Agency Email Disclaimer & Notice

Arizona Department of Veterans' Services - www.azdvs.gov - Agency Email Disclaimer & Notice

LEGAL NOTICE: Under Arizona's Public Records Law, all e-mails sent by or to me on this state-owned e-mail account may be subject to public disclosure.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information.  Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.  This communication, and any response to it, may constitute a public record.

FOR RECORDS PROTECTED BY FEDERAL CONFIDENTIALITY RULES ( 42CFR Part 2):  This information has been disclosed to you from records protected by the Federal Confidentiality Rules (42 CFR part 2).  The Federal rules prohibit you from making any further disclosure of this information unless further disclosure is expressly permitted by written consent of the person by whom it pertains or as otherwise permitted by 42CFR Part 2.  A general authorization for release of medical or other information is NOT sufficient for this purpose.  (The Federal rules restrict any use of the information to criminal investigator or prosecute any alcohol or drug abuse patient.)

Click HERE to review a summary of key elements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule including who is covered, what information is protected, and how protected health information can be used and disclosed.