Notice of Privacy Practices Effective Date: October 1, 2025
This Notice describes how your medical information may be used and disclosed and how you can access this information. Please review it carefully.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to GVR Chiropractic, PLLC. The terms “you” and “your” refer to the patient, client, or any person receiving services, using our website, or otherwise interacting with GVR Chiropractic, PLLC.
At GVR Chiropractic, PLLC we are committed to protecting your privacy. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information and to provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices.
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
We may use and disclose your Protected Health Information (PHI) for the following purposes, as permitted or required by law:
1. Treatment: We may use and share your health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your chiropractic care and related services. With the exception of emergency circumstances or as otherwise required by law, no communication with another provider, patient, or relative will be made without your written or verbal consent.
2. Payment: We may use and disclose your information to bill and collect payment for services provided, including through our secure payment processor (Review Carepatron.com for details).
3. Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your PHI for practice operations, such as quality assessment, staff training, business management, or customer service.
4. Other Uses Permitted or Required by Law: We may disclose your PHI without your written authorization when required by law, including: Public health activities (e.g., preventing disease or reporting adverse events).Health oversight activities (e.g., audits, investigations, or inspections). Judicial or administrative proceedings. Law enforcement purposes.To prevent or lessen a serious threat to health or safety.
Other Uses Requiring Authorization
For any use or disclosure of your PHI not described in this Notice, we will obtain your written authorization. This includes:
•Marketing activities not related to your care.
• Sale of your PHI.
You may revoke any authorization at any time in writing.
Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information
As our patient, you have the right to:
• Access Your Records: Request to see or get a copy of your PHI.
• Request Amendments: Ask us to correct or update your health information.
• Request Restrictions: Ask us to restrict the use or disclosure of your PHI (we may not always be able to agree, but we will consider your request).
• Confidential Communications: Request that we contact you by alternative means or at a different location.
• Accounting of Disclosures: Request a list of disclosures we have made of your PHI (excluding those for treatment, payment, and operations).
• Receive a Paper Copy: You are entitled to a paper copy of this Notice at any time, even if you agreed to receive it electronically.
To exercise these rights, please submit a written request to the contact information listed below.
Our Duties
We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your PHI. We must notify you if a breach occurs that compromises the privacy or security of your PHI. We are required to follow the terms of this Notice. We reserve the right to change this Notice and make the new provisions effective for all PHI we maintain. Updated notices will be available upon request.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. Filing a complaint will not affect the care you receive.
To file a complaint with us, contact:
📲(980) 252-8666 📧 GVRChiropractor@gmail.com 📍 Charlotte, North Carolina
To file a complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services, visit: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints.