Effective Date: August 22, 2025
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.
Adapting Life Home Health Care is required by law to:
Maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information (PHI)
Notify you promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised your information
Follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice
Provide you with a copy of this notice upon request
We may use or share your health information in the following ways:
Treatment: To provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare and related services.
Payment: To bill and obtain payment from Medicaid or other payers.
Healthcare Operations: For internal operations such as quality assessment, staff training, and improving our services.
We may also share information when required by law, such as:
Public health reporting (disease prevention, abuse/neglect, FDA-regulated products)
Compliance with a court order, subpoena, or other legal process
Law enforcement requests, as permitted
To prevent or lessen a serious threat to health or safety
As our client, you have the right to:
Access Your Records – Request to see or get a copy of your health information.
Request Corrections – Ask us to correct information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
Request Confidential Communications – Ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, at work instead of at home).
Limit What We Share – Request restrictions on certain uses or disclosures (though we are not always required to agree).
Get a List of Disclosures – Ask for a list of when and with whom we’ve shared your information (up to six years back).
Get a Copy of This Notice – You may request a paper or electronic copy at any time.
File a Complaint – If you believe your rights have been violated, you can file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
To exercise your rights or file a complaint, please contact us at:
Adapting Life Home Health Care
4411 Stilley Road, Suite 3B
Pittsburgh, PA 15227
📞 412-200-5452 | 📠 412-200-5465
📧 adaptinglifehc@gmail.com
🌐 www.adaptinglifepa.com
You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights:
Phone: 1-800-368-1019 | TDD: 1-800-537-7697
Mail: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 509F, HHH Building, Washington, D.C. 20201
We may change the terms of this Notice at any time, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be posted on our website and available upon request.
