Mokena Pharmacy Inc
Privacy Policy
07/22/2020
This notice outlines the ways in which your medical information may be utilized and shared, as well as how you can obtain access to it.
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As part of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA, Mokena Pharmacy has created this Notice of Privacy Practices (Notice). This Notice describes Mokena Pharmacy’s privacy practices and the rights you, the individual, have as they relate to the privacy of your Protected Health Information (PHI). Your PHI is information about you, or that could be used to identify you, as it relates to your past and present physical and mental health care services. The HIPAA regulations require that Mokena Pharmacy protect the privacy of your PHI that This Facility will abide by the terms presented within this Notice. For any uses or disclosures that are not listed below (Including Marketing and Selling of PHI), Mokena Pharmacy will obtain a written authorization from you for that use or disclosure, which you will have the right to revoke at any time, as explained in more detail below. Mokena Pharmacy reserves the right to change Mokena Pharmacy’s privacy practices and this Notice.
How Mokena Pharmacy may use and disclose your PHI
Below is a record detailing the avenues through which Mokena Pharmacy may utilize and disclose your Protected Health Information (PHI)
Uses and disclosures of PHI for Treatment: We will use the PHI that we receive from you to fill your prescription and coordinate or manage your health care.
Uses and disclosures of PHI for Payment: Mokena Pharmacy will disclose your PHI to obtain payment or reimbursement from insurers for your health care services.
Uses and disclosures of PHI for Health Care Operations: Mokena Pharmacy may use the minimum necessary amount of your PHI to conduct quality assessments, improvement activities, and evaluate Mokena Pharmacy workforce.
Uses and disclosures as required by law: Mokena Pharmacy is required to use or disclose PHI about you as required and as limited by law.
Uses and disclosure for Public Health Activities: Mokena Pharmacy may use or disclose PHI about you to a public health authority that is authorized by law to collect for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability. This includes the FDA so that it may monitor any adverse effects of drugs, foods, nutritional supplements and other products as required by law.
Uses and disclosure about victims of abuse, neglect or domestic violence: Mokena Pharmacy may use or disclose PHI about you to a government authority if it is reasonably believed you are a victim of abuse, neglect or domestic violence.
Uses and disclosures for health oversight activities: Mokena Pharmacy may use or disclose PHI about you to a health oversight agency for oversight activities which may include audits, investigations, inspections as necessary for licensure, compliance with civil laws, or other activities the health oversight agency is authorized by law to conduct.
Disclosures to Individuals Involved in your Care: Mokena Pharmacy may disclose PHI about you to individuals involved in your care.
Disclosures for judicial and administrative proceedings: Mokena Pharmacy may disclose PHI about you in the course of any judicial or administrative proceedings, provided that proper documentation is presented to Mokena Pharmacy.
Disclosures for law enforcement purposes: Mokena Pharmacy may disclose PHI about you to law enforcement officials for authorized purposes as required by law or in response to a court order or subpoena.
Uses and disclosures about the deceased: Mokena Pharmacy may disclose PHI about a deceased, or prior to, and in reasonable anticipation of an individual’s death, to coroners, medical examiners, and funeral directors.
Uses and disclosures for cadaveric organ, eye or tissue donation purposes: Mokena Pharmacy may use and disclose PHI for the purpose of procurement, banking, or transplantation of cadaveric organs, eyes, or tissues for donation purposes.
Uses and disclosures for research purposes: Mokena Pharmacy may use and disclose PHI about you for research purposes with a valid waiver of authorization approved by an institutional review board or a privacy board. Otherwise, Mokena Pharmacy will request a signed authorization by the
individual for all other research purposes.
Uses and disclosures to avert a serious threat to health or safety: Mokena Pharmacy may use or disclose PHI about you, if it believed in good faith, and is consistent with any applicable law and standards of ethical conduct, to avert a serious threat to health or safety.
Uses and disclosures for specialized government functions: Mokena Pharmacy may use or disclose PHI about you for specialized government functions including; military and veteran’s activities, national security and intelligence, protective services, department of state functions, and correctional institutions and law enforcement custodial situations.
Disclosure for workers’ compensation: Mokena Pharmacy may disclose PHI about you as authorized by and to the extent necessary to comply with workers’ compensation laws or programs established by law.
