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OCHSNER NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES

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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.

OUR PLEDGE REGARDING YOUR MEDICAL INFORMATION

Your medical information is personal, and Ochsner is committed to keeping this
information confidential. Maintaining a record of the care and services you
receive at the hospital and clinic enables us to provide you with quality care
and to comply with certain legal requirements.

When does this Notice apply? This notice applies to all records of your care
generated in the Ochsner Health System, including our hospitals, clinics and
medical staff at Ochsner Health, Ochsner Hospital – Elmwood, Ochsner St. Anne
General Hospital, Ochsner Medical Center – Westbank, Ochsner Baptist Medical
Center, Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner, Ochsner Medical Complex – River
Parishes, Ochsner Medical Center – Northshore, Ochsner Medical Center – Baton
Rouge, Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock, Ochsner St. Mary, Ochsner Lafayette
General, Ochsner Acadia General Hospital, Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial
Hospital, Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center (including Ochsner Lafayette
General Ortho & Ochsner Lafayette General Surgical Hospital), Ochsner St.
Martin, Ochsner University Hospital, Ochsner American Legion Hospital, Ochsner
Rush Medical Center, Ochsner Specialty Hospital, Ochsner Choctaw General,
Ochsner Scott Regional, Ochsner Laird Hospital, Ochsner Stennis Hospital, and
Ochsner Watkins Hospital All of these locations participate in the Ochsner
Organized Healthcare Arrangement.

In addition to the uses and disclosures described below, there may be instances
where Ochsner will share your protected health information with members of our
Organized Healthcare Arrangement as allowed under HIPAA regulations and as
necessary to carry out treatment, payment or healthcare operations. These
members include patient care settings affiliated with the Ochsner Health, and
all medical staff, employees, volunteers, trainees, students and other personnel
providing services as employed by these facilities. However, if your doctor is
not a member of the physician practice that is owned by Ochsner Clinic
Foundation, he or she may have different policies about how to handle your
information and a separate notice.

Health Information Exchanges. Ochsner Health may also elect to participate in
secure health information networks designed and developed to promote healthcare
continuity. Your healthcare information may be included in these HIPAA compliant
secure networks and accessed only by healthcare personnel involved in the
delivery or payment of your healthcare services. You have the right to opt out
of these exchanges. If you choose to opt out of the exchanges, you will be
excluded from all of the exchanges that Ochsner Health participates in. To opt
out of the health information exchanges please contact Ochsner Health by:

* Contacting Patient & Provider Advocacy in your Region
* Send a message via your MyOchsner account
* Contact Ochsner Health System’s Data Governance Department at (504) 842-5309

What does this Notice Explain? This notice details the ways in which we may use
and disclose medical information about you, describes your rights and explains
certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of your medical
information. All other uses and disclosures of your medical information may only
occur with your permission, which you have a right to revoke at any time.

Our Legal Obligations. We are required by law to:

* Make sure that medical information that identifies you is kept private;
* Give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect
to your medical information;
* Notify you following a breach affecting your unsecured protected health
information; and
* Follow the terms of the notice that is currently in effect.

HOW OCHSNER MAY USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR MEDICAL INFORMATION

The following categories describe the different ways Ochsner Health may use your
health information within the hospital or clinic and how we will release your
health information to persons outside the Health System. We have not listed
every use or release of information within the categories, but all permitted
uses will fall within one of the following categories:

Treatment. Ochsner may use your medical information to provide treatment or
services. We may disclose your medical information to doctors, nurses,
technicians, medical students or other hospital/clinic personnel who are
involved in your care.

For example, a doctor treating you for a broken leg may need to know if you have
diabetes because diabetes may slow the healing process. In addition, the doctor
may need to tell the dietitian if you have diabetes to ensure meals are
appropriate.

Hospital or clinic departments may share medical information about you to
coordinate prescriptions, lab work and x-rays. Ochsner may also use technologies
that process your health information, including clinical decision support tools
and technologies with artificial intelligence capabilities, to support your
treatment and care. Ochsner may also disclose your medical information to
individuals outside the facility who may be involved in your care.

Payment. Ochsner may use and disclose your medical information to bill for the
treatment and services you receive at our facilities and to collect payments
from an insurance company, a third party or you.

For example, your health plan may require specific information about surgery you
received at the hospital to pay Ochsner or reimburse you. We may also tell your
health plan about a treatment you will receive to obtain prior approval or
determine whether the treatment is covered by your plan.

Hospital/Clinic Operations. Ochsner may use and disclose your medical
information to measure and ensure the quality of hospital/clinic operations.

