HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

Effective Date: 17th Feb, 2026

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES THE WAYS YOUR HEALTH INFORMATION MAY BE USED OR SHARED AND YOUR RIGHTS TO ACCESS THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY.

About This Notice

ER of Mesquite appreciates the trust you place in us. Federal law mandates that we protect your health information’s confidentiality and explain how we manage it. This Notice covers records created or stored at our location: 1745 N Belt Line Rd, Mesquite, TX 75149.

Your medical records are stored electronically and may be shared, when necessary, with healthcare providers, laboratories, insurance companies, or related parties to support your care.

We are bound by these practices while this Notice is effective. Privacy practices and this Notice may be modified at any time. Revisions apply to both prior and new health information. The current version is available at our facility and erofmesquite.com

What Is Protected Health Information?

Protected Health Information (PHI) includes identifiable data related to your health condition, treatment received here, or payment for care. This encompasses medical history, clinical findings, test results, diagnoses, treatment plans, and payment records

How We Use Your Information

Treatment

Your health data helps us provide quality emergency services. We share necessary information with physicians, nurses, technicians, and other staff involved in your care. When your condition warrants transfer, we coordinate with receiving facilities.

Example: A patient with a fracture may have x-rays and exam notes shared with an orthopedic specialist.

Payment

Your information supports billing operations—insurance verification, claim submission, and payment resolution with payers.

Example: Claims to your insurer include diagnosis, treatments, and services provided.

Operations

Records support quality activities including clinical reviews, training, audits, and accreditation.

Example: Records may be reviewed to assess treatment outcomes and improve care protocols.

Disclosures Without Your Permission

Legal requirements permit or mandate disclosure in these instances:

Legal Compliance: Federal, state, local law requirements, court orders, subpoenas.
Public Health: Health authority reporting for disease control, injury tracking, adverse reaction monitoring.
Abuse/Neglect: Reporting suspected child, elder, or domestic abuse to authorities.
Oversight: Healthcare oversight agency audits, investigations, inspections.
Legal Proceedings: Court orders or subpoenas with proper safeguards.
Law Enforcement: Crime victim identification, death reports, lawful requests.
Serious Threats: Preventing imminent, serious harm to individuals.
Organ/Tissue Donation: Organ procurement organizations, eye banks, tissue programs.
Death Investigation: Medical examiners, coroners for identification or cause determination.
Workers’ Compensation: Work-related illness or injury claims.
Military Personnel: Armed forces members as military command requires.
Government Functions: National security, intelligence, protective services.
Correctional Institutions: Officials responsible for inmate health and safety.

When Your Authorization Is Required

Disclosures not described here need your written authorization. Revoke authorization anytime by written request to our Privacy Office. Prior disclosures remain valid.

Psychotherapy notes, paid marketing, and sale of information require specific written authorization.

Your Rights

Access to Records: Request copies through written request to our Privacy Office. Reasonable copying and mailing fees may apply. Response occurs within 15 business days per Texas law.
Amendment Requests: Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete information. Denial occurs if information originates elsewhere, we do not maintain it, or it is accurate. Written disagreement may be added to denied requests.
Restrictions: Request limits on disclosures for treatment, payment, operations, or to family members. Most are discretionary. Restrictions on disclosures to health plans for fully self-paid services must be honored.
Communication Preferences: Specify preferred contact methods and addresses. Reasonable requests are honored.
Disclosure Accounting: Request a list of disclosures from the past six years, excluding treatment, payment, operations, and authorized disclosures.
Paper Copy: Obtain a printed copy of this Notice anytime.
Breach Notification: Receive notification of breaches involving your unsecured information, including details, information involved, protective steps, our response, and contacts

Our Responsibilities

ER of Mesquite must:

+ Maintain privacy and security of your health information
+ Provide this Notice explaining our duties and practices
+ Follow this Notice’s current terms
+ Inform you when restrictions cannot be accommodated
+ Honor reasonable communication preferences
+ Notify you of breaches involving unsecured health information

Complaints

File complaints about privacy violations with us or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. No retaliation for filing complaints.