VI. Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the agency or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. To file a complaint with the agency, please contact the agency Privacy Officer. All complaints must be submitted in writing directly to the agency Privacy Official. We assure you that there will be no retaliation for filing a complaint.

VII. Sharing and joint use of your Health Information

In the course of providing care to you and in furtherance of THHS agencies' mission to improve the health of the community, the agency will share your PHI with other organizations as described below who have agreed to abide by the terms described below:

A. Medical Staff: Your physician(s), agency Medical Director (where applicable) and agency participate together in an organized health care arrangement to deliver health care to you. The agency, Medical Directors and your physician(s) have agreed to abide by the terms of this Notice with respect to PHI created or received as part of delivery of health care services to you in the agency. Physicians, Medical Directors and allied health care providers who are members of the agency team will have access to and use your PHI for treatment, payment and health care operations purposes related to your care within the agency. The agency will disclose your PHI to these physicians and allied health professionals for payment, treatment and health care operations.