For example, Ochsner may use medical information to:

* Review treatment and services received to assess the performance of our staff
in caring for you;
* Combine medical information about multiple hospital or clinic patients to
decide which additional services we should offer, which are not needed and
whether certain new treatments are effective;
* Educate doctors, nurses, technicians, medical students and other
hospital/clinic personnel;
* Compare medical information at Ochsner with other healthcare providers to
improve the care and services we offer; or
* Comply with laws and regulations or for hospital accreditation purposes.

Ochsner and its authorized vendors may remove information that identifies you
from your medical information and share this de-identified information with
others who may use it to study healthcare and healthcare delivery, among other
things. De-identified information may also be used with artificial intelligence,
including to develop and train models and algorithms.

Business Associates. Ochsner may use and disclose your medical information to
business associates who perform services on our behalf. The business associate
must agree in writing to protect the confidentiality of the information. For
example, we may share your health information with a company that bills for the
services we provide or provides technology and related services, including
artificial intelligence capabilities and training, used by us in the course of
your care and in our operations.

Treatment Alternatives. Ochsner may use and disclose your medical information to
tell you about or recommend possible treatment options or alternatives that may
be of interest to you.

Appointment Reminders/Treatment Alternatives/Health-Related Benefits and
Services. Ochsner may use and disclose your medical information to contact you
to remind you that you have an appointment for treatment or medical care.

Health-related Benefits and Services. Ochsner may use and disclose your medical
information to tell you about health-related benefits or services that may be of
interest to you.

Fundraising Activities. Ochsner may use and disclose your medical information to
the Ochsner Philanthropy Department, and they may contact you in an effort to
raise money for our organization. You have the right to opt out of fundraising
communications from Ochsner Health. To be removed from communications from
Ochsner Philanthropy, please call us at 504-842-7117, email us at
philanthropy@ochsner.org or contact us by mail at:

Ochsner Philanthropy

1514 Jefferson Highway, 1E617

New Orleans, LA 70121

Hospital Directory. Ochsner may include certain limited information about you in
the hospital directory while you are a patient at the hospital. This information
may include your name, location in the hospital, general condition (e.g., fair,
stable, etc.), and religious affiliation (if provided). The directory
information (excluding your religious affiliation) may be released to people who
ask for you by name so your family and friends can visit you in the hospital and
find out how you are doing. Upon admission to an Ochsner facility as an
inpatient you will be asked if you would like your information in the facility
directory. If you do not want your information listed in the directory, please
notify the Patient Access Representative.

Individuals Involved in Your Care. If you are available and do not object,
Ochsner may discuss medical information about you with a friend or family member
who is involved in your medical care or payment for your care. We may also tell
your family or friends your condition and that you are in the hospital. If you
are unavailable or incapacitated and we determine that a limited disclosure is
in your best interest, we may share limited medical information with such
individuals. We may disclose medical information about you to an entity
assisting in a disaster relief effort to inform your family of your condition,
status and location. In addition, we may disclose information to a patient
representative or someone who has the legal right to make medical decisions for
you. Only the information that directly relates to that person’s involvement in
your healthcare will be shared. We may use or disclose your medical information
to notify or assist in notifying (including identifying and locating) a family
member, personal representative, or any other person that is responsible for
your care about your location, general condition, or death.

Research. Ochsner is an academic medical center that conducts research to
improve medical care and treatment. Under certain circumstances, Ochsner may use
and disclose your medical information for research purposes.

For example, a research project may involve reviewing medical records to compare
the health and recovery of all patients who received one medication with those
who received another for the same condition.

All research projects, however, are subject to a special approval process. This
process includes an evaluation to balance research needs with privacy concerns.
The research project must be approved before Ochsner will use or disclose any
medical information with one exception: your medical information may be
disclosed to people preparing to conduct a research project.

Researchers may contact you regarding your interest in participating in certain
research studies after receiving your authorization (permission) or approval of
the contact from a special review board. Enrollment in those studies may only
occur after you have been informed about the study, had an opportunity to ask
questions and indicated your willingness to participate by signing an
authorization form.

For example, information may be needed to identify patients with specific
medical needs. This is permitted; however, the medical information must remain
within our institution.

Required By Law. Ochsner will disclose medical information about you when
required to do so by federal, state or local law. For example, Ochsner will
release information to comply with the law regarding reporting deaths.

To Avert a Serious Threat to Health or Safety. Ochsner may use and disclose your
medical information to prevent a serious threat to your health and safety or to
the health and safety of the public or another person. Any disclosure, however,
would only be to someone able to help prevent the threat.

