Common use of NOTICES AND DISCLOSURES Clause in Contracts

NOTICES AND DISCLOSURES. Our Right to Receive and Release Information About You We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of your dental information. However, in order for us to make available quality, cost-effective dental coverage to you, we may release and receive information about your health, treatment, and condition to or from authorized dentists and insurance companies, among others. We may give or get this information, as permitted by law, for certain purposes, including, but not limited to: • adjudicating dental insurance claims; • administration of claim payments; • dental operations; • case management and utilization review; • coordination of dental coverage; and • health oversight activities. Our release of information about you is regulated by law. Please see the Rhode Island Confidentiality of HealthCare Communications and Information Act, R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 5 -37.3-1 et seq. the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, and implementing regulations, 45 C.F.R. §§ 160.101 et seq. (collectively “HIPAA”), the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Financial Modernization Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 6801-6908, the Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) Regulation 100.

NOTICES AND DISCLOSURES. Our Right to Receive and Release Information About You We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of your dental information. However, in order for us to make available quality, cost-effective dental coverage to you, we may release and receive information about your health, treatment, and condition to or from authorized dentists and insurance companies, among others. We may give or get this information, as permitted by law, for certain purposes, including, but not limited to: • adjudicating dental insurance claims; • administration of claim payments; • dental operations; • case management and utilization review; • coordination of dental coverage; and • health oversight activities. Our release of information about you is regulated by law. Please see the Rhode Island Confidentiality of HealthCare Communications and Information Act, R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 5 -37.35-37.3-1 et seq. the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, and implementing regulations, 45 C.F.R. §§ 160.101 et seq. (collectively “HIPAA”), the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Financial Modernization Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 6801-6908, the Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) Regulation 100.