This notice describes the privacy practices of Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc. Please read carefully.
“We” and “our” means Armor. “You” and “your” means our patient.
If you have any questions or would like further information about this Notice, you can either write to or call the Privacy Official for our Company.
Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc. dba Armor Health
4960 S.W. 72nd Ave.
Suite 400
Miami, Florida 33155
This notice applies to health information about you that we create or receive and that identifies you. This Notice tells you about the ways we may use and disclose your health information. It also describes your rights and certain obligations we have with respect to your health information. We are required by law to:
Common Reasons for Our Use and Disclosure of Patient Health Information
Treatment. We will use your health information to provide you with medical treatment or services. We may disclose health information about you to medical specialists, dentists, or other health care professionals involved in your care.
Payment. We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment from health plans and insurers for the care that we provide to you.
Health Related Benefits and Services. We may use and disclose your health information to tell you about health related benefits and services that may be of interest to you.
Disclosures Required by Law. We may use or disclose patient health information to the extent that we are required by law to do so. For example, we are required to disclose patient health information to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services so that it can investigate complaints or determine our compliance with HIPAA.
Public Health Activities. We may disclose patient health information for public health activities and purposes, which include: preventing or controlling disease, injury or disability; reporting births or deaths; reporting child abuse or neglect; reporting adverse reactions to medications or foods; reporting product defects; enabling product recalls; and notifying a person who may have been exposed to a disease or may be at risk for contracting or spreading a disease or condition.
Victims of Abuse, Neglect or Domestic Violence. We may disclose health information to the appropriate government authority about a patient whom we believe is a victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence.
Health Oversight Activities. We may disclose patient health information to a health oversight agency for activities necessary for the government to provide appropriate oversight of the health care system, certain government benefit programs, and compliance with certain civil rights laws.
Your rights with Respect to Your Health Information. You have the following rights with respect to certain health information that we have about you (information in a Designated Record Set as defined by HIPAA). To exercise any of these rights, you must submit a written request to our Privacy Official listed on the first page of this notice.
Access. You may request to review a copy of your health information. We may deny your request under certain circumstances. You will receive notice of a denial and can appeal it. We will provide a copy of your health information in a format you request if it is readily producible. If not readily producible, we will provide it in a hard copy format or other format that is mutually agreeable. If your health information is included in an Electronic Health Record, you have the right to obtain a copy of it in an electronic format and to direct us to send it to the person or entity you designate in an electronic format. We may charge a reasonable fee to cover our cost to provide you with copies of your health information.
Amend. If you believe that your health information is incorrect or incomplete, you may request that we amend it. We may deny your request under certain circumstances. You will receive notice of a denial and can file a statement of disagreement that will be included with your health information that you believe is incorrect or incomplete.
Restrict Use and Disclosure. You may request that we restrict uses of your health information to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations or to your family member or friend involved in your care or the payment for your care. We may not (and are not required to) agree to your requested restrictions, with one exception. If you pay out of your pocket in full for a service you receive from us and you request that we not submit the claim for this service to your health insurer or health plan for reimbursement, we must honor that request.
Confidential Communications: Alternative Means, Alternative Locations. You may request to receive communications of health information by alternative means or at an alternative location. We will accommodate a request if it is reasonable and you indicate that communication by regular means could endanger you. When you submit a written request to the Privacy Official listed on the first page of this Notice, you need to provide an alternative method of contact or alternative address and indicate how payment for services will be handled.
Accounting of Disclosures. After release, you have a right to receive an accounting of disclosures of your health information for the six years prior to the date that the accounting is requested except for disclosures to carry out treatment, payment, health care operations (and certain other exceptions as provided by HIPAA). The first accounting we provide in any 12-month period will be without charge to you. We will charge a reasonable fee to cover the cost for each subsequent request for an accounting within the same 12-month period. We will notify you in advance of this fee and you may choose to modify or withdraw your request at that time.
Accounting of Disclosures. After release, you have a right to receive an accounting of disclosures of your health information for the six years prior to the date that the accounting is requested except for disclosures to carry out treatment, payment, health care operations (and certain other exceptions as provided by HIPAA). The first accounting we provide in any 12-month period will be without charge to you. We will charge a reasonable fee to cover the cost for each subsequent request for an accounting within the same 12-month period. We will notify you in advance of this fee and you may choose to modify or withdraw your request at that time.
We Have the Right to Change Our Privacy Practices and This Notice. We reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice at any time. Any change will apply to the health information we have about you or create or receive in the future. We will promptly revise the Notice when there is a material change to the uses or disclosures, individual’s rights, our legal duties, or other privacy practices discussed in this Notice. We will post the revised Notice on our website (if applicable) and in our office and will provide a copy of it to you on request. The effective date of this Notice (including any updates) is in the top right-hand corner of the Notice.
To Make Privacy Complaints. If you have any complaints about your privacy rights or how your health information has been used or disclosed, you may file a complaint with us by contacting our Privacy Official listed on the first page of this Notice. You may also file a written complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.
The privacy of your health information is important to us. We will not retaliate against you in any way if you choose to file a complaint.
