Documents & notices

How is my health information protected?

Understand the book’s privacy summary and written-request rights.

At a glance

Rights described

5 written-request rights

Recipient

Director of Employee Benefits

Request address

Missing from supplied page

Five rights described

Request restrictions.
Receive confidential communications.
Inspect and copy health information.
Request amendment of health information.
Request an accounting of disclosures.

Terms not supplied

This page does not establish fees, response periods or all conditions and exceptions. It begins in the middle of the notice.

Make a written request

The book directs requests to the Director of Employee Benefits at the address under Contact Person, but does not include that address here. Obtain the complete notice; do not assume another address is the privacy-request destination.

Do this

Ask HR for the full privacy notice and the Contact Person address.

More detail

Uses, disclosures and authorization

The summary describes plan operations, communications and legally required or permitted disclosures. Hormel generally will not discuss health information with you or family without specific signed authorization. Basic eligibility / enrollment questions go to the third-party administrator. That administrator may share information relevant to care with an involved person unless you object, subject to limitations.

Before you decide

The required Contact Person address is absent. HR’s general contact is offered for routing, not represented as the formal privacy-notice recipient.

Who to call

Questions? Horizon Solution Center · (866) 449-7712^†