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www.aptia365.com/horacemann 33 Copyright 2024 Aptia Insurance Services Group, LLC. All rights reserved.OTHER ALLOWABLE USES OR DISCLOSURES OF YOUR HEALTH INFORMATION In certain cases, your health information can be disclosed without authorization to a family member, close friend, or other person you identify who is involved in your care or payment for your care. Information about your location, general condition, or death may be provided to a similar person (or to a public or private entity authorized to assist in disaster relief efforts). You%u2019ll generally be given the chance to agree or object to these disclosures (although exceptions may be made %u2014 for example, if you%u2019re not present or if you%u2019re incapacitated). In addition, your health information may be disclosed without authorization to your legal representative. The Plan also is allowed to use or disclose your health information without your written authorization for the following activities:%u2022 Workers%u2019 compensation: Disclosures to workers%u2019 compensation or similar legal programs that provide benefits for work-related injuries or illness without regard to fault, as authorized by and necessary to comply with the laws%u2022 Necessary to prevent serious threat to health or safety: Disclosures made in the good-faith belief that releasing your health information is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to public or personal health or safety, if made to someone reasonably able to prevent or lessen the threat (or to the target of the threat); includes disclosures to help law enforcement officials identify or apprehend an individual who has admitted participation in a violent crime that the Plan reasonably believes may have caused serious physical harm to a victim, or where it appears the individual has escaped from prison or from lawful custody%u2022 Public health activities: Disclosures authorized by law to persons who may be at risk of contracting or spreading a disease or condition; disclosures to public health authorities to prevent or control disease or report child abuse or neglect; and disclosures to the Food and Drug Administration to collect or report adverse events or product defects%u2022 Victims of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence: Disclosures to government authorities, including social services or protective services agencies authorized by law to receive reports of abuse, neglect or domestic violence, as required by law or if you agree or the Plan believes that disclosure is necessary to prevent serious harm to you or potential victims (you%u2019ll be notified of the Plan%u2019s disclosure if informing you won%u2019t put you at further risk)%u2022 Judicial and administrative proceedings: Disclosures in response to a court or administrative order, subpoena, discovery request or other lawful process (the Plan may be required to notify you of the request or receive satisfactory assurance from the party seeking your health information that efforts were made to notify you or to obtain a qualified protective order concerning the information)%u2022 Law enforcement purposes: Disclosures to law enforcement officials required by law or legal process, or to identify a suspect, fugitive, witness, or missing person; disclosures about a crime victim if you agree or if disclosure is necessary for immediate law enforcement activity; disclosures about a death that may have resulted from criminal conduct; and disclosures to provide evidence of criminal conduct on the Plan%u2019s premises%u2022 Decedents: Disclosures to a coroner or medical examiner to identify the deceased or determine cause of death; and to funeral directors to carry out their duties%u2022 Organ, eye or tissue donation: Disclosures to organ procurement organizations or other entities to facilitate organ, eye, or tissue donation and transplantation after death %u2022 Research purposes: Disclosures subject to approval by institutional or private privacy review boards, subject to certain assurances and representations by researchers about the necessity of using your health information and the treatment of the information during a research project%u2022 Health oversight activities: Disclosures to health agencies for activities authorized by law (audits, inspections, investigations or licensing actions) for oversight of the healthcare system, government benefits programs for which health information is relevant to beneficiary eligibility, and compliance with regulatory programs or civil rights laws%u2022 Specialized government functions: Disclosures about individuals who are Armed Forces personnel or foreign military personnel under appropriate military command; disclosures to authorized federal officials for national security or intelligence activities; and disclosures to correctional facilities or custodial law enforcement officials about inmates%u2022 HHS investigations: Disclosures of your health information to the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate or determine the Plan%u2019s compliance with the HIPAA privacy rule