Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPAA)
Magic Home Care LLC · 250 Avenue X, Brooklyn, NY 11223 · (718) 484-4900
Effective date: October 19, 2026
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
Our duties
We are required by law to keep your protected health information (PHI) private, to give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect, and to notify you if a breach of your unsecured PHI occurs.
How we may use and disclose your health information
• Treatment — to provide, coordinate and manage your home care, including sharing information with your physician, your managed long term care plan's care manager, hospitals, pharmacies and other providers involved in your care.
• Payment — to bill and collect payment from Medicaid, your MLTC plan, other insurers or you.
• Health care operations — for quality review, staff training and supervision, compliance audits, licensing and accreditation.
• Appointment reminders and information about services related to your care.
• As required by law, and for public health activities, abuse or neglect reporting, health oversight agencies (including the New York State Department of Health), judicial and administrative proceedings, law enforcement, coroners and funeral directors, organ donation, research under approved protocols, to avert a serious threat to health or safety, specialized government functions, and workers' compensation.
• To family members or others involved in your care or payment for your care, unless you object.
• To business associates who perform services for us (for example, electronic visit verification and scheduling software vendors, billing services) under written agreements requiring them to protect your information.
Uses and disclosures that require your written authorization
Most uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes, marketing, and any sale of PHI require your written authorization. Other uses not described in this notice will be made only with your written authorization, which you may revoke in writing at any time.
Your rights
• To inspect and receive a copy of your health record (we may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee). Electronic copies are available when we keep the record electronically.
• To request corrections to your record.
• To receive an accounting of certain disclosures we have made.
• To request restrictions on how we use or share your information. We must agree to a request not to share information with your health plan about services you paid for in full out of pocket.
• To request confidential communications at a different address or phone number.
• To receive a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you agreed to receive it electronically.
• To be notified of a breach of your unsecured PHI.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our Privacy Officer at (718) 484-4900 or 250 Avenue X, Brooklyn, NY 11223, and with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints, 1-800-368-1019). You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.
Changes to this notice
We may change this notice and make the new notice apply to all information we maintain. The current notice is posted on our website and is available at our office.
Contact: Privacy Officer, Magic Home Care LLC, (718) 484-4900, info@magichcny.com