Privacy Policy

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MEDICAL EMERGENCY 

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Online Privacy Policy

Addiction Eviction DBA Zeeman Medicine is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes our practices in collecting, using, and disclosing personal information when you access or use addictioneviction.com. By using the website, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy.

For information specifically related to our use and disclosure of patient information, such as protected health information, please review our Notice of Privacy Practices page

Collection of Information.  We collect information about you, and sometimes about your devices, when you use the website. The information we collect about you through the website is generally information that you provide or information that we automatically collect.

Information You May Provide. While using the website, you may be asked to provide personally identifiable information about yourself. For example, if you submit your resume or an information request form, we will ask you to provide things like your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, fax number, and any other information you choose to provide. We do not collect any of this information unless you provide it to us voluntarily.

Information We May Collect Automatically. When you use the website, we may automatically collect non-personally identifiable information about you through cookies and other technology.

Web logs. We may automatically collect information about you that is made available by your browser, computer hardware and/or software, or mobile device, including but not limited to the Internet domain and website address from which you accessed this website and your Internet Protocol (IP) address, the state or country from which you accessed the website, the date and time you visited the website,  the pages accessed by you on and from this website, and other standard information included with every communication sent on the Internet, such as browser type, browser language, operating system, or service provider.

Cookies. We do occasionally use cookies (small files stored on your device or browser), tracking pixels (tiny graphic images embedded in a website or email), HTML/CSS/Java-based coding, and other similar technologies to automatically collect information when you use the website. Your browser software can be set to warn you of cookies or reject all cookies.

Information We May Receive from Third Parties. We also may collect information regarding how you interact with our site and other websites, such as content on social media platforms. For example, if you “like” a photo on one of our social media sites, we may collect information related to that interaction. In some cases, we may receive information about you from third parties that you directly provided to a third party.

Third Party Links.  Our site may contain links to third-party sites not owned or operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any websites operated by third parties. Once you have left our site, we suggest you check the applicable privacy policy of the third-party website to determine how they will handle any information they collect from you.

Security & Retention.  We maintain industry-accepted physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect the Personal Information collected when you use the website. However, no data transmission over the Internet or data storage system is guaranteed to be 100% secure and, as a result, you transmit information to us at your own risk.

We may keep your Personal Information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained.

Children’s Privacy.  We do not knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information from persons under 18 years of age without verifiable parental consent, and no part of the site is directed at persons under 18. If you are under 18, please do not provide any personally identifying information during your visit to this website.

Policy Changes.  We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time without notice as we add new features or as laws change that may affect our services. Any amendments or modifications to this Privacy Policy will be posted on our website and effective immediately upon posting. The date of last modification will be indicated below. 

Last Updated:  08/16/2023

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us via mail at Addiction Eviction, 14690 Hwy 194, Oakland, TN 38060

Our Privacy Policy

Addiction Eviction LLC dba Zeeman Medicine is committed to providing you with the highest quality of behavioral healthcare services. Your privacy is as important to us and we are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with all applicable laws. This notice (“Notice of Privacy Practices”) outlines your rights and our duties under Federal Law. Protected Health Information (PHI) is information about you, including demographic information, that may identify you and that relates to your past, present or future physical or mental health or condition; the provision of healthcare services; or the past, present, or future payment for providing healthcare services to you.

Our Uses and Disclosures

Uses and disclosures of your PHI may be permitted, required, or authorized. The following categories describe various ways that we use and disclose PHI.

Treatment Staff and Office Personnel. We may use or disclose information between or among personnel having a need for the information in connection with their duties that arise out of the provision of diagnosis, treatment, or referral for treatment of alcohol or drug use, provided such communication is within the care team.  For example, our staff, including doctors, nurses, and clinicians, will use your PHI to provide your treatment care. Your PHI may be used in connection with billing statements we send you and in connection with tracking charges and credits to your account. Your PHI will be used to check for eligibility for insurance coverage and prepare claims for your insurance company where appropriate. We may use and disclose your PHI in order to conduct our healthcare business and to perform functions associated with our business activities, including accreditation and licensing.

