Privacy Policy

ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY

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Center Point DAAC wants to keep your information private. You don't have to tell us who you are or give us any personal information in order to use our website. If you choose to give us your personal information, you can choose how much you want to tell us. This Privacy Policy talks about how cpdaac.org collects and uses information.

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This Privacy Policy tells you how personal information about people who use cpdaac.org is gathered, used, and shared. We don't sell, trade, or share our mailing list at CP DAAC. Some of the sites that CPDAAC.org links to may have their own privacy policies.

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INFORMATION ABOUT YOU THAT IS COLLECTED

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We ask for your name, address, phone number, email address, and other details when you contact us through cpdaac.org. We use the information you give us to keep you up to date on our programs and send you news.

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HOW YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL BE USED

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CP DAAC gets your personal information and uses it to run cpdaac.org and give you the services you've asked for. As part of these services, cpdaac.org may show customized material based on the information it has gathered.

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We sometimes hire other companies to do certain things for us, like handle the processing and delivery of mail, help with customer service, handle transactions, or do data analysis of our services. We'll only give these businesses the sensitive information they need to do their jobs. They have to keep your information secret and can't use it for anything else.

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We do everything we can to protect the privacy of our users, but we may need to share personal information if the law requires it or if we have a good-faith belief that it is needed to comply with a law enforcement investigation, a court order, or a legal process.

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YOU CONTROL YOUR PERSONAL DATA

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To be taken off the list automatically, hit the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of the email or send CP DAAC an email at info@cpdaac.org. To reach us via email for general questions or comments, send a message to info@cpdaac.org. Send a letter with your full name and email address to: CP DAAC, 2403 Professional Drive, Suite 102, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. This will let us know you want to get in touch with us or get off our list. Please call us at 707.544.3295 to talk to us or get off our list.

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YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO US

 

Because we understand that medical information about you and your family members is personal, CPDAAC staff is committed to protecting your medical information.

 

This notice will tell you about the ways in which we may use and disclose medical information about you. This notice also describes your rights and certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of your medical information.

 

We are Required by a Federal Law called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to:

 

• Make sure that medical information that identifies you is protected from inappropriate use and disclosure.

• Notify all affected individuals of a breach of unsecured protected health information.

• Give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to medical information about you; and

• Follow the terms of the notice that is currently in effect.

 

Changes to Our Privacy Practices

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We reserve the right to change our privacy practices. We reserve the right to apply the revised practices to the medical information we already have about you as well as any information we receive after the revisions are made. A copy of the most current notice is posted where you receive care. 

 

Uses and Disclosures of Medical Information

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We use and disclose medical information in a manner that complies with federal and state laws and regulations. For example, federal laws require an authorization to disclose medical information related to drug or alcohol abuse. State laws require an authorization to disclose medical information related to mental health records, HIV services, genetic testing information and medical information related to substance abuse.  Disclosure of this information can only be with your written authorization.

 

If you authorize the use and disclosure of your medical information, you may revoke that authorization, in writing, at any time. If you revoke your authorization, all uses or disclosures of your medical information for the purposes covered by your written authorization will cease unless we have already acted in reliance on your authorization. We are unable to take back any disclosures we have already made prior to revoking your authorization.

 

Disclosures to Parents as Personal Representatives of Minors

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In most cases, we may disclose your minor child’s medical information to you. In some situations, however, we are permitted or even required by law to deny your access to your minor child’s medical information. An example of when we must deny such access, based on the type of health care, is when a minor who is 12 or older seeks care for a communicable disease or condition. Another situation when we must deny access to parents is when minors have adult rights to make their own health care decisions.

 

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION DESCRIBES THE WAYS THAT WE MAY USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR MEDICAL INFORMATION

 

For Treatment

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We may use and disclose your medical information to provide, coordinate and manage your health care and any related services. We may disclose your medical information to doctors, nurses, technicians, therapists and county health care personnel who are involved in your care. Doctors and health care providers are permitted to share information about your care to help provide you with timely and appropriate health care services. For example, health care providers may share your medical information in order to coordinate the different things you needs, such as prescriptions, lab work and x-rays.

 

For Payment

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We may use and disclose medical information about you so that the treatment and services you receive may be billed to and payment may be collected from you, or the health plan responsible for payment of your health care services. Health Plans include your private insurance company, Medicare or Medi-Cal. For example, we may need to give your health plan information about health care services you received so your health plan can apply your health care claim. We may also tell your health plan about a treatment you are going to receive in order to obtain prior approval or to obtain benefit eligibility.

