Privacy Practices Disclosure

This notice describes how medical information about you may be disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.

Valley Women’s Clinic, owned and operated by the Pregnancy Resource Center, is a non-profit medical clinic specializing in pregnancy diagnosis and decision. We protect your privacy and keep all of your information private and confidential. Your information is only released with your signed consent or authorization, or as required by state law. VWC follows all applicable laws when it comes to your private information.

VWC may use and/or disclose your private information for purposes of treatment or health care operations. We may disclose your information to doctors, nurses, and other health care personnel who are involved in providing your health care. Your information may be shared with outside entities performing ancillary services to your treatment. We may also send or communicate appointment reminders which are subject to our normal confidentiality policies and/or any special instructions that you have given.

For uses beyond treatment and operations purposes, we will seek to obtain your authorization before disclosing your private information. However, disclosure of your information may be made without your consent or authorization for the following: 1) when required by law; 2) when required for public health reasons; 3) when necessary to avert a threat of harm to you or a third person; or 4) when other circumstances may require or reasonably warrant such disclosure.

You have the right to access and request deletion of your data by contacting us at (540) 552-5556 or info@valleywomensclinic.org. You may request that we limit how we use and/or disclose your private information. To the extent that we do agree to such restrictions, we will abide by such restrictions except in emergency situations. We cannot agree to limit uses/disclosures that are required by law. You may ask that we send you information at an alternative address or by alternative means. We will agree to your request so long as it is reasonably feasible for us to do so.

Unless your access is restricted for clear and documented treatment reasons, you will be permitted to inspect your private information upon written request. We will respond to your request within 15 days. If we deny your request for access, we will give you written reasons for the denial. If you want copies of your private information, we will make reasonable efforts to accommodate any such request. You may designate selected portions of your information for copying.

If you believe that there is a mistake or missing information in our records of your private information, you may request in writing that we correct or add to the record. We will respond within 60 days of receiving your request. Any denial will state the reasons for the denial. If we approve the request for amendment, we will change the information and so inform you. We will also inform any others who have a need to know about such changes. If you feel that any of your private and confidential information has been compromised, you may file a complaint with our privacy officer.