Disclosures for disaster relief purposes: Mokena Pharmacy may disclose PHI about you as authorized by law to a public or private entity to assist in disaster relief efforts and for family and personal representative notification.
Disclosures to business associates: Mokena Pharmacy may disclose PHI about you to Mokena Pharmacy’s business associates for services that they may provide to or for Mokena Pharmacy to assist Mokena Pharmacy to provide quality health care. To ensure the privacy of your PHI, we require all business associates to apply appropriate safeguards to any PHI they receive or create.
Additional uses and disclosures
Information about treatment alternatives: Mokena Pharmacy may contact you to notify you of alternative treatments and/or products.
Health related benefits or services: Mokena Pharmacy may use your PHI to notify you of benefits and services Mokena Pharmacy provides.
Fundraising: If Mokena Pharmacy participates in a fundraising activity, Mokena Pharmacy may use demographic PHI to send you a fundraising packet, or Mokena Pharmacy may disclose demographic PHI about you to its business associate or an institutionally related foundation to send you a fundraising packet. No further disclosure will be allowed by the business associates or an institutionally related foundation without your written authorization. You will be provided with an opportunity to opt-out of all future fundraising activities.
For any other uses and disclosures
Mokena Pharmacy will obtain a written authorization from you for all other uses and disclosures of PHI, and Mokena Pharmacy will only use or disclose pursuant to such an authorization. In addition, you may revoke such an authorization in writing at any time. To revoke a previously authorized use or disclosure, please contact Paul Serafin to obtain a Request for Restriction of Uses and Disclosures.
Your health and information rights
The following are a list of your rights in respect to your PHI. Please contact Paul Serafin for more information about the below.
Request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your PHI: You have the right to request additional restrictions of Mokena Pharmacy’s uses and disclosures of your PHI; however, Mokena Pharmacy is not required to accommodate a request. This includes the right to restrict disclosures to Insurances for those products and services you pay out-of-pocket for.
The right to have your PHI communicated to you by alternate means or locations: You have the right to request that Mokena Pharmacy communicate confidentially with you using an address or phone number other than your residence. However, state and federal laws require Mokena Pharmacy to have an accurate address and home phone number in case of emergencies. Mokena Pharmacy will consider all reasonable requests.
The right to inspect and/or obtain a copy your PHI: You have the right to request access and/or obtain a copy of your PHI that is contained in Mokena Pharmacy for the duration Mokena Pharmacy maintains PHI about you. There may be a reasonable cost-based charge for photocopying documents. You will be notified in advance of incurring such charges, if any.
The right to amend your PHI: You have the right to request an amendment of the PHI Mokena Pharmacy maintains about you, if you feel that the PHI Mokena Pharmacy has maintained about you is incorrect or otherwise incomplete. Under certain circumstances we may deny your request for amendment. If we do deny the request, you will have the right to have the denial reviewed by someone we designate who was not involved in the initial review. You may also ask the Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), or their appropriate designee, to review such a denial.
The right to receive an accounting of disclosures of your PHI: You have the right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures of your PHI made by Mokena Pharmacy.
The right to receive additional copies of Mokena Pharmacy’s Notice of Privacy Practices: You have the right to receive additional paper copies of this Notice, upon request, even if you initially agreed to receive the Notice electronically
Notification of Breaches: You will be notified of any breaches that have compromised the privacy of your PHI.
Revisions to the notice of privacy act
Mokena Pharmacy reserves the right to change and/or revise this Notice and make the new revised version applicable to all PHI received prior to its effective date. Mokena Pharmacy will also post the revised version of the Notice in Mokena Pharmacy.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with Mokena Pharmacy and/or to the Secretary of HHS, or his designee. If you wish to file a complaint with Mokena Pharmacy, please contact Paul Serafin; if you wish to file a complaint with the Secretary, please use the following link: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint/index.html . Mokena Pharmacy will not take any adverse action against you as a result of your filing of a complaint.
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No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
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Contact Information
If you have any questions on Mokena Pharmacy’s privacy practices or for clarification on anything contained within the Notice, please contact:
Mokena Pharmacy In.
Paul Serafin
10937 Front St
Mokena, IL 60448
(708) 995-5795