Notice of HIPAA Privacy Practices
Effective Date: August 25, 2026
Aboite Health Center
5649 Coventry Lane
Fort Wayne, IN
Phone: (260) 436-6565
Email: aboitehc@gmail.com
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, how you can get access to this information, and your rights regarding your health information. Please review it carefully.
Aboite Health Center is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your health information. This Notice of HIPAA Privacy Practices describes your rights, our responsibilities, and how we may use and disclose your protected health information.
Your Rights
When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights.
Get a Copy of Your Medical Record
You may ask to see or obtain an electronic or paper copy of your medical record and other health information we maintain about you.
We will generally provide a copy or summary of your health information within 30 days of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee as permitted by law.
Contact Aboite Health Center for information about requesting your records.
Ask Us to Correct Your Medical Record
You may ask us to correct health information about you that you believe is incorrect or incomplete.
We may deny your request in certain circumstances, but we will explain the reason to you in writing within the time required by law.
Request Confidential Communications
You may ask us to contact you in a specific way, such as at your home, office, or mobile phone, or to send correspondence to a different address.
We will accommodate reasonable requests.
Ask Us to Limit What We Use or Share
You may ask us not to use or disclose certain health information for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.
We are generally not required to agree to your request. If we agree to a restriction, we will comply with it except when otherwise permitted or required by law.
If you pay for a healthcare service or item entirely out of pocket, you may ask us not to disclose information about that service or item to your health insurer for payment or healthcare operations purposes. We will honor that request unless disclosure is required by law.
Get a List of Certain Disclosures
You may request an accounting of certain disclosures of your health information made during the six years before the date of your request.
The accounting does not include every disclosure. For example, certain disclosures for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations may not be included.
We will provide one accounting in any 12-month period at no charge. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee for additional requests within the same 12-month period.
Get a Copy of This Notice
You may request a paper copy of this Notice at any time, even if you agreed to receive it electronically.
We will provide you with a paper copy promptly.
Choose Someone to Act for You
If you have given someone medical power of attorney, have a legal guardian, or have another authorized personal representative, that person may exercise your rights and make choices regarding your health information as permitted by law.
We will verify that the individual has appropriate authority before taking action.
File a Complaint
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with Aboite Health Center using the contact information provided at the end of this Notice.
You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.
We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint or exercising your privacy rights.
Your Choices
For certain health information, you may tell us your preferences about what we share.
Family, Friends, and Others Involved in Your Care
You may tell us whether we may share relevant health information with family members, close friends, or other individuals involved in your care or payment for your care.
If you are unable to communicate your preference, such as during an emergency, we may share information if we determine that doing so is in your best interest and is permitted by law.
Disaster Relief
We may share relevant health information with organizations assisting in disaster-relief efforts when appropriate and permitted by law.
Marketing
We will obtain your written authorization before using or disclosing your protected health information for marketing purposes when HIPAA requires authorization.
Sale of Health Information
We will not sell your protected health information without your written authorization when authorization is required by law.
Fundraising
If Aboite Health Center conducts fundraising activities permitted under HIPAA, we may contact you about those activities. You have the right to tell us not to contact you again for fundraising purposes.
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
HIPAA permits us to use and disclose your health information in certain circumstances without obtaining your written authorization.
Treatment
We may use and disclose your health information to provide, coordinate, and manage your healthcare.
For example, we may share relevant health information with another healthcare professional involved in your treatment.
Payment
We may use and disclose your health information to bill for healthcare services and obtain payment from health plans or other responsible parties.
For example, we may provide necessary information to your health insurance company so it can process a claim for services provided to you.
Healthcare Operations
We may use and disclose your health information to operate our practice, improve the quality of care, manage services, conduct appropriate administrative activities, train staff, and perform other healthcare operations permitted by law.
Business Associates
We may share protected health information with service providers that perform certain functions or services for Aboite Health Center and qualify as business associates under HIPAA.
When required by law, our business associates are contractually obligated to appropriately safeguard protected health information.
