Notice of Privacy Practices
This Notice of Privacy Practices (Notice) applies to Labcorp Holdings Inc. and all of its subsidiaries and business units (collectively referred to as "Labcorp" in this Notice), except to the extent that a subsidiary, division, or business unit of Labcorp performs occupational screening, forensic tests, paternity/identity tests, clinical trials tests or other services that do not involve standard electronic transactions for which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has adopted standards.
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Labcorp is required by law to maintain the privacy of health information that identifies you, called protected health information (PHI), and to provide you with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices regarding PHI. Labcorp is committed to the protection of your PHI and will make reasonable efforts to maintain the confidentiality of your PHI, as required by statute and regulation. We take this commitment seriously and will work with you to comply with your right to receive certain information under HIPAA.
This Notice describes how PHI may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
For more information see: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/notice-privacy-practices/index.html.
Your Rights
When it comes to your PHI, you have certain rights. This section explains your rights and some of Labcorp’s responsibilities.
You have the right to:
- Receive an electronic or paper copy of your PHI
- Ask to correct your PHI
- Request confidential communications
- Ask to limit the PHI Labcorp uses or discloses
- Receive a list of certain disclosures of your PHI by Labcorp
- Receive a copy of this privacy Notice
- Choose someone to act on your behalf as it relates to your PHI
- Notify Labcorp or file a complaint regarding Labcorp’s privacy practices