Disaster-relief efforts. Ochsner may disclose medical information about you to
an organization assisting with a disaster relief effort in order to notify your
family about your condition, status and location.

To You or Your Personal Representative. We may disclose your PHI to you, or a
representative appointed by you or designated by applicable law.

Special Situations

Organ and Tissue Donation. Ochsner may release your medical information to
organizations that handle organ procurement or organ, eye or tissue
transplantation or to an organ donation bank, as necessary to facilitate organ
or tissue donation and transplantation and, upon request, to the person or
entity that you designated to be the recipient.

Military and Veterans. If you are a member of the armed forces, Ochsner may use
and release your medical information as required by military command authorities
so that your fitness for duty or for a particular mission may be determined, to
comply with military health surveillance requirements, for activities deemed
necessary by appropriate military command authorities, or for the purpose of a
determination by the Department of Veterans Affairs of your eligibility for
benefits. We may also release medical information about foreign military
personnel to the appropriate foreign military authority.

Workers’ Compensation. Ochsner may release your medical information for workers’
compensation or similar programs. These programs provide benefits for
work-related injuries or illnesses.

Public Health Risks. Ochsner may disclose your medical information for public
health activities. These activities generally include the following:

* To prevent or control disease, injury or disability;
* To report births and deaths;
* To report reactions to medications or problems with products;
* To notify people of recalls of products they may be using;
* To notify a person who may have been exposed to a disease or may be at risk
for contracting or spreading a disease or condition;
* If directed by the public health authority, to disclose information to a
foreign government agency that is collaborating with the public health
authority;
* To report to appropriate government authorities adverse events related to
food, medications or products;
* To enable product recalls; to make repairs or replacements; or to conduct
post marketing surveillance, as required by law; and
* To notify the appropriate government authority if we believe a patient has
been the victim of child or elder abuse, neglect or domestic violence. We
will only make this disclosure if you agree or when required or authorized by
law.

Health Oversight Activities. Ochsner may disclose your medical information to a
health oversight agency for activities authorized by law. These oversight
activities include, for example, audits, investigations, inspections and
licensure. These activities are necessary for the government to monitor the
healthcare system, government programs and compliance with civil rights laws.

Lawsuits and Disputes. If you are involved in a lawsuit or a dispute, Ochsner
may disclose your medical information in response to a court or administrative
order or in the defense of a malpractice claim arising out of care provided by
us. We may disclose medical information about you in response to a subpoena,
discovery request, or other lawful process by someone else involved in the
dispute.

Coroner, Medical Examiners and Funeral Directors. We may release medical
information to a coroner or medical examiner. This may be necessary, for
example, to identify a deceased person or determine the cause of death. We may
also release medical information about patients of the hospital to funeral
directors as necessary to enable them to carry out their duties.

Law Enforcement. Ochsner may release your medical information if asked by a law
enforcement official for the following reasons:

* In response to a court order, subpoena, warrant, summons or similar process;
* Limited information to identify or locate a suspect, fugitive, material
witness or missing person;
* About the victim of a crime if, under certain limited circumstances, we are
unable to obtain the person’s agreement;
* About a death we believe may be the result of criminal conduct;
* About criminal conduct at the hospital or clinic; and
* In emergency circumstances to report a crime, the location of the crime or
victims or the identity, description or location of the person who committed
the crime.

National Security and Intelligence Activities. Ochsner may release your medical
information to authorized federal officials for intelligence,
counterintelligence and other national security activities authorized by law.

Protective Services for the President and Others. Ochsner may disclose your
medical information to authorized federal officials so they may provide
protection to the President, other authorized persons or foreign heads of state,
or conduct special investigations.

Inmates. If you are an inmate of a correctional institution or under the custody
of a law enforcement official, Ochsner may release your medical information to
the correctional institution or law enforcement official. This information would
be released for the following uses: (1) to provide you with healthcare; (2) to
protect your health and safety or the health and safety of others; or (3) to
ensure the safety and security of the correctional institution.

Situations that Require Your Written Authorization

Marketing. Ochsner may ask you to sign an authorization to use or disclose
protected health information as part of a marketing effort. The authorization
will state if Ochsner is receiving any direct or indirect financial remuneration
for the marketing. The authorization is not necessary for face-to-face
communications about a product or service and/or communications made:

* To describe health-related products or services that are provided by Ochsner
Health System;
* For your treatment; or
* For case management or care coordination, or to direct or recommend
alternative treatments, therapies, providers, or settings of care.