 

For Health Care Operations

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We may use and disclose medical information about you for health care operations. These uses and disclosures are necessary to make sure that you receive quality care. For example, we may use medical information to review our treatment and services, and to evaluate the performance of our staff in caring for you. We may use and disclose medical information to tell you about or recommend possible treatment options or alternatives that may be of interest to you or to contact you as a reminder that you have an appointment for treatment or medical care. We may use and disclose medical information to tell you about health-related products or services that may be of interest to you.

 

Appointment Reminders

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 We may use and disclose medical information to contract and remind ou about appointments.  If you do not answer our call we make to the phone number you provide to us, we may leave the appointment reminder in a message.  We may call you by name, in a waiting room, when we are ready to see you for your appointment.

 

As Required by Law

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We may use and disclose medical information about you are required by law. For example, we may be required to disclose information for the following purposes:

• For judicial and administrative proceedings pursuant to legal authority.

• To report information related to victims of abuse, neglect or domestic violence.

• To assist law enforcement officials in their law enforcement duties.

 

Public Health Activities

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Your health information may be used or disclosed for public health activities such as assisting public health authorities or other legal authorities to prevent or control disease, injury, or disability, or for other public health oversight activities.

 

Health Oversight Activities

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Your health information may be disclosed for health oversight activities authorized by law, such as audits, investigations and inspections. Health oversight activities are conducted by state and federal agencies that oversee government benefit programs and civil rights compliance.

 

Decedents

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Health information maybe disclosed to funeral directors or coroners to enable them to carry out their lawful duties.

 

Organ / Tissue Donation

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If you are an organ donor, we may disclose your health information to organizations that handle organ procurement or organ, eye or tissue transplantation or to an organ donation bank, as necessary to facilitate such donation and transplantation.

 

Research

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We may use and disclose your health information for research purposes that are subject to special approval processes or when an institutional review board or privacy board has reviewed and approved the research proposal and established protocols to ensure the privacy of your health information.

 

Health and Safety

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Your health information may be disclosed to avert a serious threat to your health or safety or that of any other person pursuant to applicable law.

 

Active Military, Veterans, National Security and Intelligence

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If you are or were a member of the armed forces, or part of the national security or intelligence communities, we will disclose your health information when required by military command or other government authorities.

 

Worker’s Compensation

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Your health information may be used or disclosed in order to comply with laws and regulations related to Worker’s Compensation.

 

Family and Friends

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We may disclose information about you to family members or friends if we can infer from the circumstances, based on professional judgment that you would not object.

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YOUR INDIVIDIAUL RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR MEDICAL INFORMATION

 

If you have any questions about this Notice of your Individual Rights, you may contact:

 

Center Point DAAC

Compliance Manager

707-544-3295

 

All requests to exercise your individual rights must be submitted in writing to:

 

Compliance Manager

2403 Professional Drive, Suite 102

Santa Rosa, CA 95403-3007

 

Your Right to Inspect and Copy

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You have the right to inspect and to obtain a copy of the medical information maintained by Center Point DAAC, including results of lab tests performed by us. Usually, this includes medical and billing records, but may not include some mental health information.

 

Requests to inspect or obtain a copy of your medical information must be submitted in writing. If you request a copy of the information, you will be charged a fee for the costs of copying, mailing or other supplies associated with your request. We will notify you of the cost involved and you may choose to withdraw or modify your request before any costs are incurred.

 

We may deny your request to inspect or obtain a copy of certain medical information in very limited circumstances. A denial of a request to inspect or obtain a copy of your medical information can only be made by licensed health care professionals. If your request to inspect or obtain a copy of your medical information is denied, you may request that the denial be reviewed. Another licensed health care professional chosen by the Compliance/Privacy Officer will review your request and the denial. The licensed health care professional conducting the review will not be the same licensed health care professional who denied your initial request. We will comply with the outcome of the review.

 

Your Right to Amend

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If you feel that medical information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may submit a written request to us to amend the information. You have the right to request an amendment for as long as Center Point DAAC keeps information.

 

You must provide the reason that you are requesting the amendment. We will deny your request for an amendment if it is not in writing or it does not include a reason to support the request. In addition, we may deny your request if you ask us to amend information that:

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• Was not created by use, unless the person or organization that created the information is no longer available to make the amendment.

• Is not part of the medical information kept by of for Center Point DAAC.

• Is part of the information which you would not permitted to inspect and copy.

• Is accurate and complete.

 

Even if we deny your request for amendment, you have the right to submit a written addendum, not to exceed 250 words, with respect to any item or statement in your record you believe is incomplete or incorrect. If you clearly indicate in writing that you want the addendum to be made part of your medical records we will attach it to your records and include it whenever we make a disclosure of the item or statement you believe to incomplete or incorrect.

