Medicap - Legal Disclaimer

Notice of Privacy Practices

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.

The Pharmacy is required by law to maintain the privacy of Protected Health Information (“PHI”) and to provide individuals with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to PHI. PHI is information that may identify you and that relates to your past, present or future physical or mental health or condition and related health care services. This Notice of Privacy Practices (“Notice”) describes how we may use and disclose PHI to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations and for other specified purposes that are permitted or required by law. The Notice also describes your rights with respect to PHI about you.

The Pharmacy is required to follow the terms of this Notice. We will not use or disclose PHI about you without your written authorization, except as described in this Notice. We reserve the right to change our practices and this Notice and to make the new Notice effective for all PHI we maintain. Upon request, we will provide any revised Notice to you.

Your Health Information Rights

You have the following rights with respect to PHI about you:

  • Obtain a paper copy of the Notice upon request.To obtain a paper copy, contact the Medicap Pharmacy® manager.
  • Request a restriction on certain uses and disclosures of PHI.
  • Inspect and obtain a copy of PHI.
  • Request an amendment of PHI.
  • Receive an accounting of disclosures of PHI.
  • Request communications of PHI by alternative means or at alternative locations.

Examples of How We May Use and Disclose PHI

The following are descriptions and examples of ways we use and disclose PHI:

  • We will use PHI for treatment.
  • We will use PHI for payment.
  • We will use PHI for health care operations.
  • We may disclose PHI about you to our business associates so that they can perform the job we have asked them to, which may include billing you or your third-party payor for services rendered.
  • We may communicate with individuals involved in your care or payment for your care.
  • We may make health-related communications such as refill reminders or information about treatment alternatives or other health-related benefits and services that may be of interest to you.
  • We may disclose PHI to the FDA or persons under the jurisdiction of the FDA.
  • We may disclose PHI about you as authorized by and as necessary to comply with laws relating to worker’s compensation.
  • We may disclose PHI about you to public health or legal authorities charged with preventing or controlling disease, injury or disability.
  • We may disclose PHI about you for law enforcement purposes as required by law or in response to a valid subpoena or other legal process.
  • We must disclose PHI about you when required to do so by law.
  • We may disclose PHI about you to an oversight agency for activities authorized by law such as audits or licensing inspections.
  • We may disclose PHI about you in response to a court or administrative order.

We are permitted to use or disclose PHI about you for the following purposes:

  • We may disclose PHI about you to researchers when their research has been approved by an institutional review board that has reviewed the research proposal and established protocols to ensure the privacy of your information.
  • We may release PHI about you to a coroner or medical examiner.
  • We may disclose PHI about you to organ procurement organizations or other entities engaged in the procurement, banking or transplantation of organs for the purpose of tissue donation and transplant.
  • We may contact you as part of a fundraising effort.
  • We may use or disclose PHI about you to notify or assist in notifying a person responsible for your care, such as a family member or personal representative, regarding your location or your general condition.
  • We may use and disclose PHI about you when necessary to prevent a serious threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of the public or another person.
  • We may release PHI about you as required by military command authorities.
  • We may release PHI about you to authorized federal officials for intelligence, counterintelligence and other national security activities authorized by law.
  • We may disclose PHI about you to authorized federal officials so they may provide protection to the President, other authorized persons or foreign heads of state or to conduct special investigations.
  • We may disclose PHI about you to a government authority, such as a social services or protective services agency, if we reasonably believe you are a victim of abuse, neglect or domestic violence.

Other Uses and Disclosures of PHI

The Pharmacy will obtain your written authorization before using or disclosing PHI about you for purposes other than those provided for in this Notice or as otherwise permitted or required by law. You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time. Upon receipt of the written revocation, we will stop using or disclosing PHI about you, except to the extent that we have already taken action in reliance on the authorization.

For More Information or to Report a Problem

If you have questions or would like additional information about the pharmacy’s privacy practices, you may contact the privacy officer at the pharmacy. If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you can file a complaint with the pharmacy or with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. There will be no retaliation for filing a complaint.

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ATTENTION: PLEASE READ THESE WEB SITE TERMS OF USE AND LEGAL RESTRICTIONS ("TERMS") CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE. USING THIS WEB SITE INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE.

