Legal
Effective Date: March 11, 2025
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
United Medical Immigration Exams, operated by Cardiacare Center NJ ("the Practice"), is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), to provide you with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices regarding PHI, and to notify you in the event of a breach of your unsecured PHI.
The following describes the ways we may use and disclose your protected health information:
We may use your health information to provide you with medical care and services. For example, we may share your health information with physicians, nurses, or other healthcare professionals involved in your care, including the completion of your I-693 immigration medical examination.
We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services provided to you. This may include providing information to your insurance company or other third-party payer.
We may use and disclose your health information for activities necessary to operate our practice. These activities include quality assessment, staff training, business management, and administrative functions.
We will disclose your health information when required to do so by federal, state, or local law. This includes reporting to public health authorities, responding to court orders, and complying with USCIS regulatory requirements related to immigration medical examinations.
We may disclose your health information for public health activities, including reporting communicable diseases, vaccinations, and other conditions as required by public health authorities.
We may use or disclose your health information when necessary to prevent a serious threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of the public or another person.
We may use your health information to contact you with appointment reminders, test results, or other information related to your medical care. We may contact you by phone, text, email, or mail.
Except as described in this notice, we will not use or disclose your health information without your written authorization. If you provide us with an authorization, you may revoke it in writing at any time. Your revocation will not affect any uses or disclosures already made in reliance on your prior authorization.
We will obtain your written authorization before using or disclosing your PHI for:
You have the following rights with respect to your protected health information:
You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your health information, including medical records and billing records. To request access, submit a written request to our office. We may charge a reasonable fee for the cost of copying and mailing.
If you believe that health information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may request that we amend it. You must submit your request in writing and provide a reason for the amendment.
You have the right to request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your health information. To request an accounting, submit a written request to our office.
You have the right to request a restriction on certain uses and disclosures of your health information. While we are not required to agree to your request, if we do agree, we will comply with the restriction unless the information is needed for emergency treatment.
You have the right to request that we communicate with you about health matters in a particular way or at a certain location. For example, you may request that we contact you only by mail or at a specific phone number.
You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this notice upon request, even if you have agreed to receive it electronically.
In the event of a breach of your unsecured protected health information, we will notify you as required by law. We will provide notification without unreasonable delay and in no case later than 60 days after discovery of the breach.
We reserve the right to change the terms of this notice and to make new provisions effective for all PHI we maintain. If we make material changes, we will post the revised notice on our website and make it available at our office.
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.
For questions about this notice or to exercise your rights, please contact: