You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your protected health information that is maintained in a designated record set for as long as we maintain the protected health information. The designated record set is a collection of records maintained by us, which contains medical and billing information used in the course of your care, and any other information used to make decisions about you.
By law you do not have a right to access psychotherapy notes; information compiled in reasonable anticipation of or for use in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding; and protected health information which is subject to a law which prohibits access to protected health information. Depending on the circumstances of your request, you may have the right to have a decision to deny access reviewed.
We may deny your request to inspect or copy your protected health information in our professional judgement, we determine that the access requested is likely to endanger you or another person or is likely to cause substantial harm to another person referenced within the protected health information. You have a right to request a review of a denial of access.
If you request a copy of your information, we may charge you a fee for the costs of copying, mailing, or other costs incurred by us as a result of complying with your request.
Request for access to your protected health information must be made in writing to the Privacy Officer.