‣ Coroners, Medical Examiners and Funeral Directors. We may release medical information to a coroner or medical examiner. This may be necessary, for example, to identify a deceased person or determine the cause of death. We may also release medical information about patients of the hospital to funeral directors as necessary to carry out their duties.
‣ Organ and Tissue Donation. If you are an organ donor, we may use or release medical information to organizations that handle organ procurement or other entities engaged in procurement, banking, or transportation of organ, eye, or tissue to facilitate organ or tissue donation and transplantation.
‣ To Avert a Serious Threat to Health or Safety. We may use and disclose medical information about you when necessary to prevent a serious threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of the public or another person. Any disclosure, however, would only be to someone able to help prevent the threat.
‣ Military and Veterans. If you are a member of the armed forces, we may release medical information about you as required by military command authorities. We may also release medical information about foreign military personnel to the appropriate foreign military authority.
‣ National Security and Intelligence Activities. We may release medical information about you to authorized federal officials for intelligence, counterintelligence, and other national security activities authorized by law.
‣ Protective Services for the President and Others. We may disclose medical information about you to authorized federal officials so they may provide protection to the President, other authorized persons, or foreign heads of state or conduct special investigations.
‣ Workers ' Compensation. We may release medical information about you for workers ' compensation or similar programs. These programs provide benefits for work-related injuries or illness.
‣ Inmates or Individuals in Custody. If you are an inmate of a correctional institution or under the custody of a law enforcement official, we may release medical information about you to the correctional institution or law enforcement official.
‣ Other uses and disclosures. We will obtain your authorization to use or disclose your psychotherapy notes( other than for uses permitted by law without your authorization); to use or disclose your health information for marketing activities not described above; and prior to selling your health information to any third party. Any uses and disclosures not described in this Notice will be made only with your written authorization.
YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
Although all records concerning your hospitalization and treatment obtained at UAB Health System are the property of UAB Health System, you have the following rights regarding medical information we maintain about you:
‣ Right to Inspect and Copy. You have the right to inspect and copy medical information that may be used to make decisions about your care. Usually, this includes medical and billing records, but does not include psychotherapy notes.
To inspect and copy medical information that may be used to make decisions about you, you must submit your request in writing to the Entity Privacy Coordinator. If you request a copy( paper or electronic) of the information, we will charge a fee for the costs of copying, mailing, or other supplies associated with your request.
We may deny your request to inspect and copy in certain very limited circumstances. If you are denied access to medical information, you may request that the denial be reviewed. Another physician chosen by UAB Health System will review your request and the denial. The person conducting the review will not be the person who denied your request. We will comply with the outcome of the review.
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