information.

    Our Uses and Disclosures:

    How do we typically use or share your health information?

    We typically use or share your health information in the following ways.

    Help manage the health care treatment you receive

    We can use your health information and share it with professionals who are treating you.

    Example: A doctor sends us information about your diagnosis and treatment plan so we arrange additional services

    Run our organization

    We can use and disclose your information to run our organization and contact you when necessary.

    We are not allowed to use genetic information to decide whether we will give you coverage and the price of that coverage.

    This does not apply to long term care plans.

    Example: We use health information about you to develop better services for you.

    Pay for your health services

    We can use and disclose our health information as we pay for your health services.

    Example: We share information about you with dental plan to coordinate payment for your dental work.

    Administer your plan

    We may disclose your health information to your health plan sponsor for plan administration.

    Example: Your company contracts with us to provide a health plan, and we provide your company with certain statistics to explain the premiums we charge.

    How else we use or share your health information?

    We are allowed or required to share your information in other ways – usually in ways that contribute to the public good, such as public health and research. We have to meet many conditions in the law before we can share your information for these purposes. For more information see:

    www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/index.html

    Help with public health and safety issues

    We can share health information about you for certain situations such as:

    • Preventing disease.
    • Helping with product recalls
    • Reporting adverse reactions to medications.
    • Reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence.
    • Preventing or reducing a serious threat to anyone’s health or safety.

    Do research

    We can use or share information for health research.

    Comply with special laws

    We will share information about you if state or federal laws require it, including with the Department of Health and Human Services if it wants to see that we’re complying with federal privacy law.

    Respond to organ and tissue donation requests and work with a medical examiner or funeral director

    We can share health information about you with organ procurement organizations· We can share health information with a coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director when an individual dies.

    Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests

    We can use or share health information about you:

    • For workers’ compensation claims
    • For law enforcement purposes or with a law enforcement official
    • With health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law.
    • For special government functions such as military, national security, and presidential protective services.

    Respond to lawsuits and legal actions

    We can share health information about you in response to a court or administrative order, or in response to a subpoena.

    Conduct outreach, enrollment, care coordination and case management

    We can share your information with other government benefits programs like Covered California for reasons such as outreach, enrollment, care coordination, and case management.

    Appeal a NECC decision

    We can share your information if you or your provider appeals a NECC decision about your health care.

    Apply for full scope Medi-Cal

    If you are applying for full scope Medi-Cal benefits, we must check your immigration status with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Svcs.

    Joined a managed care plan

    If you are joining a new managed care plan, we can share your information with that plan for reasons such as care coordination and to make sure that you can get services on time.

    Administer our programs

    We can share your information with our contractors and agents who help us administer our programs.

    Comply with special laws

    There are special laws that protect some types of health information such as mental health services, treatment for substance use disorders, and HIV/AIDS testing and treatment. We will obey these laws when they are stricter than this notice.

    We will never market or sell your personal health information.

    Our Responsibilities:

    • We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.
    • We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.
    • We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and give you a copy of it.
    • We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell us we can in writing. If you tell us we can, you may change your
    • mind at any time. Let us know in writing if you change your mind.

    For more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/noticepp.html

    Change to the Terms of This Notice

    We can change the terms of this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The notice will be available upon request, on our website, and we will mail a copy to you.

    Effective Date: September 23, 2013.

    This Notice of Privacy Practices applies to the following organizations.

    This notice applies to all NECC programs, including Medi-Cal. For a full list of programs currently run by NECC, please visit our website https://www.northeastcommunityclinics.com/ and click ‘Payment’.

    For More Information

    Please contact us to request a copy of this notice in other languages or to get a copy in another format, such as large print or Braille.

    Department and Health Care Services does not have full copies of your medical records. If you want to look at, get a copy of, or change your medical records, please contact your doctor, dentist, or health plan first.

    Northeast Community Clinic
    Administration – HIPAA Privacy Officer
    2550 W. Main Street, Suite 301
    Alhambra, CA 91801
    Phone – 1-626-457-6900
    Hotline – 1-855-395-5453
    Fax – 1-626-457-6916
    Email – compliance@necc.net

    Office of Civil Rights
     Department of Health and Human Services
    2201 Sixth Avenue Mail Stop RX-11
    San Francisco, CA 94102
    1-800-368-1019 (any language) or 1-800-537-7697 (TDD)
    1-415-437-8329 – Fax

    References

    Officer, D. P. (2013, September). DHCS – Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) . Retrieved from California Department of Health Care Services:

    https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/laws/priv/Documents/Notice-of-Privacy-Practices-English.pdf (English)

    https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/laws/priv/Documents/Notice-of-Privacy-Practices-Spanish.pdf (Spanish)