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ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY # 387
En Español
Policy Title: Notice of Privacy Practices
Scope:
This policy applies to Mercy Medical Center and its affiliated
facilities, including but not limited to hospitals, long-term
care, assisted and independent living and residential facilities.
Policy:
It is the policy of Mercy Medical Center to comply with federal
laws and regulations associated with the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Notice of Privacy Practices
for Protected Health Information (PHI).
Mercy Medical Center will provide the Mercy Medical Center Notice
of Privacy Practices (Notice) during the first encounter with
an individual (i.e., patient, resident or client), including
outpatient departments, offices for medical treatment, or home
based services. If feasible, the notice may be given to an individual
prior to his/her first encounter with Mercy Medical Center.
Mercy Medical Center will make a good faith effort to obtain
an individual’s written acknowledgement of receipt of the
Notice of Privacy Practices.
In an emergency treatment situation, Mercy Medical Center will
provide the Notice of Privacy Practices and attempt to receive
written acknowledgement from the individual being treated or
his/her personal representative as soon as reasonably practicable
after the emergency treatment situation.
Mercy Medical Center may provide medical treatment to an individual
who does not sign the written acknowledgment of receipt of the
Notice of Privacy Practices. Mercy Medical Center will document
its good faith effort to obtain the acknowledgement and the reason(s)
it was not obtained.
Mercy Medical Center will post the Notice of Privacy Practices
in a clear and prominent location within the facility. If Mercy
Medical Center maintains a Web site, it will post and make the
Notice available electronically through the Web site.
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