OUR PLEDGE TO YOU AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY:
We understand that information about you and your health is personnel and confidential. We are committed to protect the privacy of this information. We create a medical record of the care you receive because it is our legal obligation, but more importantly because we want to provide you with quality care. This notice applies to all of the records of your care created by our air Ambulance team, including information from the referring and receiving facilities, and/or your physicians to provide a quality of continuum care. Please understand that your personal doctor may have different policies or notices regarding the use and disclosure of the medical information created in his or her office. This notice will tell you about the specific way Care Flight International and our facilities may use and disclose your medical information. This notice also describes your rights and the duties we have regarding the use and disclosure of your medical information. Federal and California law makes us responsible for safeguarding your personal health information.
HOW WE MAY USE AND DISCLOSE HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
The following is a list of ways in which your personal medical information may be used and disclosed as allowed under HIPAA provisions. Please know we are committed to protecting your personal medical information from any use for which it was not intended.
Disclosure to Health Care Related Services without your authorization:
Treatment: to provide or coordinate your medical care and services.
Payment: for billing arrangements and authorization from you insurance/collection agencies.
Health care operations: uses and discloses of health information are necessary to operate our air ambulance and to ensure all of our patients receive quality of care. For example, quality assurance reports, customer services, and financial/business planning and development, ect.
Disclosure for other Service without your authorization:
Organ/Tissue donation
Research that does not involve your treatment
Public Health reasons
Abuse/Neglect Reporting
Coroners/Funeral
Workman’s Compensation
Disclosure for Legal Services without authorization:
Lawsuits/disputes under a court order
National Security and Intelligence Activities
Military/Veterans as required by military command authorities
Inmates as required by the correctional institution or the law enforcement official
Legal requirements: we will disclose health information about you without your permission when required to do so by federal or California law.
Disclosure to Friends, family or others only with your Verbal Agreement:
With your consent we may disclose your information to those involved in your medical care. In addition, we may disclose health information about you to an entity assisting in a disaster relief effort so that your family can be notified about your condition, status and location.

In any other situation not covered by this notice, we will ask for your written authorization before using or disclosing your medical information. If you choose to authorize use or disclose you can later revoke that authorization by notifying us in writing of your decision.

YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU

Obtaining a copy of our Privacy Practices.