Notice of Privacy Practices

This notice describes how your private health related information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.

 

General Information

Information regarding your health care, including payment for health care, is protected by two federal laws; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), 42 U.S.C. 1320 det seq,, 45 C.F.R. Part 160 & 164 and the Confidentiality Law, 42 U.S.C. 290dd-2, 42 C.F.R. Part 2. Under these laws, Rebel Recovery Florida Inc. may not say to a person outside Rebel Recovery Florida that you attend the program, nor may Rebel Recovery Florida disclose any information identifying you as an alcohol or drug abuser or disclose any other protected information except as permitted by federal law.

Rebel Recovery Florida Inc. must obtain your written consent before it can disclose information about you for payment purposes. For example, Rebel Recovery Florida must obtain your written consent before it can disclose information to your health insurer in order to be paid for services.  Generally, you must also sign a written consent before Rebel Recovery Florida can share information for treatment purposes or for health care operations. However, federal law permits Rebel Recovery Florida to disclose information without your written permission in the following situations:

1. Pursuant to an agreement with a qualified service organization/ business associate
2. For research, audit or evaluations.
3. To report a crime committed on Rebel Recovery Florida premises or against Rebel Recovery Florida personnel.
4. To medical personnel in a medical emergency.
5. To appropriate authorities to report suspected child abuse or neglect or domestic violence.
6. As allowed by a court order.

For example, Rebel Recovery Florida can disclose information without your consent to obtain legal or financial services, or to another medical facility to provide health care to you, as long as there is a qualified services organization/ business associate agreement in place.

Rebel Recovery Florida may need to share your protected health information with third party business associates that provide services. Whenever an arrangement between our office and a business associate involves the use or disclosure of your protected health information, we will have a written contract that contains terms that will protect the privacy of your protected health information.

Before Rebel Recovery Florida can use or disclose any information about your health in a manner which is not described above, it must first obtain your specific written consent allowing it to make the disclosure. Any such written consent may be revoked by you in writing at any time.

 

Your Rights

Under HIPAA you have the right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information. At your request, Rebel Recovery Florida will not disclose information to your health insurance plan about any services for which you have paid out-of-pocket.

Rebel Recovery Florida is not required to agree to any other restrictions you request, but if it does agree, then it is bound by that agreement and may not use or disclose any information which you have restricted except as necessary in a medical emergency.

You have the right to request that we communicate with you by alternative means or at an alternative location.  Rebel Recovery Florida will accommodate such requests that are reasonable and will not request an explanation from you.  Under HIPAA you also have the right to inspect and copy your own health information maintained by Center for Behavioral Health, except to the extent that the information contains psychotherapy notes or information compiled for use in a civil, criminal or administrative proceeding or in other limited circumstances.

Under HIPAA you also have the right, with some exceptions, to amend health care information maintained in Rebel Recovery Florida records, and to request and receive an accounting of disclosures of your health-related information made by Rebel Recovery Florida during the six years prior to your request. You also have the right to receive a paper copy of this notice.

 

Rebel Recovery Florida Inc. Duties

 Rebel Recovery Florida Inc. will not share your protected health information for marketing or fundraising purposes, nor will we ever sell your protected health information without your prior approval.

 Rebel Recovery Florida is required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information and to provide you with notice of its legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your health information.  Rebel Recovery Florida Inc. is required by law to abide by the terms of this notice.  Rebel Recovery Florida Inc. reserves the right to change the terms of this notice and to make new notice provisions effective for all protected health information it maintains. You may access a revised version by accessing our website, or you may request a copy by calling the office and requesting that a revised copy be sent to you in the mail or asking for one at the time of your next appointment.

 

Questions and Complaints

 If you want more information about our privacy practices or have questions or concerns, please contact our Compliance Officer at 561-508-8388.

If you are concerned that we may have violated your privacy rights, or you disagree with a decision we made about access to your health information or n response to a request you made to amend or restrict the use of disclosure of your health information or to have us communicate with you by alternative means or at alternative locations. You may complain to us using the contact information listed at the end of this Notice. You also may submit a written compliant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We will provide you with the address to file your complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services upon request.

We support your right to the privacy of your health information. We will not retaliate in any way if you choose to file a complaint with us or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

If you have any questions or comments regarding your Protected Health Information, feel free to contact our Compliance Officer. The contact information is provided below.

