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B. Spiritual Care: If you are a hospice patient, a spiritual care provider may consult regarding your care. Spiritual care providers are members of the health care team at the hospice. You have a right to request that your name not be given to any member of the clergy. C. Promotional Communications: The agency does not share or sell your PHI to companies that market health care products or services directly to consumers for use by those companies to contact you, such as drug companies. THHS agencies may maintain a database of individuals for promotional communications, disease management, health promotion and fundraising purposes. This database includes individuals to whom the agency previously may have sent health improvement materials and news about the agency and also individuals who have donated to the agency or who have expressed an interest in donating to the agency or other health-related activities. You may be included in this database. THHS may send information to the individuals in this database about the programs and services of THHS agencies. If you wish to be deleted from this database, you may notify the Privacy Official of THHS. D. Media Conditions Reports: The agency may release information for an update to the media if the media requests information about you using your full name and after we have given you an opportunity to agree or object. The following information may then be disclosed: your condition described in general terms that do not communicate specific medical information, such as "good", "fair", "serious", or "critical". |

