HIPPA Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 1/23/25

This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can access this information. Please review it carefully.

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

TMCA is dedicated to maintaining the privacy of your health information. We are required by law to maintain the confidentiality of your health information and to provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices regarding our legal duties and privacy practices related to your health information. We are also required to abide by the terms of this Notice.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

We may use and disclose your health information for the following purposes:

  1. Treatment: We may use your health information to provide you with medical care. For example, a doctor or nurse may use your health information to determine your treatment needs.
  2. Payment: We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for the services we provide. For example, we may provide information about your treatment to your health insurance plan to get payment for the services.
  3. Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your health information for our healthcare operations, such as quality assessment, improvement activities, and administrative purposes.
  4. Appointment Reminders: We may use and disclose your health information to contact you to remind you about appointments or treatment.
  5. Research: Under certain circumstances, we may use and disclose your health information for research purposes, subject to strict confidentiality and privacy safeguards.
  6. As Required by Law: We may disclose your health information when required by federal, state, or local law.
  7. Public Health and Safety Activities: We may disclose your health information to prevent or control disease, injury, or disability, or to report certain events as required by law (e.g., births, deaths, and certain communicable diseases).
  8. Health Oversight Activities: We may disclose your health information to health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law, such as audits or investigations.
  9. Law Enforcement: We may disclose your health information for law enforcement purposes, such as to report certain types of injuries or crimes.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

You have the following rights with respect to your health information:

  1. Right to Access: You have the right to inspect and copy your health information, including medical records and billing records.
  2. Right to Amend: You have the right to request an amendment to your health information if you believe it is inaccurate or incomplete.
  3. Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request an accounting of disclosures we have made of your health information, except for certain disclosures such as those for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations.
  4. Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information. We are not required to agree to all requests.
  5. Right to Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you in a certain way or at a certain location, such as sending correspondence to a different address.
  6. Right to File a Complaint: If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Changes to this Notice

We may change the terms of this Notice and make the new Notice provisions effective for all health information that we maintain. You will be provided with a copy of any revised Notice at your next visit or upon request.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Notice or our privacy practices, please contact:

Contact Form

TMCA
425 Franklin Farm Lane
Chambersburg, PA 17202

Toll free 1-866-646-1060