HIPAA PRIVACY NOTICE
Notice of Privacy Practices
Access MAPP’s full Notice of Privacy Practices, acknowledgement form, and practice contact information.
NOTICE AND FORMS
Official Notice of Privacy Practices
The linked Notice of Privacy Practices is the controlling document for Mid Atlantic Pediatric Partners, THH Pediatrics, and Metropolitan Pediatrics. The summaries on this page are provided for reference and do not modify the notice.
Effective date of the linked notice: July 1, 2017. A paper copy may be requested from either practice. Questions should be directed to the administrator or manager at the practice where the patient receives care.
PATIENT RIGHTS
Rights described in the notice
The full notice explains the scope of each right, applicable limits, and how to submit a request.
Access, inspect, and copy
Request access to medical and billing records used to make decisions about care, subject to limited exceptions.
Request an amendment
Ask the practice to amend information believed to be incorrect or incomplete. The request and supporting reason may need to be in writing.
Accounting of disclosures
Request a list of certain disclosures of protected health information, as described in the full notice.
Request restrictions
Ask the practice to limit certain uses or disclosures. The notice explains when the practice is or is not required to agree.
Confidential communications
Request that the practice communicate with you in a particular way or at a different location.
Paper copy and complaints
Request a paper copy of the notice and submit a privacy complaint without retaliation.
USES AND DISCLOSURES
Common permitted uses
The full notice describes all permitted or required uses and disclosures. Common purposes include treatment, payment, and health care operations.
Treatment
Use or disclosure of information to physicians, nurses, specialists, laboratories, pharmacies, and others involved in providing or coordinating care.
Payment
Use or disclosure of information for billing, insurance coverage, prior authorization, payment, and related activities.
Health care operations
Use or disclosure of information for practice administration, quality improvement, patient safety, staff training, and other permitted operations.
The notice also addresses disclosures that may be permitted or required for public health, safety, oversight, legal proceedings, law enforcement, and other circumstances. Review the full notice for complete terms.
PRACTICE CONTACTS
Contact the patient’s practice
For questions, copies, or privacy requests, call the practice where the patient receives care and ask for the administrator or manager.
North Bethesda
Metropolitan Pediatrics
11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 404
North Bethesda, MD 20852
Phone: 301-230-2280
Fax: 301-230-2245
For questions about the Notice of Privacy Practices, ask for the practice administrator or manager.
Germantown
THH Pediatrics
19735 Germantown Road, Suite 200
Germantown, MD 20874
Phone: 301-540-0811
Fax: 301-540-0865
For questions about the Notice of Privacy Practices, ask for the practice administrator or manager.
Privacy questions and complaints
Review the full MAPP notice or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services complaint process.