Priority Health is allowed or required to share your PHI in other ways that usually contribute to the public good, such as public health and research. Priority Health may also use or share your PHI:
- When required by law.
- For law enforcement purposes.
- When necessary for judicial or administrative proceedings, such as court proceedings.
- For compliance with workers' compensation requirements, as authorized by applicable law.
- For various government functions, such as health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law, the Armed Forces for active personnel, to Intelligence Agencies for national security and the Department of State for foreign services reasons, such as security clearance.
- As necessary for a coroner, medical examiner, law enforcement official or funeral director to carry out their legal duties with respect to a deceased individual or to cadaveric organ, eye or tissue donation and transplant organizations.
- For matters of public interest.
- Reporting adult abuse, neglect or domestic violence.
- To prevent a serious threat to an individual or a community's health and safety.
- Reporting to organ procurement and tissue donation organizations.
- For public health and safety activities, including disease control and vital statistic reporting, child abuse reporting and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight.
- For research purposes, as long as applicable research privacy standards are met.
- To make a collection of de-identified information, which is PHI that cannot be traced back to you.
- From time to time, we engage with third parties, called business associates, to provide various services for us. Whenever a third party involves the use or sharing of your PHI, we will have a written contract with that third party designed to protect the privacy of your PHI. For example, we may share your PHI with business associates who process claims or conduct disease management programs on our behalf.