 

Your Right to an Accounting of Disclosures

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You have the right to request an accounting of disclosures we made of medical information about you. This list will not include disclosures made for the purposes of treatment, payment or our health care operations, or disclosures that you authorized.

 

Your request must be in writing and include a time period. The time period may not be longer than six years and may not include dates prior to April 14, 2003. Your request should indicate in what form you want the list of disclosures (for example, on paper, electronically). The first list you request within a 12-month period will be free. For additional lists, we may charge you for the costs of providing the list. We will notify you of the cost involved and you may choose to withdraw or modify your request before any costs are incurred.

 

Your Right to Request Restrictions

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You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the medical information we use or disclose about you for treatment, payment or health care operations. We may not be required to agree to your request for restrictions in all situations. If we do agree, we will comply with your request unless the information is needed to provide you with emergency treatment or for the purposes of public health reporting or as required by law. We will accommodate all reasonable requests.

 

If you wish to request a restriction or limitation on the use or disclosure of your medical information, your written request must tell us:

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• What information you want to limit.

• Whether you want to limit our use, disclosure or both.

• To whom you want the limits to apply, for example, disclosures to your spouse.

 

You also have the right to request to receive communications about your health care by alternate means or at alternative locations. If you wish to request that communications regarding your medical information be provided using alternate means or at alternate locations, you written request must specify:

 

• How or where you wish to contacted.

• The method you like us to use to communicate with you, for example, the alternative address, phone number or email address.

 

Your Right to Receive a Paper Copy of this Notice

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You have the right to a paper copy of this notice. You may ask us to give you a copy of this notice at any time. Just ask for a copy of the current Notice of Privacy Practices. Or you may request that a copy be sent to you by contacting Center Point DAAC / Drug Abuse Alternatives Center at 707-544-3295. Please state that you wish to receive a Notice of Privacy Practices and provide your name and mailing address. A copy will be sent to you.  Or you may obtain a copy of this notice at our website cpdaac.org. 

 

Your Right to File a Complaint

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If you believe your privacy rights related to the management of your health information maintained by Center Point DAAC / Drug Abuse Alternatives Center have been violated, you may file a complaint with our Compliance / Privacy Officer. To file a complaint with Center Point DAAC / Drug Abuse Alternatives Center, please submit your complaint to:

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Compliance Manager

2403 Professional Drive, Suite 102

Santa Rosa, CA 95403-3007

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HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA SAFE?

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Several security steps are in place on our website to protect the information we control from being lost, misused, or changed. Our computer systems are set up so that only the people and groups who are necessary for cpdaac.org to work properly can use them. All electronic and physical protection measures can be accessed with this key. Encryption, like the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol, is also used to protect very private information, like credit card information.

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HOW TO USE COOKIES

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We use cookies to make sure that your experience on our site is based on your choices. When you go to cpdaac.org, your browser saves a small piece of information on your computer. This information makes your online experience more unique and better. cpdaac.org can only see information that it has put there. We don't try to get information from other websites because it is not possible. Our cookies don't have any information that could be used to find out who they belong to. Most web platforms accept cookies by default, but you can usually change your browser settings to turn them off if you'd rather. If you choose not to accept cookies, you might not be able to use the cpdaac.org site to its fullest.

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IP ADDRESSES AND LOG FILE DATA

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We keep track of IP numbers, which tell us where your computer or network is on the Internet, so that we can manage systems and fix problems. We also use page hits as a whole to keep track of which pages people read most often so we can make the site better. In our log files, there is no information that can be used to find out who you are.

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ENFORCEMENT OF THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT

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If you have any questions about this statement, you should first send an email to info@cpdaac.org or send a letter to:

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CP DAAC 
Compliance Manager
2403 Professional Dr, Suite 102 
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

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From time to time, this Privacy Statement will be changed. When cpdaac.org makes changes to this Statement, the word "updated" will appear next to the link to the Privacy Statement on the home page. If this Statement or how we use your personal information changes in a big way, cpdaac.org will let you know in a clear way before the change takes place. We recommend that you look over this Statement from time to time so that you know how cpdaac.org is protecting your information.

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ONLINE DONATION REFUND POLICY

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Within ten (10) working days of getting a written request from the cardholder, refunds will be put on the credit card that was used to make the purchase.

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HOW TO GET IN TOUCH

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cpdaac.org wants to hear what you think about this Privacy Statement. If you think that cpdaac.org hasn't been following this Statement, please call, email, or write to us.

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CP DAAC 
Attn: Compliance 
2403 Professional Dr, Suite 102 
Santa Rosa, CA 95403 
707-544-3295 
info@cpdaac.org