Privacy Policy

NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES 

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY: 

I am required by the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to provide confidentiality for all medical/mental health records and other individually identifiable health information in my possession. This Notice is to inform you of the uses and disclosures of confidential information that may be made by Medical Marijuana Certifications, LLC, and of your individual rights and Medical Marijuana Certifications, LLC's legal duties with respect to confidential information. 

Ways in which I may use and disclose your protected Health information: 

I may use and disclose at my discretion your medical records for each of the following purposes only: treatment, payment and health care operations. 

● Treatment means providing, coordinating or managing mental health care and related services. 

● Payment means activities such as obtaining payment for the mental health care services I provide for you 

from your insurance or another third party payer. 

● Health care operations include the business aspects of running a practice. 

I may contact you to provide appointment reminders or other services that may be of interest to you. I will disclose your protected health information to any person you identify that is involved in payment for your care. 

I will use and disclose your protected health information when required by federal, state or local law. There are certain situations in which as a health provider I am required by ethical standards to reveal information obtained during practice to persons or agencies even if you do not give permission. These situations are as follows: (a) If you threaten grave bodily harm or death to yourself or another person, I am required by ethical standards to inform the intended victim and/or appropriate law enforcement agencies; (b) if you report to me your knowledge of physical or sexual abuse of a minor child or of an elder (over 65) or any sexual conduct/contact with a minor, I am required by law to inform the appropriate child welfare or social agency which may then investigate the matter; (c) if I am required by a court of law (court order) to turn over records to the court or if I am ordered to testify regarding those records. 

You hereby authorize Medical Marijuana Certifications, LLC to disclose and verify you as a patient to any law enforcement agency, my physician(s), Child Protective Services or any Pennsylvania State approved dispensary. This is valid during the period for which the recommendation has been issued. This consent is subject to written revocation only, at any time except to the extent that action has already been taken based on this consent. You give Medical Marijuana Certifications, LLC and the attending physician permission to validate your status as a patient using the online patient verification system. You give permission to be contacted by telephone, text and email unless otherwise submitted in writing to our office.

You give permission for your medical records, files, and insurance information to be reviewed by another physician or laboratory working with Medical Marijuana Certifications, LLC.  You understand that this might happen if the original doctor that evaluated you required. Any other uses and disclosures will be made only with your written authorization. You will be provided with an authorization form upon request. A separate form will be needed for each request for release of information. The authorization for release of records is valid until it expires or is revoked. You may revoke authorization in writing a I am required to honor and abide by that written request, except to the extent that we have already taken actions relying on your authorization.