Sale of PHI. Ochsner may not sell protected health information unless authorized
by you. An authorization is not needed if the purpose of the exchange is for:

* Your treatment;
* Public Health Activities;
* Research purposes where the price charged reflects the cost of preparation
and transmittal of the information;
* Healthcare operations related to the sale, merger, or consolidation of a
covered entity;
* Performance of services by a business associate on behalf of a covered
entity;
* Providing the individual with a copy of the PHI maintained about him/her; or
* Other reasons determined necessary and appropriate by the Secretary.

Disclosure of Psychotherapy Notes. Disclosure of Psychotherapy Notes will be
done in accordance with Louisiana state law. In most cases this will require an
authorization signed by you.

Your Rights Regarding Medical Information About You

The HIPAA Privacy Rule provides individuals with rights in regards to their
protected health information. If you have any questions regarding your patient
rights or wish to make a patient rights request, please see the addresses listed
at the end of this section. The request should be sent to the Patient & Provider
Advocacy Department in the Ochsner Region where you were treated. Under the
HIPAA Privacy Rule, you have the following rights regarding medical information
that we maintain about you:

Right to Inspect and Copy. You have the right to inspect and request copies of
medical information that may be used to make decisions about your care. Usually,
this includes medical and billing records but does not include psychotherapy
notes.

To inspect and receive copies of medical information that may be used to make
decisions about your care, you must submit your request in writing to the
Ochsner facility where you were treated. If you request a copy of the
information, we may charge a fee for the costs of copying, mailing or other
supplies associated with your request. If you request a copy in electronic
format, we must provide the information in an electronic format. If there are
any fees for the costs of creating this format, we may charge you for them.

In certain limited circumstances, we may deny your request to inspect and copy.
If you are denied access to your medical information, you may request that the
denial be reviewed. Another licensed healthcare professional chosen by the
facility will review your request and the denial. The person conducting the
review will not be the person who denied your request, and Ochsner will comply
with the outcome of the review.

Right to Request Amendment or Addendum. If you feel that medical information we
have in your record 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 the facility.

To request an amendment, your request must be made in writing, and you must
provide a reason that supports your request. All amendment requests should be
sent to Patient & Provider Advocacy at the Ochsner facility where you received
your care.

We may deny your request for an amendment if it is not in writing or does not
include a reason to support the request. If we deny your request, we will
explain why. In addition, we may deny your request if you ask us to amend
information:

* Not created by us;
* Not part of the medical information kept by or for the hospital/clinic;
* Not part of the information which you would be permitted to inspect and copy;
or
* That is accurate and complete.

If we deny your request to amend, you may be permitted to provide a statement
that you disagree with a specific part of the record.

Right to an Accounting of Disclosures. You have the right to request an
“accounting of disclosures.” This is a list of the disclosures Ochsner made of
your medical information.

This list may not include disclosures made:

* To carry out treatment, payment or healthcare operations;
* To you or your personal representative;
* Incident to another permitted use or disclosure;
* To parties you authorize to receive your medical information;
* To those who request your information through the hospital directory;
* To your family members, other relatives or friends who are involved in your
care, or who otherwise need to be notified of your location, general
condition, or death;
* As part of a “limited data set”; or
* For national security or law enforcement purposes.

To request this list or accounting of disclosures, you must submit your request
in writing to Patient & Provider Advocacy at the Ochsner facility where you
receive your care. Your request must state a time period, which may not be older
than six years and may not include dates before April 14, 2003. Your request
should indicate in what form you want the list (for example, on paper or
electronic).

The first list you request within a 12-month period will be free. For additional
lists, we may charge you for the costs of providing the list. We will notify you
of the cost involved, and you may choose to withdraw or modify your request at
that time before any costs are incurred.

Right to Request Restrictions. You have the right to request a restriction or
limitation on the medical information Ochsner uses or discloses about you for
treatment, payment or hospital/clinic operations. You also have the right to
request a limit on the medical information we disclose about you to someone who
is involved in your care or the payment for your care, such as a family member
or friend. For example, you could ask that we not disclose information about a
surgery you had.

We are not required to agree to your request, unless your request is for a
restriction on health information sent to your health plan for payment or
healthcare operations where you have paid the full cost of the service to which
the information related. If we do agree to your request, our agreement must be
in writing, and we will comply unless the information is needed to provide you
with emergency treatment or required by law.

To request restrictions, you must make your request in writing to Patient &
Provider Advocacy at the Ochsner facility where you receive your care. In your
request, you must tell us (1) what information you want to limit; (2) whether
you want to limit our use, disclosure or both; and (3) what you want to limit:
for example, disclosure to your spouse. In cases of services paid in full, the
request for a restriction must occur prior to the service being provided and
proof of payment in full for the service must be submitted with the 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. For example, you can ask that we only contact you at work or by mail.

