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CITY CARE FAMILY PRACTICE POLICIES

In order to serve all our patients equally, please understand the following:

We do not accept workers compensation(work injury) nor No-fault (car accident) insurances. If you have a visit related to any of these conditions, full payment is expected at the time of service.

A $100 fee will be charged for missed appointments without a 24 business hour notice.

A $25 fee will be charged for the reissue of prescriptions and medication refills not prescribed during a visit.

A $75 deposit is required for all patients with deductibles,coinsurances on their insurance plans.Alternatively you can leave your credit card information on file.

Late appointments for more than 30 minutes will be rescheduled.

If a referral is required, please give us a 24 business hour notice. We do not backdate a referral.

You are responsible to inform us of any address, phone number, and insurance changes.

Payment is expected at the time of service. We do not accept personal checks. We accept cash, major credit cards and money order.

If payment is not received by the due date, your account may be forwarded to an outside agency to help us collect the outstanding balance and your express consent is given to call your landline/cell phone.

Patients aged 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent/guardian during their visit, unless the child has an issue regarding sexuality/contraception.

BlueCross BlueShield insurance subscribers: We do not accept Healthpay Plus Cards by Amex.


HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

CITY CARE FAMILY PRACTICE, P.C.
160 East 32nd Street, #102
New York, NY 10016

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.

This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information (PHI) to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations (TPO) and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law. It also describes your rights to access and control your protected health information. “Protected health information” is information about you, including demographic information, that may identify you and that relates to your past, present or future physical or mental health or condition and related health care services.

WHAT HEALTH INFORMATION IS PROTECTED

We are committed to protecting the privacy of information we gather about you while providing you with health care. Some examples of protected health information are:
-Information indication that you are a patient of our practice or receiving treatment or other health-related services from us;
-Information about your health condition (such as a disease you may have);
-Information about health care products or services you have received or may receive in the future (such as an operation or a CT scan); or
-Information about your health care benefits under an insurance plan (such as whether a prescription is covered); When combined with:
-Demographic information (such as your name, address or insurance status);
-Unique numbers that may identify you (such as your social security number, your phone number, or your driver’s license number); or
-Other types of information that may identify who you are.
Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information Your protected health information may be used and disclosed by your physician, our office staff and others outside of our office that are involved in your care and treatment for the purpose of providing health care services to you, to pay your health care bills, to support the operation of the physician’s practice, and any other use required by law.

Treatment: We will use and disclose your protected health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your health care and any related services. This includes the coordination or management of your health care with a third party. For example, we would disclose your protected health information, as necessary, to a home health agency that provides care to you. For example, your protected health information may be provided to a physician to whom you have been referred to ensure that the physician has the necessary information to diagnose or treat you.

Payment: Your protected health information will be used, as needed, to obtain payment for your health care services. For example, obtaining approval for a hospital stay may require that your relevant protected health information be disclosed to the health plan to obtain approval for the hospital admission.

Healthcare Operations: We may use or disclose, as-needed, your protected health information in order to support the business activities of your physician’s practice. These activities include, but are not limited to, quality assessment activities, employee review activities, training of medical students, licensing, and conducting or arranging for other business activities. For example, we may disclose your protected health information to medical school students that see patients at our office. In addition, we may use a sign-in sheet at the registration desk where you will be asked to sign your name and indicate your physician. We may also call you by name in the waiting room when your physician is ready to see you. We may use or disclose your protected health information, as necessary, to contact you to remind you of your appointment.

Business Associates: We may disclose your health information to our contractors, agents and other business associates who need the information in order to assist us with obtaining payment or carrying out our business operations. For example, we may share your health information with a billing company that helps us to obtain payment from your insurance company. If we do disclose your health information to a business associate, we will have a written contract to ensure that our business associate also protects the privacy of your health information.

We may use or disclose your protected health information in the following situations without your authorization. These situations include: as Required By Law, Public Health issues as required by law, Communicable Diseases: Health Oversight: Abuse or Neglect: Food and Drug Administration requirements: Legal Proceedings: Law Enforcement: Coroners, Funeral Directors, and Organ Donation: Research: Criminal Activity: Military Activity and National Security: Workers’ Compensation: Inmates: Required Uses and Disclosures: Under the law, we must make disclosures to you and when required by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate or determine our compliance with the requirements of Section 164.500.

Incidental Disclosures: While we will take reasonable steps to safeguard the privacy of your health information, certain disclosures of your health information may occur during or as an unavoidable result of our otherwise permissible uses or disclosures of your health information. For example, during the course of a treatment session, other patients in the treatment area may see, or overhear discussion of, your health information.

Other Permitted and Required Uses and Disclosures Will Be Made Only With Your Consent, Authorization or Opportunity to Object unless required by law.

You may revoke this authorization, at any time, in writing, except to the extent that your physician or the physician’s practice has taken an action in reliance on the use or disclosure indicated in the authorization.

YOUR RIGHTS
Following is a statement of your rights with respect to your protected health information.

You have the right to inspect and copy your protected health information. To inspect or obtain a copy of your health information, please submit your request in writing to City Care Family Practice, P.C.. We may charge a fee for the costs of copying, mailing or other supplies we use to fulfill your request. Under federal law, however, you may not inspect or copy the following records; psychotherapy notes; information compiled in reasonable anticipation of, or use in, a civil, criminal, or administrative action or proceeding, and protected health information that is subject to law that prohibits access to protected health information.

You have the right to request a restriction of your protected health information. This means you may ask us not to use or disclose any part of your protected health information for the purposes of treatment, payment or healthcare operations. If the restriction interferes with the billing procedure, we would expect a full payment for the services rendered at the time of service. You may also request that any part of your protected health information not be disclosed to family members or friends who may be involved in your care or for notification purposes as described in this Notice of Privacy Practices. Your request must state the specific restriction requested and to whom you want the restriction to apply.

Your physician is not required to agree to a restriction that you may request. If physician believes it is in your best interest to permit use and disclosure of your protected health information, your protected health information will not be restricted. You then have the right to use another Healthcare Professional.

You have the right to request to receive confidential communications from us by alternative means or at an alternative location. For example, you may ask that we contact you at home instead of at work.

You may have the right to have your physician amend your protected health information. If we deny your request for amendment, you have the right to file a statement of disagreement with us and we may prepare a rebuttal to your statement and will provide you with a copy of any such rebuttal.

You have the right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures we have made, if any, of your protected health information. We reserve the right to change the terms of this notice and will inform you by mail of any changes. You then have the right to object or withdraw as provided in this notice.

Complaints You may complain to us or to the Secretary of Health and Human Services if you believe your privacy rights have been violated by us. You may file a complaint with us by notifying our privacy contact of your complaint. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

This notice was published and becomes effective on/or before April 14, 2003.

We are required by law to maintain the privacy of, and provide individuals with, this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to protected health information. If you have any objections to this form, please ask to speak with our HIPAA Compliance Officer in person or by phone at our Main Phone Number.

 

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