Notice of Privacy Practices
Louisiana Medical Group operates the https://www.lmgmedicine.com website, which provides the SERVICE. This page is used to inform website visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decides to use our Service, the Louisiana Medical Group website.
If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which is accessible at https://www.lmgmedicine.com, unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy.
Your Information. Your Rights. Our Responsibilities.
This notice explains how your medical information may be used and shared, and how you can access it. Please read it carefully.
Your Rights
You have certain rights about your health information. Here’s what you can do:
- Get a copy of your medical record
You can ask for a paper or electronic copy of your medical records and other health info we have. Usually, we’ll give it to you within 30 days. We might charge a reasonable fee.
- Ask to correct your medical record
If you think your health info is wrong or incomplete, you can ask us to fix it. We may say no, but we will explain why in writing within 60 days.
- Request confidential communications
You can ask us to contact you a certain way (like at home or work) or send mail to a different address. We’ll say yes to reasonable requests.
- Ask us to limit how we use or share your info
You can ask us not to use or share certain health info for treatment, payment, or business. We don’t have to agree, but if you pay fully out of pocket for a service, you can ask us not to share that info with your insurance. We will say yes unless the law says otherwise.
- Get a list of who we shared your info with
You can ask for a list of when and why we shared your info in the past six years. We provide one free list a year; after that, there may be a small fee.
- Get a copy of this privacy notice
You can ask for a paper copy anytime, even if you agreed to get it electronically.
- Choose someone to act for you
If you gave someone medical power of attorney or have a legal guardian, they can exercise your rights and make decisions for you. We will verify their authority before acting.
- File a complaint
If you think your rights were violated, you can contact us or file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We won’t retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Your Choices
You can tell us how you want us to share your health info in certain situations. Here are some examples:
- You can choose to let us share info with your family, close friends, or others involved in your care.
- You can choose to let us share info in a disaster relief situation.
- You can choose whether your info is included in a hospital directory.
If you can’t tell us your preference (for example, if you’re unconscious), we might share your info if it’s in your best interest or to prevent a serious threat to health or safety.
We never share your info for marketing, selling your info, or most psychotherapy notes unless you give us written permission.
For fundraising, we may contact you, but you can tell us not to contact you again.
Our Uses and Disclosures
Here’s how we usually use or share your health info:
- To treat you: We share your info with other doctors or providers helping care for you.
Example: A doctor treating your injury talks to your primary doctor.
- To run our practice: We use your info to manage your treatment and services.
Example: Managing appointments or billing.
- To bill for services: We share info with insurance to get payment.
Example: Sending info to your health plan for payment.
We can also share your info for public health, research, legal reasons, organ donation, law enforcement, workers’ compensation, and court orders, following strict laws.
Our Responsibilities
- We must keep your health info private and secure.
- We will notify you if there’s ever a breach that might affect your info.
- We will follow this notice and give you a copy.
- We won’t use or share your info beyond what’s described here unless you give us written permission. You can change your mind anytime by telling us in writing.
Changes to This Notice
We can update this notice anytime. New terms will apply to all your info. You can always ask for the latest version in our office or on our website.
This Notice Applies To:
Louisiana Medical Group
Effective Date of this Notice: May 19th, 2025