USE OF SITE

Medicap Pharmacies, Inc. ("Medicap") authorizes you to view and download the materials at this Web site ("Site") only for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials on any copies of the materials. You may not modify the materials at this Site in any way or reproduce or publicly display, perform, or distribute or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purpose. All product names, regardless of whether or not they appear in large print or with the a trademark symbol, are trademarks of Medicap, its affiliates, related companies, or its licensors or joint venture partners unless otherwise noted. The entire content of the Site, including any images or text, is copyrighted and may not be distributed, downloaded, modified, reused, reposted, or otherwise used except as provided herein without the express prior written permission of Medicap. The use or misuse of these trademarks, copyrights, or other materials, except as permitted herein, is expressly prohibited and may be in violation of copyright law, trademark law, communications regulations and statutes, and other laws, statutes and/or regulations. Medicap assumes no obligation to update information contained in this web site. For purposes of these Terms, any use of these materials on any other Web site or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. If you breach any of these Terms, your authorization to use this Site automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed materials. Medicap also reserves the right to terminate your authorization to use any services at the Site and to delete any one or more of your related accounts, with or without cause, immediately and at any time.

USE OF INFORMATION AND MATERIALS.

The information and materials contained in these pages are subject to change. The Site has been designed to provide general information about Medicap and health and wellness related information. These pages are not intended to provide medical advice, nor do they provide instruction on the appropriate use of health and wellness products and are not intended to replace sound clinical judgment in the delivery or receipt of healthcare services. Medicap disclaims all warranties, whether expressed or implied, including any warranty as to the quality, accuracy, and suitability of this information for any purpose. Medicap may make changes to the materials and services at this Site, or to the products and prices described in them, at any time without notice. The materials and services at this Site may be out of date, and Medicap makes no commitment to update the materials and services at this Site. Information published at this Site may refer to products, programs or services that are not available in your country. Consult your local Medicap® Pharmacy for information regarding the products, programs and services that may be available to you. Medicap shall not be held responsible for any action taken that is based on the information presented on the Site, and all users of the Site agree that all access and use of the Site, and any and all content presented on the Site, is at the user's own risk.

LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES.

Links to third party Web sites on this Site are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this Site. Medicap has not reviewed all of these third party sites and does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites or their content. Thus, Medicap does not endorse or make any representations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third party sites linked to this Site, you do this entirely at your own risk.

DISCLAIMERS.

NEITHER MEDICAP NOR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THIS SITE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF USER'S ACCESS, USE, OR INABILITY TO USE THE MEDICAP WEB SITE OR ANY WEB SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE, OR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT OF ANY OR ALL SUCH SITES WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE CONTENT PROVIDED AT THIS SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

APPLICABLE LAWS.

This Site and these Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. Medicap makes no representation that materials or services at this Site are appropriate or available for use outside the United States, and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You may not use or export or re-export the materials or services at this Site or any copy or adaptation in violation of any applicable laws or regulations including without limitation U.S. export laws and regulations. If you choose to access this Site from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.

NOTE: Anyone linking to Medicap’s Web site must comply with the Guidelines for Linking to Medicap® Web Site terms below and all applicable state, federal, local and international laws.

GENERAL. Medicap may revise these Terms at any time by updating this posting. You should visit this page from time to time to review the then-current Terms because they are binding on you. Certain provisions of these Terms may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages at this Site.

Revised July 2002

Guidelines for Linking to Medicap® Web Site

ATTENTION: LINKING TO THE MEDICAP® WEB SITE INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT THE WEB SITE TERMS OF USE AND LEGAL RESTRICTIONS ("TERMS") AND THAT YOU WILL ABIDE BY THE GUIDELINES BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE GUIDELINES, DO NOT LINK TO THIS WEB SITE.

If you would like to link to the web site of Medicap Pharmacies, Inc. ("Medicap"), please read and comply with the following guidelines:

A site that links to Medicap® Web site:

  • May link to, but not replicate, Medicap’s content.
  • Should not create a browser or border environment around Medicap's content.
  • Should not imply that Medicap is endorsing it or its products.
  • Should not misrepresent its relationship with Medicap.
  • Should not present false information about Medicap’s products or services.
  • Should not use Medicap® name or logo without express prior written permission from Medicap.
  • Should not contain content that could be construed as distasteful, offensive or controversial, and should contain only content that is appropriate for all age groups.