Privacy Policy
Center for Human Development, Inc. (CHD)
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
Effective Date: April 14, 2003
Revised: May 1, 2021
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This notice describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information (PHI) to carry out your services and administer our agency. PHI is information about you that may identify you and that relates to your past, present and future physical or mental health or condition and related CHD services. Please review it carefully.
Parents or guardians should be aware that the terms ‘you’ or ‘your’ used in this notice refer to the person receiving CHD services which may be our child or someone under your legal custody.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the right to:
– Get a copy of your paper or electronic record
– Correct your paper or electronic record
– Request confidential communication
– Ask us to limit the information we share
– Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared your information
– Get a copy of this privacy notice
– Choose someone to act for you
– File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated
YOUR CHOICES
You have some choices in the way that we use and share information as we:
– Tell family and friends about your condition
– Provide disaster relief
– Include you in a hospital directory
– Provide mental health car
– Market our services and sell your information
– Raise funds
OUR USES AND DISCLOSURES
We may use and share your information as we:
– Treat you
– Run our organization
– Bill for your services
– Help with public health and safety issues
– Do research
– Comply with the law
– Respond to our public funders
– Work with a medical examiner or funeral director
– Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests
– Respond to lawsuits and legal actions
Our Responsibilities
– We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your PHI.
– We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.
– We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and give you a copy of it.
– We will not use or share your information other than described here unless you tell us we can in writing.
Changes to the Terms of this Notice
We can change the terms of this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be available upon request.
Effective Date of Notice: May 1, 2021
Questions about this Notice
If you have any questions about this Notice of Privacy Practices, or if you wish to exercise your rights, please contact your CHD worker or:
Freda Driscoll-Sbar, Vice President of Compliance and CHD Privacy Officer
332 Birnie Ave, Springfield, MA 01107
413-439-2112