Secretary of Health and Human Services. We are required to disclose PHI to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services when the Secretary is investigating our compliance with HIPAA.

Business Associates.We may disclose your PHI to Business Associates that are contracted by us to perform services on our behalf which may involve receipt, use or disclosure of your PHI. All of our Business Associates must agree to: (i) Protect the privacy of your PHI; (ii) Use and disclose the information only for the purposes for which the Business Associate was engaged; (iii) Be bound by 42 CFR Part 2; and (iv) if necessary, resist in judicial proceedings any efforts to obtain access to patient records except as permitted by law.

Reports of Suspected Child Use and Neglect. We may disclose information required to report under state law incidents of suspected child abuse and neglect to the appropriate state or local authorities. However, we may not disclose the original patient records, including for civil or criminal proceedings which may arise out of the report of suspected child abuse and neglect, without consent.

Court Order. We may disclose information required by a court order, provided certain regulatory requirements are met.

Emergency Situations. We may disclose information to medical personnel for the purpose of treating you in an emergency.

Reporting of Death. We may disclose your information related to cause of death to a public health authority that is authorized to receive such information.

AUTHORIZATION TO USE OR DISCLOSE PHI

Other than as stated above, we will not use or disclose your PHI other than with your written authorization. Subject to compliance with limited exceptions, we will not use or disclose psychotherapy notes, use or disclose your PHI for marketing purposes unless you have provided authorization. While we may refer you to another treatment facility and provide PHI at your written direction, we will never sell your information. If you or your representative authorize us to use or disclose your PHI, you may revoke that authorization in writing at any time to stop future uses or disclosures. We will honor oral revocations upon verifying your identity until a written revocation is obtained. Your revocation will not affect any use or disclosures permitted by your authorization while it was in effect.

Your Rights

When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights. This section explains your rights and some of our responsibilities to help you.

Get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record

  • You can ask to see or get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record and other health information we have about you. Ask us how to do this.
  • We will provide a copy or a summary of your health information.

Ask us to correct your medical record

  • You can ask us to correct health information about you that you think is incorrect or missing. Ask us how to do this.
  • We may refuse your request, but we’ll tell you why in writing.

Request confidential communications

  • You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, call a cell phone or office phone as opposed to home phone) or to send mail to a different address.

Ask us to limit what we share

  • You can ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment, payment, or our operations. We are not required to agree to your request, and we may say “no” if it would affect your care.
  • If you pay for a service or healthcare item out-of-pocket in full, you can ask us not to share that information for the purpose of payment or our operations with your health insurer. We will say “yes” unless a law requires us to share that information.

Get a list of those with whom your information has been shared

  • You can ask for a list of the times we’ve shared your health information, who we shared it with, and why.
  • We will include all the disclosures except for those about treatment, payment, and healthcare operations, and certain other disclosures (such as any you asked us to make).

Get a copy of this privacy notice

  • You can ask for a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive the notice electronically. We will provide you with a paper copy.

Choose someone to act for you

  • If you have given someone medical power of attorney or if someone is your legal guardian, that person can exercise your rights and make decisions about your health care and information.
  • We will make sure the person has the authority and can legally act for you before we allow them to do so.

File a complaint if you feel your rights are violated

  • You can complain if you feel we have violated your rights by contacting us using the information on this website.
  • You can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) by sending a letter to 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, calling 1-877-696-6775, or visiting http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/.
  • We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Your Choices

For certain health information, you have control about what we share. If you have a clear preference for how we share your information in the situations described below, talk to us. Tell us what you want us to do, and we will follow your instructions.

In these cases, you have both the right and choice to tell us to:

  • Share information with your family, close friends, or others involved in your care
  • Share information in a disaster relief situation

In an emergency situation we may go ahead and share your information if we believe it is in your best interest. We may also share your information in a situation where there is deemed to be a safety issue.

In these cases we never share your information unless you give us written permission:

  • Marketing purposes
  • Sharing of most psychotherapy notes

Changes to the Terms of this Notice

We can change the terms of this notice, and the changes will apply to all of your information. The new notice will be available upon request, posted in our office, and on our website.

Effective Date of Notice:  August 16, 2023