Privacy Policy

As required by the Privacy Regulations created as a result of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA),

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU (AS A CLIENT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS SERVICE) MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED, AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO YOUR INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH INFORMATION.

Please review this notice carefully.

The Blooming Bridges Foundation is dedicated to maintaining the privacy of your protected health information (PHI). In conducting our business, we will create records regarding you and the treatment and services we provide to you. We're required by law to maintain the confidentiality of health information that identifies you. We're also required by law to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and the privacy practices that we maintain in our practice concerning your PHI. By federal and state law, we must follow the terms of the notice of privacy practices that we have in effect at the time of your care.

We realize that these laws are complicated, but we must provide you with the following important information:

• How we may use and disclose your PHI
• Your privacy rights regarding your PHI
• Our obligations concerning the use and disclosure of your PHI

The terms of this notice apply to all records containing your PHI that are created or retained by The Blooming Bridges Foundation. We reserve the right to revise or amend this Notice of Privacy Practices. Any revision or amendment to this notice will be effective for all of your records that our practice has created or maintained in the past, and for any of your records that we may create or maintain in the future. The Blooming Bridges Foundation will always post a copy of our current Notice in our offices in a visible location, and you may request a copy of our most current Notice at any time.

You have the right to:

• Receive a copy of your paper or electronic medical record
• Correct your paper or electronic medical record
• Request confidential communication
• Ask us to limit the information we share
• Receive a list of those with whom we have shared your information
• Receive a copy of this privacy notice
• Choose someone to act for you
• File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated

We may use and share your information as we:

• Provide you with services
• Bill for services we provided
• Do research
• Comply with the law
• Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests
• Respond to lawsuits and legal actions

You can complain if you feel we have violated your rights by contacting The Blooming Bridges Foundation at 417-696-5015.

You can also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights by sending written communication to:

Centralized Case Management Operations U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 509F, HHH Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20201

Or by filing a form through their portal location at: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/main.jsf

We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.