Notice of Privacy Practices

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Starside Drugs ("we" or "the Pharmacy") is committed to protecting your health information. The law requires us to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, notify you following a breach of unsecured PHI, and follow the terms of this Notice currently in effect.

PHI is information about you, including demographic information, that may identify you and that relates to your past, present, or future physical or mental health condition, the provision of health care to you, or the payment for health care services.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

For Treatment

We may use and disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your health care and related services. For example, we may discuss your medications with your physician or contact other pharmacies to determine your prescription history.

For Payment

We may use and disclose your PHI to obtain payment for services we provide. This may include contacting your health insurance plan to confirm coverage or billing your insurance company.

For Health Care Operations

We may use and disclose your PHI for our health care operations, which include quality assessment, employee training, licensing, and accreditation activities.

Other Uses Without Authorization

• As Required by Law: We will disclose PHI when required by federal, state, or local law.
• Public Health Activities: For disease prevention, adverse event reporting, and FDA tracking.
• Health Oversight: For audits, investigations, and licensing.
• Judicial Proceedings: In response to court orders or subpoenas.
• Law Enforcement: For certain law enforcement purposes.
• To Avert Serious Threat: To prevent serious threats to health or safety.
• Workers' Compensation: As authorized by workers' compensation laws.

Uses Requiring Your Written Authorization

We will not use or disclose your PHI for marketing, sale of PHI, or most uses of psychotherapy notes without your written authorization. You may revoke authorization at any time in writing.

Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your PHI:

• Request Restrictions: Request limits on certain uses and disclosures.
• Confidential Communications: Request that we contact you at specific locations or by specific methods.
• Inspect and Copy: Access and obtain copies of your PHI.
• Request Amendment: Ask us to correct information you believe is incorrect.
• Accounting of Disclosures: Receive a list of certain disclosures we have made.
• Paper Copy: Obtain a paper copy of this Notice upon request.
• Breach Notification: Be notified if there is a breach of your unsecured PHI.

Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to change this Notice at any time. Changes will apply to PHI we already have and any we receive in the future.

Our Pharmacy Locations

• Main Street: 41-16 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355 - (718) 886-1031
• Kissena Blvd: 41-15 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11355 - (718) 888-0893
• 39th Avenue: 136-36 39th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354 - (718) 321-1716
• Roosevelt Ave: 136-85 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354 - (718) 358-8801