HIPAA Privacy Notice for Tourist SOS LLC
Effective Date: September 1st, 2024
Introduction
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.
Tourist LLC is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information, which is referred to as Protected Health Information (PHI). We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your PHI, provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices regarding your health information, and to notify you following a breach of unsecured PHI.
Uses and Disclosures of PHI
Tourist LLC may use and disclose your PHI for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations purposes without your consent or authorization, as described below:
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For Treatment: Your PHI may be used to provide you with medical treatment or services. We may disclose your health information to doctors, nurses, technicians, medical students, or other healthcare personnel who are involved in taking care of you.
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For Payment: Your PHI may be used and disclosed for activities necessary to collect payment for the services we provide to you.
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For Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your PHI for operational purposes, such as for quality assessment, employee review, training, licensing, and for conducting or arranging other business activities.
Other Uses and Disclosures Without Your Authorization
In addition to treatment, payment, and healthcare operations, Tourist LLC may use and disclose your PHI without your consent or authorization for the following reasons:
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As required by law.
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To family members, relatives, or close personal friends involved in your care or payment related to your care.
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For public health activities, including disease prevention, injury or disability, reporting reactions to medications or problems with products, and notifying people of recalls.
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To report suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence to government authorities.
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For health oversight activities authorized by law.
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In connection with judicial and administrative proceedings.
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For law enforcement purposes.
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To coroners, medical examiners, and funeral directors.
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For organ, eye, or tissue donation purposes.
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For research under certain conditions.
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To avert a serious threat to health or safety.
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For specific government functions, such as military and veterans activities.
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For workers’ compensation purposes.
Patient Rights
You have rights regarding the PHI we maintain about you, including:
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The right to inspect and copy your PHI.
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The right to amend your PHI.
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The right to an accounting of disclosures of your PHI.
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The right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your PHI.
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The right to receive confidential communications.
Changes to this Notice
Tourist LLC reserves the right to change this notice and make the new notice provisions effective for all PHI we maintain. The current notice will be posted on our website and available upon request.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with Tourist LLC or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. You will not be penalized or retaliated against for filing a complaint.
Contact Information:
For further information about Tourist LLC's privacy practices, please contact:
Privacy Officer Tourist LLC 401 Ryland Street, ste 200a, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Phone: +1 619 865 0445
Email: info@tourist-sos.com
For questions about your care, please call our Patient Service Team at +1 619 865 0445