Privacy Policy

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Valor Direct Primary Care, LLC (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the www.valordirectprimarycare website (the “Service”).

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

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

We realize that these laws are complicated, but we must provide you with the following important information:

• how we may use and disclose your IIHI
• your privacy rights in your IIHI
• our obligations concerning the use and disclosure of your IIHI

The terms of this notice apply to all records containing your IIHI that are created or retained by our practice.  We reserve the right to revise or amend this Notice of Privacy Practices.  Any revision or amendment to this notice will be effective for all of your records that our practice has created or maintained in the past, and for any of your records that we may create or maintain in the future.  Our practice will post a copy of our current Notice in our office in a visible location at all times, and you may request a copy of our most current Notice at any time.

The following categories describe the different ways in which we may use and disclose your IIHI, unless you object:

Our practice may use your IIHI to treat you.  For example, we may ask you to have laboratory tests (such as blood or urine tests), and we may use the results to help us reach a diagnosis.  We might use your IIHI in order to write a prescription for you, or we might disclose your IIHI to a pharmacy when we order a prescription for you.  Many of the people who work for our practice—including, but not limited to, our doctors and nurses—may use or disclose your IIHI in order to treat your or to assist others in your treatment.  Additionally, we may disclose your IIHI to others who may assist in your care, such as other healthcare providers, your spouse, your children or your parents.

Our practice may use and disclose your IIHI in order to bill and collect payment for the services and items you may receive from us. For example, we may use and disclose your IHII to obtain payment from third parties that may be responsible for such costs, such as family members.  Also, we may use your IIHI to bill you directly for services and items.

Our practice may use and disclose your IIHI to operate our business.  As examples of the ways in which we may use and disclose your information for our operations, our practice may use your IIHI to evaluate the quality of care you received from us, to develop protocols and clinical guidelines, to develop training programs, and to aid in credentialing, medical review, legal services and insurance.  We will share information about you with such insurers or other business associates as necessary to obtain these services.

Our practice may use and disclose your IIHI to contact you and remind you of an appointment.

Our practice may use and disclose your IIHI to inform you of potential treatment options or alternatives.

Our practice may use and disclose your IIHI to inform you of health-related benefits or services that may be of interest to you.

Our practice may release your IIHI to a friend or family member that is involved in your care, or who assists in taking care of you.  For example, a parent or guardian may ask that a babysitter take their child to the pediatrician’s office for treatment of a cold.  In this example, the babysitter may have access to this child’s medical information.

Our practice will use and disclose your IIHI when we are required to do so by federal, state, or local law.

The following categories describe unique scenarios in which we may use or disclose your identifiable health information:

Our practice may disclose your IIHI to public health authorities that are authorized by law to collect information for the purpose of

• maintaining vital records, such as births and deaths
• reporting child abuse or neglect
• preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability
• notifying a person regarding potential exposure to a communicable disease
• notifying a person regarding a potential risk for spreading or contracting a disease or condition
• reporting reactions to drugs or problems with products or devices
• notifying individuals if a product or device they may be using has been recalled
• notifying appropriate government agency (ies) and authority (ies) regarding the potential abuse or neglect of an adult patient (including domestic violence); however, we will only disclose this information if the patient agrees or we are required or authorized by law to disclose this information
• notifying your employer under limited circumstances related primarily to workplace injury or illness or medical surveillance

Our practice may disclose your IIHI to a health oversight agency for activities authorized by law.  Oversight activities can include, for example, investigations, inspections, audits, surveys, licensure and disciplinary actions; civil, administrative, and criminal procedures or actions; or other activities necessary for the government to monitor government programs, compliance with civil rights laws and the health care system in general.

Our practice may use and disclose your IIHI in response to a court or administrative order, if you are involved in a lawsuit or similar proceeding.  We also may disclose your IIHI in response to a discovery request, subpoena, or other lawful process by another party involved in the dispute, but only if we have made an effort to inform you of the request or to obtain an order protecting the information the party has requested.

We may release IIHI if asked to do so by a law enforcement official:

• regarding a crime victim in certain situations, if we are unable to obtain the person’s agreement
• concerning a death we believe has resulted from criminal conduct
• regarding criminal conduct at our offices
• in response to a warrant, summons, court order, subpoena or similar legal process
• to identify/locate a suspect, material witness, fugitive or missing person
• in an emergency, to report a crime (including the location or victim(s) of the crime, or the description, identity or location of the perpetrator)

Our practice may release IIHI to a medical examiner or coroner to identify a deceased individual or to identify the cause of death.  If necessary, we may also release information in order for funeral directors to perform their jobs.

Our practice may release your IIHI to organizations that handle organ, eye or tissue procurement or transplantation, including organ donation banks, as necessary to facilitate organ or tissue donation and transplantation if you are an organ donor.

