Patient Notice of Privacy Practice

The Notice of Privacy Practices (NOP) describes how medical information may be used and disclosed and how to request access to this information. SUNY Downstate Medical Center Health Science Center at Brooklyn is required by law to notify patients of the uses and disclosures of their protected health information (PHI). The NOPs listed in the table below describe the individual rights of DMC patients with respect to PHI in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act of 1996 (HIPAA) and its accompanying regulations. More specific Notices of Privacy Practices are also available describing special categories (HIV, Mental Health, Alcohol & Substance Abuse) of patient information for which greater privacy protections are afforded in compliance with HIPAA and New York State Law.
	English	Arabic	Spanish	Russian	Chinese
Notice of Privacy Practices	NOP English	NOP Arabic	NOP Spanish	NOP- Russian	NOP-Simplified Chinese NOP-Traditional Chinese
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Information	NOP Alcohol Substance Abuse English	NOP Alcohol Substance Abuse Arabic	NOP Alcohol Substance Abuse Spanish	NOP Alcohol Substance Abuse Russian	NOP-AlcoholSubstance Abuse Simplified Chinese NOP-Alcohol Substance Abuse Traditional Chinese
Confidentiality of Mental Health Information	NOP Mental Health Info English	NOP Mental Health Info Arabic	NOP Mental Health Info Spanish	NOP Mental Health Info Russian	NOP Mental Health Info Simplified Chinese NOP Mental Heath Info Traditional Chinese
HIV Related Information	NOP HIV Info English	NOP HIV Info Arabic	NOP HIV Info Spanish	NOP HIV Info Russian	NOP HIV Info Simplified Chinese NO P HIV Info Traditional Chinese

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