Our Pledge Regarding Medical Information
The Student Health Center understands that information about you and your health is personal. We are committed to protecting health information about you. This notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by the Student Health Center, whether made by Student Health Center personnel, your personal doctor, or mental health professional.
We are required by law to:
- Make sure that health information is kept private;
- Give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to health information about you; and
- Follow the terms of the notice that is currently in effect.
The detailed Notice of Privacy Practices includes how the Student Health Center will:
- Obtain your personal health information
- Use or disclose your personal health information
- Disclose your personal health information to business associates
- Inform you of your health information rights, including:
- Inspect and copy your health information
- Request to amend your health information
- Request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures as applicable
- Receive confidential communication of health information
- Receive an accounting of disclosures of your health information
- Obtain a paper copy of this notice
- Complain
The detailed Notice of Privacy Practices is available from any member of the professional staff of the Student Health Center.