To request confidential communications, you must make your request in writing to
Patient & Provider Advocacy at the Ochsner facility where you receive your care.
We will not ask you the reason for your request. Ochsner will accommodate all
reasonable requests. Your request must specify how or where you wish to be
contacted.

Right to Notification of a Breach of Unsecured Protected Health Information.
Under certain circumstances, you have the right to or will receive notifications
of breaches of your unsecured protected health information.

Right to a Paper Copy of this Notice. You have the right to a paper copy of this
notice. You may ask us to give you a copy of the notice at any time. Even if you
have agreed to receive this notice electronically, you are still entitled to a
paper copy.

You may review this notice at our website, www.ochsner.org. To obtain a paper
copy of this notice, contact Ochsner Patient & Provider Advocacy.

All Patient Rights requests should be sent to the Patient & Provider Advocacy
Department in the region where the service occurred.

For services provided at Ochsner Medical Center – Jefferson Highway and Ochsner
Health Centers:

Ochsner Medical Center – Jefferson Highway
Patient & Provider Advocacy
1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121

Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner, Ochsner Medical Complex – River Parishes, and
Ochsner Health Centers located in Kenner:

Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner
Patient & Provider Advocacy
180 West Esplanade Avenue
Kenner, LA 70065

Ochsner Baptist Medical Center and Ochsner Health Centers located at Baptist:

Ochsner Baptist Medical Center
Patient & Provider Advocacy
2700 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70115

For services provided at Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge or the health
centers located in the Baton Rouge area, including Hammond:

Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge
Patient & Provider Advocacy
17000 Medical Center Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70816

For services provided at Ochsner Medical Center – St Anne or health centers
located in the Bayou Region:

Ochsner Medical Center – St Anne
Patient & Provider Advocacy
4608 Highway 1
Raceland, LA 70394

For services provided at Ochsner Medical Center Westbank and health centers
located on the Westbank of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish:

Ochsner Medical Center – Westbank
Patient & Provider Advocacy
2500 Belle Chasse Highway
Gretna, LA 70056

For services provided at Ochsner Medical Center – Northshore or the health
centers located in Slidell, Covington, Mandeville, Abita Springs, and Hancock. :

Ochsner Medical Center – Northshore
Patient & Provider Advocacy
100 Medical Center Drive
Slidell, LA 70461

For services provided at Ochsner Lafayette General or the health centers located
in Lafayette, Kaplan, St. Martin and surrounding area:

Ochsner Lafayette General
Patient & Provider Advocacy
1214 Coolidge St.
Lafayette, LA 70503

For services provided at Ochsner Rush Medical Center or the health centers
located in Meridian, Union, surrounding areas, including Alabama:

Ochsner Rush
1314 19th Avenue
Meridian, MS 39301

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 medical 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 the hospital and clinic. You can obtain any
revised notice by contacting our Privacy Officer. The notice will contain the
effective date on the first page.

COMPLAINTS

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint
with our institution or with the Secretary of the United States Department of
Health and Human Services. To file a complaint with Ochsner Health, please
contact the Ochsner Patient & Provider Advocacy in the region where you have
received medical services.

You will not be penalized or retaliated against for filing a complaint.

OTHER USES OF MEDICAL INFORMATION

Other uses and disclosures of medical information not covered by this notice or
the laws that apply to us will be made only with your written permission. If you
provide Ochsner permission to use or disclose medical information about you, you
may revoke that permission, in writing, at any time. The request should be sent
to the Health Information Department at the Ochsner facility where you seek your
treatment. If you revoke your permission, Ochsner will no longer use or disclose
your medical information for the reasons covered by your written authorization.
You understand that we are unable to take back any disclosures we already made
with your permission and that we are required to retain our records of the care
that we provide to you.

WHO MUST FOLLOW THIS NOTICE

This notice describes our hospital and clinic’s practices and those of:

* Any healthcare professional authorized to enter information into your
hospital/clinic chart;
* All departments and units of the hospital and clinic;
* Any member of a volunteer group we allow to help you while you are in the
hospital; and
* All employees, staff and other hospital/clinic personnel.

In addition, these entities, sites and locations may share medical information
with each other for treatment, payment or hospital/clinic operations purposes
described in this notice.

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions about this notice, please contact:

Ochsner Health
Compliance and Privacy Department
Attn: Privacy Officer
1450 Poydras-Suite 500
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone Number: 504-842-9323

Ochsner Health complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or
sex.

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Call 1-833-896-6586.

ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de
asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-833-896-6586.

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