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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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When this Notice of Privacy Practices (\u201cNotice\u201d) refers to \u201cwe\u201d or \u201cus,\u201d it is referring to {acf_company_legal_name} and all the pharmacists who provide health care services and the employees of our pharmacy. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (“PHI”), to follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect, to give you this Notice setting forth our legal duties and privacy practices concerning your PHI and to notify affected individuals following a breach of unsecured PHI. This Notice describes how we may use and disclose your PHI. Additionally, this Notice explains the rights you have with respect to your PHI, and certain obligations we must abide by in accordance with the law. We reserve the right to amend this Notice. If we make any material revisions to this Notice, we will post a copy of the revised Notice in the pharmacy, on our website and will offer you a copy of the revised Notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PHI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will use and disclose your PHI for treatment, payment and health care
operations. We may also use your PHI for other purposes that are permitted and\/or required by law and pursuant to your written authorization. The following lists examples of how we may use and\/or disclose your PHI. Any other uses not described in this Notice will only be made with your explicit written authorization, which you may revoke at any time by providing us with written notice of your revocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. Treatment – We may use and disclose your PHI in order to provide you with prescription and supply services. We may
disclose your PHI to other pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and health care providers that are involved in your care. You
will receive an individual notice and have the opportunity to opt out of any subsidized treatment communications.
B. Payment – We will use and disclose your PHI in order to obtain payment for the health care services we provide to you. We
may also need to disclose your PHI to receive prior approval from your health plan or to determine if your health plan will cover a certain prescription or service.
C. Health Care Operations – We may use and disclose your PHI in connection with the management of our pharmacy. For
example, this may include: quality assessment and improvement, internal compliance audits, and performance evaluations.
Additionally, we may use your PHI for our business management and general administrative activities.
D. Prescription Refill Reminders, Treatment Alternatives or Health-Related Benefits – We may use and disclose your PHI to
contact you to remind you about prescription refills, to tell you about treatment options or alternatives, or to inform you about health-related benefits or services that may be of interest to you.
E. Family Members, Relatives or Close Friends – Unless you object to such disclosure, we may disclose your PHI to your family
members, relatives or close personal friends, or any other persons identified by you as being involved in the treatment or
payment for your medical care. If you are not present to agree or object to our disclosure of your PHI to a family member,
relative or friend, we may exercise our professional judgment to determine whether the disclosure is in your best interest. If
we decide to disclose your PHI, we will only disclose the PHI that is relevant to your treatment or payment.
F. Other Permitted and Required Uses and Disclosures – We may use your PHI without obtaining your authorization and without offering you the opportunity to agree or object as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n