Lumify MD, LLC

NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES

Last Updated: August 20, 2024

This Notice describes how your health information may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
I. Introduction

This Notice of Privacy Practices (“Notice”) describes how Lumify MD LLC (“Lumify”) protects the privacy of your health information (“Protected Health Information” or “PHI”). The Notice also explains how we may use and disclose your PHI and your rights regarding your PHI. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your PHI and to provide you with this Notice.

II. Contacting Our Privacy Officer

If you have questions about this Notice or your privacy rights, or if you wish to file a complaint, please contact our Privacy Officer at:

Lumify MD, LLC

ATTN: Privacy Officer

1200 N Federal Hwy Ste 300

Boca Raton, FL 33432

Email: [email protected]

III. Uses and Disclosures Without Your Written Authorization

We may use and disclose your PHI for certain purposes without your written authorization. These purposes include:

  • Treatment: We may use your PHI to provide you with healthcare services, such as diagnosis and treatment of your medical condition. We may also disclose your PHI to other healthcare providers involved in your care.
  • Payment: We may use and disclose your PHI to obtain payment for the services we provide to you.
  • Healthcare Operations: We may use your PHI for our healthcare operations, which include activities that improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of care. These activities may include reviewing the competence of our healthcare professionals and conducting quality improvement initiatives.
  • Public Health Activities: We may disclose your PHI for public health activities, such as reporting communicable diseases or preventing or controlling disease outbreaks.
  • Law Enforcement: We may disclose your PHI to law enforcement officials as required by law.
  • Other Permitted Uses and Disclosures: We are also permitted to use and disclose your PHI under other circumstances allowed by law, such as responding to court orders or subpoenas.
IV. Uses and Disclosures Requiring Your Written Authorization

We will only use or disclose your PHI for other purposes with your written authorization. This may include uses and disclosures for:

  • Marketing: We will not use your PHI for marketing purposes without your written authorization.
  • Sale of PHI: We will not sell your PHI without your written authorization.
  • Sharing Highly Confidential Information: Federal and state law require special privacy protections for certain highly confidential information, such as information about mental health, sexually transmitted diseases, or HIV/AIDS. We will only disclose your highly confidential information with your written authorization, except as permitted by law.
V. Your Rights Regarding Your Protected Health Information

You have certain rights regarding your PHI. These rights include:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to access your medical records and billing records maintained by us.
  • Right to Amend: You have the right to request an amendment to your medical records if you believe they are inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request a list of certain disclosures of your PHI made by us.
  • Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request restrictions on how we use and disclose your PHI for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations purposes.
  • Right to Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about your PHI in a specific way, such as by mail or email.
  • Right to Receive a Copy of this Notice: You have the right to receive a copy of this Notice.
VI. Effective Date and Changes to This Notice

This Notice is effective on August 20, 2024. We reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice at any time. If we make changes, we will post the revised Notice on our website (lumifymd.com) and notify you by email if you have provided an email address.