Who We Are
Red Moon Midwifery (Midwife ME, Ltd) is a non-profit midwifery practice providing prenatal care, birth services, and postpartum care in Florida and Georgia. This Notice applies to all health information created or maintained by Red Moon Midwifery.
Practice contact: Victoria Gordon, CNM, APRN — info@midwifeme.org — 229-234-2505
How We Use and Disclose Your Health Information
Your health information may be used or disclosed for the following purposes without your written authorization:
Treatment
We may use and disclose your health information to provide treatment and coordinate care among your providers. For example, we may share information with laboratories, imaging centers, consulting physicians, or other healthcare providers involved in your care.
Payment
We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services, including insurance billing and collections.
Healthcare Operations
We may use your health information for internal operations such as quality improvement, training, and auditing.
As Required by Law
We may disclose your health information when required by law, including public health reporting, mandatory reporting of abuse or neglect, and responses to legal processes.
Uses That Require Your Written Authorization
Other uses and disclosures of your health information — including most disclosures for marketing, sale of your information, and sharing with outside parties — will only be made with your written authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time.
Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information
Right to Access
You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of most health information in your record. Requests must be made in writing. We may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
Right to Amend
If you believe information in your record is incorrect or incomplete, you may request that we amend it. We may deny the request in certain circumstances.
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures
You have the right to request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your health information within the past six years.
Right to Request Restrictions
You may request that we restrict how we use or disclose your health information. We are not required to agree, but if we do, we are bound by that agreement.
Right to Confidential Communications
You may request that we communicate with you in a specific way or at a specific location. We will accommodate reasonable requests.
Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice
You may request a paper copy of this Notice at any time, even if you previously agreed to receive it electronically.
How to File a Complaint
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our practice or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Red Moon Midwifery Privacy Contact:
info@midwifeme.org
229-234-2505
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
www.hhs.gov/ocr
Changes to This Notice
We reserve the right to change this Notice and to make the revised Notice effective for health information we already have as well as any information we receive in the future. The current Notice will always be available on this website.