Privacy Policy

Bernd Chiropractic Privacy Policy & Practices

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.

Bernd Chiropractic is required by law to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of your protected health information and to provide our patients with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your protected health information.

Disclosure of Your Health Care Information:

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Your Health Information Rights
  • You have the right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information. Please be advised, however, that Bernd Chiropractic is not required to agree to the restriction that you requested.
  • You have the right to have your health information received or communicated through an alternative method or sent to an alternative location other than the usual method of communication or delivery, upon your request.
  • You have the right to inspect and copy your health information.
  • You have a right to request that Bernd Chiropractic amend your protected health information. Please be advised, however, that Bernd Chiropractic is not required to agree to amend your protected health information. If your request to amend your health information has been denied, you will be provided with an explanation of our denial reason(s) and information about how you can disagree with the denial.
  • You have a right to receive an accounting of disclosures of your protected health information made by Bernd Chiropractic.


Changes to this Notice of Privacy Practices

Bernd Chiropractic reserves the right to amend this Notice of Privacy Practices at any time in the future, and will make the new provisions effective for all information that it maintains. Until such amendment is made, Bernd Chiropractic is required by law to comply with this Notice.

Bernd Chiropractic is required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information and to provide you with notice of its legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your health information. If you have questions about any part of this notice or if you want more information about your privacy rights, please contact our office: at (707) 544-6975.

Complaints

Complaints about your Privacy rights, or how Bernd Chiropractic has handled your health information should be directed to Dr. Matthew Bernd, by calling this office at (707) 544-6975. If Dr. Matthew Bernd is not available, you may make an appointment for a personal conference in person or by telephone within 2 working days.

If you are not satisfied with the manner in which this office handles your complaint, you may submit a formal complaint to:

    DHHS, Office of Civil Rights
    200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
    Room 509F HHH Building
    Washington, DC 20201

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