Our Right to Receive and Release Information About You We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of your healthcare information. However, in order for us to make available quality, cost-effective healthcare coverage to you, we may release and receive information about your health, treatment, and condition to or from authorized providers 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 health insurance claims; • administration of claim payments; • healthcare operations; • case management and utilization review; • coordination of healthcare 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 ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Modernization Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 6801-6908, the Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) Regulation 100.
Civil Penalty Payment Pursuant to Health and Safety Code § 25249.7(b)(2), and in settlement of all claims alleged in the Notice or referred to in this Settlement Agreement, Nature Zen agrees to pay two thousand ($2,000.00) in civil penalties. The penalty payment will be allocated in accordance with California Health and Safety Code §§ 25249.12(c)(1) & (d), with 75% of the penalty amount paid to the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) and the remaining 25% of the penalty amount retained by EHA. Nature Zen shall issue two separate checks for the initial civil penalty payment to (a) “OEHHA” and (b) Environmental Health Advocates, Inc. as follows: • One payment of $1,500.00 to OEHHA, due fourteen (14) days after the Effective Date. • One payment of $500.00 to EHA, due fourteen (14) days after the Effective Date. All payments owed to OEHHA (EIN: ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇), pursuant to this Section shall be delivered directly to OEHHA (Memo Line "Prop 65 Penalties") at the following addresses: For United States Postal Service Delivery: P.O. Box 4010 Sacramento, CA 95812-4010 All penalty payments owed to EHA shall be sent to: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Environmental Health Advocates ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Civil Penalty Payment Method ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall pay the civil penalty by check, credit card, wire transfer, or portal, payable to CARB, using instructions provided separately by CARB in a Payment Transmittal Form. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is responsible for all payment processing fees. Payments shall be accompanied by the Payment Transmittal Form to ensure proper application. CARB shall deposit the civil penalty amount into the Air Pollution Control Fund for the purpose of carrying out CARB’s duties and functions to ensure the integrity of its air pollution control programs. Should payment instructions change, CARB will provide notice to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in accordance with Paragraph 12 (Notices).