 

Rebel Recovery Florida Inc.

Corporate Compliance Officer

400 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 130

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

 

 

Privacy Policy as it Pertains to Website Data

Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.  This website is owned and operated by Rebel Recovery Florida Inc. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and disclose personally identifiable information that we collect from you when you use the Website.  Our corporate website address is: https://rebelrco.org/.  By using the Website, you agree to the collection, use and disclosure of your information as described in this Policy.

 

Minor Age Website Use  

This website is intended for a general audience and for use by individuals 18 years of age and older.  We do not intend to collect information on anyone under 13 years old, and anyone under 13 years old cannot use this Website without the approval of a parent or guardian.  All use of this Website must comply with all applicable laws, thus, if you are a parent or authorized representative who consents to a child sharing personal information to this website, then you agree that your child’s use is consistent with this privacy policy.

 

Security  

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via this website, your information is protected both online and offline and shared on a minimum.  Whenever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the web page.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (e.g, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers on which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.  We do use “cookies” on this site.  A cookie improves your access to our site and can enable us to track how users access the website in order to enhance their online experience.  The cookies are not linked to any personally identifiable information.

Though we make efforts to maintain the security of your personally identifiable information, in is important to remember that the Internet is not a completely secure environment.  We recommend that whenever you send sensitive information that you use an encrypted email and a secure, private connection or provide the information by fax or telephone.

 

Collection, Use, and Sharing of Personal Information  

When visiting RebelRCO.org, the IP address used to access the site will be logged along with the dates and times of access. This information is purely used to analyze trends, administer the site, track users movement and gather broad demographic information for internal use, and, more importantly, any recorded IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Any information that you provide through this website, especially any personally identifiable information (name, address, phone, insurance information, etc.) is used solely for the purposes of responding to your inquires or to verify your insurance coverage with your insurer, if applicable.  Your information will only be shared with need-to-know members of our team in order to process your inquiry and, if you opt to have your insurance coverage verified, with your insurer to the extent needed to accurately verify current health insurance benefits.  Rebel Recovery Florida Inc. respects the privacy of all visitors to its website. No personal information that you provide on our website is ever rented, shared, sold or transferred to any third party for their benefit.

Third Parties 

We have included links on this site for your use and reference. We are not responsible for the privacy policies on these websites. You should be aware that the privacy policies of these sites may differ from our own.  Additionally, Rebel Recovery Florida Inc. may use third parties to provide services on Rebel Recovery Florida Inc.’s behalf.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.  An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.  If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.  When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.  If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.  These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.  For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile.  All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username).  Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.  You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.  This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

California Privacy Rights 

Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1798.83, California residents have the right to request from a business any personal information that a business may have shared with a third party for direct marketing purposes.  We do not share personal information with any third party for direct marketing purposes.  Further, Rebel Recovery Florida Inc. does not respond to “do not track” (DNT) signals.

THIS WEBSITE IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE. ANY MEDICAL OR HEALTH INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOULD NEVER BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS TALK TO YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER REGARDING YOUR SPECIFIC MEDICAL NEEDS AND FOR ANY DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT.

 

Your Rights

When it comes to your protected health information, you have certain rights.  These rights include the right to know which information we have, to review and make correction of information so it is accurate and current, to maintain confidential communication by requesting how best to communicate with you (by email, phone, at home, etc.),  to know how your information is used,  to request that your information is limited or deleted,  to receive a copy of this privacy notice, and to file a complaint without concern for retaliation.  If you would like more information, please contact us (see below).

 

Our Responsibility 

It is our responsibility and a legal duty to protect the privacy and security of your protected health information.  As such, should the confidentiality or security of your protected health information be compromised, we will inform you should such an incident occur.

 

Changes to this Privacy Statement  

The contents of this statement may be altered at any time, at our discretion. Changes will apply to all information we have and will be available upon request, in our office, and through our website.

 

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy, then you may contact us at 561-508-8388 or info@rebelrco.org.

If you have any questions about this notice or any complaints about our privacy practices, or would like to know how to file a complaint with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, please contact us by writing:

Rebel Recovery Florida Inc.

Corporate Compliance Officer

400 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 130

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401