HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

Effective Date: 08/05/2024

At Anderson Bros Town and Country Pharmacy, we are committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. This notice describes how we use and disclose your protected health information (PHI) and your rights regarding that information. Please review it carefully.

How We Use and Disclose Your Protected Health Information (PHI)

  1. Treatment: We may use your health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your prescriptions, including discussing your treatment with your doctor or other healthcare providers.
  2. Payment: We may use and disclose your health information to process billing, payments, and insurance claims.
  3. Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your health information for our pharmacy operations, such as quality control, training, audits, and performance evaluations.
  4. Required by Law: We may disclose your health information when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.
  5. Other Uses:
    • Prescription Transfers: We may disclose your information to transfer prescriptions to another pharmacy.
    • Reminders: We may contact you to provide prescription reminders or information about health-related benefits and services.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

You have the following rights concerning your health information:

  • Right to Access: You may request to inspect or copy your health information.
  • Right to Amend: You may request an amendment to your health information if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete.
  • Right to Request Restrictions: You may ask us to restrict certain uses or disclosures of your health information.
  • Right to Confidential Communications: You may request that we contact you in a certain way or at a certain location to protect your privacy.
  • Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You may request an accounting of disclosures of your health information.
  • Right to File a Complaint: If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you have the right to file a complaint with us or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

How We Protect Your Information

We use a variety of physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to protect the privacy and security of your health information. This includes using encryption, secure access controls, and maintaining confidentiality during communications.

Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Notice to comply with changes in the law or our practices. If any changes are made, the new notice will be posted in our pharmacy and will apply to all health information we maintain.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this notice or would like to exercise your rights, please contact us at:

  • Anderson Bros Town And Country Pharmacy
  • 2900 Fulton Ave, Sacramento, CA 95821
  • 916-489-363