Our practice may use and disclose your IIHI for research purposes in certain limited circumstances.  We will obtain your written authorization to use your IIHI for research purposes except when: (a) our use or disclosure was approved by an Institutional Review Board or a Privacy Board; (b) we obtain the oral or written agreement of a researcher that (i) the information being sought is necessary for the research study; (ii) the use or disclosure of your IIHI is being used only for the research and (iii) the researcher will not remove any of your IIHI from our practice; or (c) the IIHI sought by the researcher only relates to decedents and the researcher agrees either orally or in writing that the use or disclosure is necessary for the research and, if we request it, to provide us with proof of death prior to access to the IIHI of the decedents.

Our practice may use and disclose your IIHI when necessary to reduce or prevent a serious threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of another individual or the public.  Under these circumstances, we will only make disclosures to a person or organization able to help prevent the threat.

Our practice may disclose your IIHI if you are a member of U.S. or foreign military forces (including veterans) and if required by the appropriate authorities.

Our practice may disclose your IIHI to federal officials for intelligence and national security activities authorized by law.  We may also disclose your IIHI to federal officials in order to protect the President, other officials or foreign heads of state, or to conduct investigations.

Our practice may disclose your IIHI to correctional institutions or law enforcement officials if you are an inmate or under the custody of a law enforcement official.  Disclosure for these purposes would be necessary:  

(a) for the institution to provide health care services to you,
(b) for the safety and security of the institution, and/or
(c) to protect your health and safety or the health and safety of other individuals.

Our practice may release your IIHI for workers’ compensation and similar programs.

The health and billing records we maintain are the physical property of Valor Direct Primary Care.  The information in it, however, belongs to you.  You have a right to: 

You have the right to request that our practice communicate with you about your health and related issues in a particular manner or at a certain location. For instance, you may ask that we contact you at home, rather than work.  In order to request a type of confidential communication, you must make a written request to the Privacy Officer, specifying the requested method of contact, or the location where you wish to be contacted.  Our practice will accommodate reasonable requests.  You do not need to give a reason for your request.

You have the right to request a restriction in our use or disclosure of your IIHI for treatment, payment or health care operations.  Additionally, you have the right to request that we restrict our disclosure of your IIHI to only certain individuals involved in your care or the payment for your care, such as family members and friends.  We are not required to agree to your request; however, if we do agree, we are bound by our agreement except when otherwise required by law, in emergencies, or when the information is necessary to treat you.  In order to request a restriction in our use or disclosure of your IIHI, you must make your request in writing to the Privacy Officer.  Your request must describe in a clear and concise fashion:

(a)   the information you wish restricted;
(b)   whether you are requesting to limit our practice’s use, disclosure or both; and
(c)   to whom you want the limits to apply.

You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of the IIHI that may be used to make decisions about you, including patient medical records and billing records, but not including psychotherapy notes.  You must submit your request in writing to the Privacy Officer in order to inspect and/or obtain a copy of your IIHI.  Our practice may charge a fee for the costs of copying, mailing, labor and supplies associated with your request.  Our practice may deny your request to inspect and/or copy in certain limited circumstances; however, you may request a review of our denial. Another licensed health care professional chosen by us will conduct reviews.

You may ask us to amend your health information if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete, and you may request an amendment for as long as the information is kept by or for our practice.  To request an amendment, your request must be made in writing and submitted to the Privacy Officer.  You must provide us with a reason that supports your request for amendment.  Our practice will deny your request if you fail to submit your request (and the reason supporting your request) in writing.  Also, we may deny your request if you ask us to amend information that is in our opinion:  (a) accurate and complete; (b) not part of the IIHI kept by or for the practice; (c) not part of the IIHI which you would be permitted to inspect and copy; or (d) not created by our practice, unless the individual or entity that created is not available to amend the information.

All of our patients have the right to request an “accounting of disclosures.”  An “accounting of disclosures” is a list of certain non-routine disclosures our practice has made of your IIHI for non-treatment or operations purposes.  Use of your IIHI as part of the routine patient care in our practice is not required to be documented.  For example, the doctor sharing information with the nurse.  In order to obtain an accounting of disclosures, you must submit your request in writing to the Privacy Officer.  All requests for an “accounting of disclosures” must state a time period, which may not be longer than six (6) years from the date of disclosure and may not include dates before October 28, 2024.  The first list you request within a 12-month period is free of charge, but our practice may charge you for additional lists within the same 12-month period.  Our practice will notify you of the costs involved with additional requests, and you may withdraw your request before you incur any costs.

You are entitled to receive a paper copy of our notice of privacy practices.  You may request a copy of this notice at any time.  To obtain a paper copy of this notice, contact the Privacy Officer.

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our practice or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. To file a complaint with our practice, contact:

Valor Direct Primary Care, LLC
Attn: Privacy Officer
9800 W. Skye Canyon Park Dr, Suite 170
Las Vegas, NV 89166

All complaints must be submitted in writing.  You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.

Our practice will obtain your written authorization for uses and disclosures that are not identified by this notice or permitted by applicable law.  Any authorization you provide to us regarding the use and disclosure of your IIHI may be revoked at any time in writing.  After you revoke your authorization, we will no longer use or disclose your IIHI for the reasons described in the authorization.  Please note:  we are required to retain records of your care.

If you have questions regarding this notice or our health information privacy policies, please contact the Privacy Officer listed above.