HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
ProCare Dental Livingston
Effective Date: January 2026
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 Responsibilities
ProCare Dental Livingston is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and follow the terms of this notice.
Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information
We may use and disclose your health information for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. This includes coordination of care, insurance verification, billing, quality assessment, and administrative activities.
Treatment:
We may share your information with dentists, specialists, laboratories, and other healthcare providers involved in your care.
Payment:
We may use and disclose your information to bill and collect payment from insurance companies or other responsible parties.
Healthcare Operations:
We may use your information to operate our practice, improve care quality, train staff, and conduct internal audits.
Other Permitted Uses and Disclosures:
We may disclose information as required by law, for public health activities, health oversight, judicial proceedings, law enforcement, or to prevent serious threats to health or safety.
Uses Requiring Authorization:
Any use or disclosure not described in this notice requires your written authorization. You may revoke authorization at any time in writing.
Your Rights
You have the right to inspect and obtain copies of your health records, request amendments, request restrictions, request confidential communications, receive an accounting of disclosures, and receive a paper copy of this notice.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with ProCare Dental Livingston or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.
Contact Information
HIPAA Privacy Officer
ProCare Dental Livingston
22 Old Short Hills Rd, Suite 207
Livingston, NJ 07039
Phone: (973) 533-1777
Email: [email protected]
