HIPAA Policy

Updated September 2024

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND
HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

When this Notice of Privacy Practices (“Notice”) refers to “we” or “us,” it is referring to Boothwyn Pharmacy Inc. and all
of the pharmacists who provide health care services and the employees of our pharmacy. We are required by law to
maintain the privacy of your protected health information (“PHI”), to follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect, to
give you this Notice setting forth our legal duties and privacy practices concerning your PHI and to notify affected
individuals following a breach of unsecured PHI. This Notice describes how we may use and disclose your PHI.

Additionally, this Notice explains the rights you have with respect to your PHI, and certain obligations we must abide by in
accordance with the law. We reserve the right to amend this Notice. If we make any material revisions to this Notice, we
will post a copy of the revised Notice in the pharmacy on our website and will offer you a copy of the revised Notice.

I. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PHI – We will use and disclose your PHI for treatment, payment and health
care operations. We may also use your PHI for other purposes that are permitted and/or required by law and
pursuant to your written authorization. The following lists examples of how we may use and/or disclose your PHI.
Any other uses not described in this Notice will only be made with your explicit written authorization, which you
may revoke at any time by providing us with written notice of your revocation.

1. Treatment – We may use and disclose your PHI in order to provide you with prescription and supply services. We
   may disclose your PHI to other pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and health care providers that are involved in
   your care. You will receive individual notice and have the opportunity to opt out of any subsidized treatment
   communications.
2. Payment – We will use and disclose your PHI in order to obtain payment for the health care services we provide to
   you. We may also need to disclose your PHI to receive prior approval from your health plan or to determine if
   your health plan will cover a certain prescription or service.
3. Health Care Operations – We may use and disclose your PHI in connection with the management of our
   pharmacy. For example, this may include quality assessment and improvement, internal compliance audits, and
   performance evaluations. Additionally, we may use your PHI for our business management and general
   administrative activities.
4. Prescription Refill Reminders, Treatment Alternatives or Health-Related Benefits – We may use and disclose your
   PHI to contact you to remind you about prescription refills, to tell you about treatment options or alternatives, or to
   inform you about health-related benefits or services that may be of interest to you.
5. Family Members, Relatives or Close Friends – Unless you object to such disclosure, we may disclose your PHI to
   your family members, relatives or close personal friends, or any other persons identified by you as being involved
   in the treatment or payment for your medical care. If you are not present to agree or object to our disclosure of
   your PHI to a family member, relative or friend, we may exercise our professional judgment to determine whether
   the disclosure is in your best interest. If we decide to disclose your PHI, we will only disclose the PHI that is
   relevant to your treatment or payment.
6. Other Permitted and Required Uses and Disclosures – We may use your PHI without obtaining your authorization and without offering you the opportunity to agree or object as follows:
   1. as required by law, provided however, that the use or disclosure will be made in compliance with applicable law.
   2. to a public health authority that is authorized by law to collect or receive such information, or to a foreign government circumstance. acting in collaboration with a public health authority and these health activities generally include preventing or controlling circumstances. reporting deaths, reporting adverse effects of medications or problems with products, notification of communicable disease, and reporting abuse or neglect under certain circumstances.
   3. to a health oversight agency for oversight activities authorized by law, including audits and inspections, and civil, administrative or criminal investigations, proceedings or actions.
   4. for judicial or administrative proceedings purposes in response to a subpoena, court order, discovery request, etc. but only if efforts have been made to inform you about the request or to obtain an order protecting the information requested.
   5. to law enforcement to report certain injuries, comply with court orders or warrants or similar process, to identify a suspect, fugitive, missing person or victim or to report a crime.
   6. to a coroner or medical examiner to perform duties authorized by law such as identification of a deceased person or determining the cause of death.
   7. to funeral directors, consistent with applicable law, as necessary to carry out their duties.
   8. to organ procurement organizations or similar entities for the purpose of facilitating organ, eye or tissue donation and transplantation.
   9. for research purposes provided that certain approvals take place and assurances are given.
   10. to avert a serious threat to health or safety, so long as the disclosure is only to a person who is reasonably able to prevent or lessen such a threat.
   11. for military and veterans’ activities (including foreign military personnel) to assure the proper execution of a military mission and to determine eligibility for benefits.
   12. for national security and intelligence activities for the purpose of conducting lawful intelligence, counterintelligence and other national security activities.
   13. for protection of the President and other authorized persons or foreign heads of state or to conduct authorized investigations.
   14. to a correctional institution or law enforcement custodian if you are an inmate or under custody; and
   15. to the extent necessary to comply with laws relating to workers’ compensation and work-related injuries.

II. YOUR RIGHTS AS OUR PATIENT – As our patient, you have a number of rights associated with your PHI. The
following describes your specific rights.

1. You have the right to request restrictions or limitations on how we use and/or disclose your PHI, however, we do
   not have to agree to your requested restriction or limitation (except for transactions you paid for in full out-of-pocket). Your written request must specify: (1) if you would like to restrict or limit our use and/or disclosure; (2) what information you want restricted or limited to; and (3) to whom the restriction or limitation applies (e.g., spouse). If we agree to your request, it will not prevent us from disclosing your PHI as follows: (1) to you if you request access or an accounting of disclosures; (2) for purposes required or permitted by law; or (3) in case of an
   emergency.
2. You have the right to receive confidential communications concerning your PHI by alternative means or via
   alternative locations. For example, you may want to receive communications related to your prescriptions at a
   different address other than your home address. If you wish to receive confidential communications via
   alternative means or locations, please submit your request in writing to the Privacy Officer and set forth the
   alternative means by which you wish to receive communications or the alternative location at which you wish to
   receive such communications. We will accommodate all reasonable requests.
3. You have the right to access, inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI, including any electronic PHI; provided,
   however, you are not entitled to access certain PHI exempted under HIPAA. To the extent we maintain electronic
   PHI, upon request we will provide you with a copy of your PHI in the format requested. If we do not have your
   PHI in our possession, we will provide you with the appropriate contact information when your request is received.
   If you request a copy of your PHI, you will receive a response to your request in a timely fashion but may be
   charged a reasonable, cost-based fee to cover copy costs and postage. In some limited circumstances, we may
   deny your request for access to PHI in which case you may request for the denial to be reviewed. If access is
   ultimately denied, you are entitled to a written explanation with the reason(s) for the denial.
4. You have the right to receive an accounting of disclosures of your PHI made by us, including disclosures to or by
   our business associate(s), for a period of six (6) years prior to the date on which you request an accounting of
   disclosures, or such lesser period as you indicate. You will receive one request annually free of charge and,
   thereafter, we may charge you a reasonable, cost-based fee for each subsequent request for an accounting of
   disclosures within the same twelve-month period. We will notify you of the cost for an accounting of disclosures
   and you may choose to withdraw or modify your request before we charge you.
5. If you believe we have PHI about you that is incorrect or incomplete, you may make a written request to us stating
   the reasons to support any requested amendment. You have the right to request an amendment to your PHI for
   so long as we maintain your PHI. If we do not have your PHI in our possession, we will provide you with the
   appropriate contact information when we receive your request. We will respond to your request for an
   amendment after we receive your request. However, we may deny your request for amendment if, for example,
   we determine that the PHI you requested was not created by us or is already accurate and complete. You may
   respond to our denial by filing a written statement of disagreement, but we have the right to rebut your
   disagreement. If this occurs, you have the right to request that your original request, our denial, your statement of
   disagreement, and our rebuttal be included in future disclosures of your PHI.
6. You have the right at any time to obtain a paper copy of this Notice, even if you receive this Notice electronically.
   If you have received an electronic copy of this Notice but wish to obtain a paper copy of this Notice, please send
   your request in writing to the Privacy Officer at the address listed below.
7. You have the right to opt-out of fundraising and your PHI will not be used for fundraising purposes or sold without your prior authorization.

III. Additional Information/Questions or Complaints

If you need any additional information about this Notice or wish to exercise any of your rights set forth in this Notice, please contact the Privacy Officer at the following address:                                                                                                                                                                                        Boothwyn Pharmacy Inc., 221
Gale Lane, Kennett Square, PA 19348| 1800-476-7496 / 188-985-9223.

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint without retaliation with the Privacy Officer of the pharmacy or with: Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW
Washington D.C. 20201