contact you for fundraising efforts , you have the right to opt out of fundraising communications , as described in every fundraising communication .
‣ Certain Marketing Activities . UAB Health System may use medical information about you to forward promotional gifts of nominal value , to communicate with you about services offered by UAB Health System , to communicate with you about case management and care coordination , and to communicate with you about treatment alternatives . We do not sell your health information to any third party for their marketing activities unless you sign an authorization allowing us to do this .
‣ UAB Health System Directory . We may include certain limited information about you in the UAB Health System directories while you are a patient at UAB Health System , unless you request otherwise . This information may include your name , location in UAB Health System , your general condition ( e . g ., fair , stable , etc .), and your religious affiliation . The directory information , except for your religious affiliation , may also be released to people who ask for you by name . This information and your religious affiliation may be given to a member of the clergy , such as a priest or rabbi , even if they don ’ t ask for you by name . This is so your family , friends , and clergy can visit you and generally know how you are doing .
‣ Business Associates . There are some services provided in UAB Health System through contracts with business associates . Examples include a copy service we use when making copies of your health record , consultants , accountants , lawyers , medical transcriptionists , and third-party billing companies . When these services are contracted , we may disclose your health information to our business associate so that they can perform the job we ’ ve asked them to do . To protect your health information , however , we require the business associate to appropriately safeguard your information .
‣ As Required By Law . We will disclose medical information about you when required to do so by federal , state , or local law .
‣ Public Health Activities . We may disclose medical information about you to public health or legal authorities charged with preventing or controlling disease , injury , or disability . For example , we are required to report the existence of a communicable disease , such as tuberculosis , to the Alabama Department of Public Health to protect the health and well-being of the general public . We may disclose medical information about you to individuals exposed to a communicable disease or otherwise at risk for spreading the disease . We may disclose medical information to an employer if the employer requires the healthcare services to determine whether you suffered a work-related injury .
‣ Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ). We may disclose to the FDA and to manufacturers health information relative to adverse events with respect to food , supplements , product and product defects , or post-marketing surveillance information to enable product recalls , repairs , or replacement .
‣ Victims of Abuse , Neglect , or Domestic Violence . We are required to report child , elder , and domestic abuse or neglect to the State of Alabama .
‣ Health Oversight Activities . We may disclose medical information to a health oversight agency for activities authorized by law . These oversight activities include , for example , audits , investigations , inspections , and licensure . These activities are necessary for the government to monitor the health care system , government programs , and compliance with civil rights laws .
‣ Lawsuits and Disputes . If you are involved in a lawsuit or a dispute , we may disclose medical information about you in response to a court or administrative order . We may also disclose medical information about you in response to a subpoena , discovery request , or other lawful process by someone else involved in the dispute , but only if efforts have been made to tell you about the request or to obtain an order protecting the information requested . We may disclose medical information for judicial or administrative proceedings , as required by law .
‣ Law Enforcement . We may release medical information for law enforcement purposes as required by law , in response to a valid subpoena , for identification and location of fugitives , witnesses , or missing persons , for suspected victims of crime , for deaths that may have resulted from criminal conduct , and for suspected crimes on the premises .
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