Notice of Privacy Practices

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Bio-Pacific Corporation is required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information and to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your health information. We are also required to abide by the terms of the notice currently in effect.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

For Treatment

We may use your health information to provide you with medical treatment or services. We may disclose health information about you to doctors, nurses, technicians, or other personnel who are involved in taking care of you.

For Payment

We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services we provide to you. For example, we may give your health plan information about you so that they will pay for your treatment.

For Health Care Operations

We may use and disclose your health information for health care operations. These activities include quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competence or qualifications of health care professionals, and conducting training programs.

Other Uses and Disclosures

We may also use or disclose your health information in the following situations:

• As Required by Law: We will disclose health information about you when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.
• Public Health: We may disclose health information about you for public health activities, such as preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability.
• Health Oversight Activities: We may disclose health information to a health oversight agency for activities authorized by law.
• Lawsuits and Disputes: If you are involved in a lawsuit or a dispute, we may disclose health information about you in response to a court or administrative order.
• Law Enforcement: We may release health information if asked to do so by a law enforcement official in certain circumstances.
• Emergency Situations: We may use or disclose your health information in emergency treatment situations.

Your Individual Rights

You have the following rights regarding your health information:

Right to Inspect and Copy

You have the right to inspect and copy your health information. To inspect and copy your health information, you must submit your request in writing. We may charge a fee for the costs of copying, mailing, or other supplies associated with your request.

Right to Amend

If you feel that health information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information. You have the right to request an amendment for as long as the information is kept by or for our facility.

Right to an Accounting of Disclosures

You have the right to request an accounting of disclosures of your health information made by us for certain purposes for six years prior to the date you request the accounting.

Right to Request Restrictions

You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the health information we use or disclose about you for treatment, payment, or health care operations. We are not required to agree to your request.

Right to Request Confidential Communications

You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location. We will accommodate all reasonable requests.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our facility or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. To file a complaint with our facility, contact:

You will not be penalized for filing a complaint. All complaints must be submitted in writing.

Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to change this notice. We reserve the right to make the revised or changed notice effective for health information we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. We will post a copy of the current notice in our facility and on our website.

Effective Date

This notice is effective as of March 14, 2026.