Privacy Policy

Information about your treatment and care, including payment for care, is protected by two federal laws: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”)* and the Confidentiality Law**.

Under these laws Thrive Medical may not say to a person outside of Thrive Medical that you attend Thrive Medical, nor may Thrive Medical disclose any information identifying you as an alcohol or drug abuser, or disclose any other protected information except as permitted by the federal laws referenced below.

Thrive Medical must obtain your written consent before it can disclose information about you for payment purposes. For example, Thrive Medical must obtain your written consent before it can disclose information to your health insurer in order to be paid for services. Generally, you must also sign a written consent before Thrive Medical can share information for treatment purposes or for health care operations. However, federal law permits Thrive Medical to disclose information in the following circumstances without your written permission:

1. To Thrive Medical staff for the purposes of providing treatment and maintaining the clinical record
2. Pursuant to an agreement with a business associate (e.g. Clinical laboratories, pharmacy, record storage services, billing services)
3. For research, audit or evaluations (e.g. State licensing review, accreditation, Thrive Medical data reporting as required by the State and/or Federal government)
4. To report a crime committed on Thrive Medical’s premises or against Thrive Medical personnel
5. To medical personnel in a medical/psychiatric emergency
6. To appropriate authorities to report suspected child abuse or neglect
7. To report certain infectious illnesses as required by state law
8. As allowed by a court order.

Before Thrive Medical can use or disclose any information about your health in a manner which is not described above, it must first obtain your specific written consent allowing it to make the disclosure. Any such written consent may be revoked by you in writing. (NOTE: Revoking a consent to disclose information to a court, probation department, parole office, etc. may violate an agreement that you have with that organization. Such a violation may result in legal consequences for you.)