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.

Scope of Notice
This Notice of Privacy Practices applies to Healthcare Colleagues PA and its affiliated clinics, including but not limited to its fictitious name Altamonte Dermatology (collectively referred to as the 'Practice'). All such affiliated clinics follow the terms of this Notice and may share your health information with each other for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.

Our Privacy Commitment
We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your protected health information (PHI) in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Florida Information Protection Act (FIPA). We are required by law to provide you with this notice and to notify you expeditiously—and no later than 30 days under Florida law—if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.

How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We typically use or share your health information for the following purposes:

• Treatment (T): To provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare. For example: Your provider may share your biopsy results with an external laboratory, use a platform to exchange health records with other treating providers to coordinate care, or query your medication fill history to prevent adverse drug interactions.

• Payment (P): To bill and collect payment from you, your insurance company, or other third parties. For example: We may share information about your office visit with your health plan so they will pay for the procedure, or share information with third-party organizations for laboratory and pathology billing.

• Healthcare Operations (O): To run our practice, improve the quality of your care, and conduct training. For example: We use your information to manage our appointment schedule, evaluate our staff's performance, and / or submit data for regulatory and quality assurance reporting.

Additional TPO Disclosures:

• Sensitive Information: Disclosures for TPO may include sensitive information relating to psychiatric and/or psychological care, alcohol and substance abuse, genetic diseases, sickle cell anemia, tuberculosis, birth control, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV/AIDS.

• Internal Case Discussion: Your medical records, including psychiatry and psychological information, may be discussed among staff, students, and supervisors for educational or treatment purposes.

• Workers' Compensation: If treated for a workplace injury, your records may be released to your employer, workers' compensation carrier, or their attorneys.

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Records (Part 2 Protections)
If our practice receives or maintains substance use disorder (SUD) records protected under 42 CFR Part 2, they are afforded heightened confidentiality. We will only use or disclose those records for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations with your written consent. We will not use or disclose these records in any civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceedings against you without your express written consent or a court order accompanied by a subpoena.

Notice of Potential Redisclosure
Please be aware that health information disclosed pursuant to this notice or your authorization may be subject to redisclosure by the recipient and may no longer be protected by the HIPAA Privacy Rule. (For example, if you authorize us to release your medical records to your employer for disability leave, or to an auto insurance adjuster following an accident, those businesses are not healthcare providers bound by HIPAA and federal law cannot prevent them from sharing your information with others.)

Uses and Disclosures Requiring Your Authorization
In any other situation not described in this Notice, we will ask for your written authorization before using or disclosing your health information. Specifically, we are expressly prohibited from using or selling your medical information for marketing purposes without your prior written authorization. If you choose to provide us with authorization, you may revoke it at any time in writing, except to the extent that we have already taken action in reliance on it.

Your Individual Rights
You have the right to:

• You can request an electronic or paper copy of your medical record.  We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee for the labor, supplies, and postage associated with your request.

• Ask us to correct your medical record: We reserve the right to review your request and determine its clinical accuracy and applicability before agreeing to amend the record. If we deny your request, we will notify you in writing.

• Ask us to limit what we use or share: You can ask us to restrict the information we share for treatment, payment, or operations. We reserve the right to evaluate your request and may legally deny it.

• Get a list of those with whom we've shared your information: You can request an accounting of disclosures. Please note that this list will exclude all routine data sharing made for Treatment, Payment, and Healthcare Operations (TPO), as well as any disclosures that you explicitly authorized.