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NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES FOR PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION FOR:

EAST MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL

EMSH DIVISION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES

REGINALD P. WHITE NURSING FACILITY

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL/HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU OR ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL FOR WHOM YOU ARE AN AUTHORIZED PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

Privacy Officer
East Mississippi State Hospital
P.O. Box 4128 - West Station
Meridian, MS 39304-4128
601-581-7573

East Mississippi State Hospital, EMSH Division of Community Services, and Reginald P. White Nursing Facility are dedicated to protecting your medical information. East Mississippi State Hospital and its facilities are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information and to provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to protected health information.  East Mississippi State Hospital, EMSH Division of Community Services, and/or Reginald P.  White Nursing Facility collect information from you and stores it in a chart and on a computer. This is your health record. The health record is the property of East Mississippi State Hospital, EMSH Division of Community Services, and/or Reginald P. White Nursing Facility, but the information in the record belongs to you. If you have any questions about any part of this Notice or if you want more information about the privacy practices at East Mississippi State Hospital, EMSH Division of Community Services, or Reginald P. White Nursing Facility, please contact our Privacy Officer.

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of August 21, 1996

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