Notice of Privacy Practices
Notice of Privacy Practices
Welcome to Ocean Mind Psychiatry, a psychiatry clinic committed to providing you with the highest quality mental health care. We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting the confidentiality of your personal and health information. This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information (PHI) and your rights regarding your PHI.
Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information
We may use and disclose your PHI for the following purposes:
Treatment: We may use and disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your mental health care and related services. This may include sharing your PHI with other healthcare professionals involved in your treatment.
Payment: We may use and disclose your PHI to obtain payment for the services we provide to you. This may include sharing your PHI with your health insurance company or a third-party billing service.
Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your PHI to support our healthcare operations. This may include quality assessment and improvement activities, conducting training programs, and evaluating the performance of our staff.
Required by Law: We may use and disclose your PHI as required by law.
Public Health Activities: We may use and disclose your PHI for public health activities, such as disease control and prevention.
Health Oversight Activities: We may use and disclose your PHI for health oversight activities, such as audits, investigations, and inspections.
Judicial and Administrative Proceedings: We may use and disclose your PHI in response to a court or administrative order.
Law Enforcement Purposes: We may use and disclose your PHI for law enforcement purposes, such as identifying or locating a suspect, fugitive, material witness, or missing person.
Serious Threat to Health or Safety: We may use and disclose your PHI if we believe it is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to your health or safety or that of the public or another person.
Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your PHI:
Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request restrictions on the use and disclosure of your PHI. We are not required to agree to your request.
Right to Receive Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about your PHI in a certain way or at a certain location.
Right to Inspect and Copy: You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI. We may charge a reasonable fee for the copies.
Right to Amend: You have the right to request an amendment to your PHI if you believe it is inaccurate or incomplete.
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request an accounting of certain disclosures of your PHI.
Right to a Paper Copy: You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices upon request.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Notice of Privacy Practices, or if you believe your rights have been violated, you may contact our office.
Ocean Mind Psychiatry
5401 W Kennedy Blvd
Suite 100
Tampa, FL 33609
Changes to this Notice
We reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice of Privacy Practices at any time. We will provide you with a revised Notice of Privacy Practices upon request.