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Your Privacy is a Serious Matter
Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services is committed to protecting the privacy of the persons receiving mental health and/or substance abuse services from our programs. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the California Welfare and Institutions Code, and other federal, state and local laws govern how providers must protect patient privacy.
Privacy Forms
HIPAA requires us to inform consumers about the rights they have concerning their health information. View or print a copy of our Notice of Privacy Practices below.
- If you want to request a copy of the records created and maintained by Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, print and complete a Request to Access or Copy Protected Health Information Form.
- If you wish to limit the use and disclosure of your personal health information, print and complete a Request for Restriction of Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information.
- If you want to receive a list of parties who have received your protected health information, without your specific authorization, as allowed by law, print and complete a Request for Accounting of Disclosures.
- If you believe the records created and maintained by this department are inaccurate or incomplete, you may request an amendment of those records. We may deny this request. To request an amendment, print and complete a Request for Amendment of Protected Health Information.
Notice of Privacy Practices
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Privacy/Compliance Complaints
If you have a privacy or compliance issues, please complete the Privacy & Corporate Compliance Incident/Compliant Form. You may also contact the Kern Behavioral Health & Recovery Services Privacy/Corporate Compliance Office:
Confidential Privacy and Compliance Hotline: (888) 875-5559 or (661) 868-6868
Kern Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
Confidential
Privacy/Corporate Compliance Officer
P.O. Pox 1000
Bakersfield, CA 93302
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