Public Health and Safety
We may use or disclose health information for certain public health and safety activities permitted or required by law, including:
Preventing or controlling disease
Reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence when permitted or required by law
Reporting certain information regarding products, medications, or medical devices when applicable
Preventing or reducing a serious threat to someone's health or safety
Health Oversight Activities
We may disclose health information to authorized health oversight agencies for activities permitted by law, including audits, investigations, inspections, and licensing activities.
Workers' Compensation
We may use or disclose health information as authorized by and necessary to comply with workers' compensation laws and similar programs.
Law Enforcement and Other Government Requests
We may use or disclose health information for certain law enforcement and government purposes when permitted or required by law.
These may include disclosures:
For law enforcement purposes or to law enforcement officials
To health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law
For workers' compensation claims
For specialized government functions, including certain military and national security activities
When otherwise required by applicable law
Judicial and Administrative Proceedings
We may disclose health information in response to a court or administrative order or in response to certain subpoenas, discovery requests, or other lawful processes when permitted by law.
Coroners, Medical Examiners, and Funeral Directors
We may disclose health information to coroners, medical examiners, and funeral directors as permitted or required by law.
Research
We may use or disclose health information for research when the applicable requirements of federal and state law have been satisfied.
Substance Use Disorder Patient Records
Certain substance use disorder patient records receive additional privacy protections under federal law, including 42 CFR Part 2.
To the extent Aboite Health Center creates, receives, or maintains records protected by Part 2, those records will be used and disclosed in accordance with applicable federal requirements.
Part 2 records, or testimony describing the content of those records, generally may not be used or disclosed in civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceedings against a patient unless the patient provides the consent required by law or the use or disclosure is otherwise specifically permitted under applicable federal law.
Where required, Aboite Health Center will obtain appropriate consent before using or disclosing Part 2 records.
Other Uses and Disclosures
Uses and disclosures of protected health information that are not described in this Notice will generally be made only with your written authorization when authorization is required by law.
If you provide written authorization, you may revoke that authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent we have already acted in reliance on the authorization or as otherwise provided by law.
Electronic Communications
Aboite Health Center may communicate with you electronically regarding appointments, healthcare services, and other matters when permitted by law.
Electronic communications, including email and text messaging, may present privacy and security risks. We handle protected health information communicated electronically in accordance with applicable privacy and security requirements.
Our general website Privacy Policy and Terms of Service provide additional information regarding website use, online information collection, and electronic communications. Those policies are separate from and do not replace this Notice of HIPAA Privacy Practices.
Our Responsibilities
Aboite Health Center is required by law to:
Maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.
Provide you with a Notice describing our legal duties and privacy practices regarding protected health information.
Follow the duties and privacy practices described in the Notice currently in effect.
Notify you following a breach of unsecured protected health information when notification is required by law.
Refrain from using or disclosing your protected health information other than as described in this Notice unless you provide written authorization or another use or disclosure is permitted or required by law.
If you authorize us to use or disclose your information, you may revoke that authorization in writing as permitted by law.
Additional Privacy Protections
Aboite Health Center will comply with applicable federal and Indiana laws governing the privacy and confidentiality of health information.
When another applicable law provides greater privacy protections or places greater restrictions on the use or disclosure of health information than HIPAA, we will comply with the applicable requirements of that law.
Changes to This Notice
We may change the terms of this Notice and our privacy practices.
Changes may apply to all protected health information we maintain, including information created or received before the change.
When we make a material change to this Notice, we will make the revised Notice available as required by law, including at our office and on our website.
Questions or Complaints
If you have questions about this Notice, would like to exercise your privacy rights, or believe your privacy rights have been violated, please contact:
Privacy Contact
Aboite Health Center
5649 Coventry Lane
Fort Wayne, IN
Phone: (260) 436-6565
Email: aboitehc@gmail.com
Website: www.aboitehealthcenter.com
You may also file a complaint with the:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office for Civil Rights
200 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 1-877-696-6775
Aboite Health Center will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint or exercising your privacy rights.
Effective Date
This Notice of HIPAA Privacy Practices is effective August 25, 2026.