HIPAA Privacy Policy

Hormone Therapy RX hormonetherapyrx.com Last Updated: May 27, 2025

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Hormone Therapy RX is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your health information. This notice describes how we collect, use, and protect your Protected Health Information (PHI) in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and its implementing regulations.

Please read this notice carefully. It tells you about your rights and our responsibilities regarding your health information.

What Is Protected Health Information?

Protected Health Information (PHI) includes any individually identifiable health information that we create, receive, maintain, or transmit in connection with your care. This includes your name, contact details, medical history, lab results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, and any other information that could identify you and relates to your health or the services you receive.

How We Use and Disclose Your Health Information

For Treatment: We use your PHI to provide, coordinate, and manage your care. This includes sharing relevant information with your treating provider, coordinating lab testing, and communicating with pharmacies to fulfill your prescriptions.

For Payment: We may use or disclose your PHI to process payments, verify insurance coverage if applicable, or handle billing matters related to the services you receive.

For Healthcare Operations: We may use your PHI for internal operations such as quality improvement, staff training, compliance reviews, and business management activities necessary to run our practice.

As Required by Law: We will disclose your PHI when required to do so by federal, state, or local law, including disclosures to public health authorities, law enforcement agencies, or in response to a valid court order or subpoena.

For Safety Purposes: We may disclose your PHI to prevent or reduce a serious and imminent threat to your health or safety, or the health or safety of another person or the public.

Uses and Disclosures That Require Your Authorization

Other than those listed above, we will not use or disclose your PHI without your written authorization. This includes the use of your information for marketing purposes or the sale of your PHI to third parties. You may revoke your authorization at any time in writing. Revocation will not affect uses or disclosures already made in reliance on your authorization.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

Right to Access: You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your health records maintained by Hormone Therapy RX. Requests may be made in writing to [email protected]. We may charge a reasonable fee for copies.

Right to Amend: If you believe your health information is inaccurate or incomplete, you may request an amendment. We may deny your request under certain circumstances and will explain the reason in writing.

Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You may request a list of disclosures of your PHI made in the past six years, other than those made for treatment, payment, or operations.

Right to Request Restrictions: You may request that we restrict certain uses or disclosures of your PHI. We are not required to agree to all requested restrictions, but we will consider all requests seriously.

Right to Confidential Communications: You may request that we contact you through a specific method or at a specific location. We will accommodate reasonable requests.

Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice: You may request a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you have received it electronically.

How We Protect Your Information

Hormone Therapy RX uses administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect your PHI from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. This includes secure data storage, encrypted communications, access controls, and staff training on privacy and security practices.

Breach Notification

In the event of a breach of unsecured PHI, we will notify you as required by HIPAA and applicable state law, including the specific information that was involved and steps you can take to protect yourself.

Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to change this notice and to make the revised notice effective for health information we already hold as well as any information we receive in the future. The current version will always be available at hormonetherapyrx.com.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or directly with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. You will not be penalized or retaliated against for filing a complaint.

To file a complaint with us, contact: Email: [email protected] Website: hormonetherapyrx.com