Mountain Health CO-OP Compliance Program

 

Mountain Health CO-OP is committed to observing the highest standard of business ethics and integrity, and to consistently and fully comply with all laws and regulations governing our business operations as a private, nonprofit Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP). 

 

Our Mission: We offer non-profit member-governed health insurance that promotes member engagement and provides access to high quality medical care.

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Our Vision: Champion a more innovative, member-centric healthcare delivery system by promoting the triple aim where providers are engaged to improve population health , improve individual healthcare, and control healthcare spending.

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Our Core Values: Customer focus, Communication, Quality, Integrity, Responsibility, Respect, Credibility, Innovation, Teamwork.

 

Mountain Health CO-OP is membership-based and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities that accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. 

 

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Privacy Policy

 

This notice describes how Medical Information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully. Effective January 1, 2020.

 

Mountain Health CO-OP (the CO-OP) is required by law to maintain the privacy of all medical information within its organization; provide this Notice of Privacy Practices to all Policyholders and Certificateholders Persons; inform Policyholders and Certificateholders of our legal obligations; and advise Policyholders and Certificateholders of additional rights concerning their medical information. The CO-OP must follow the privacy practices contained in this notice and continue to do so until this notice is changed or replaced. 

 

The CO-OP reserves the right to change its privacy practices and terms of this notice at any time, provided applicable law permits the changes. Any changes made in these privacy practices will be effective for all medical information that is maintained including information created or received before the changes were made. All Policyholders and Certificateholders will be notified of any changes by receiving a new Notice of Privacy Practices. 

 

The CO-OP collects and maintains oral, written and electronic information to administer our business and to provide products, services and information of importance to members. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural security safeguards in the handling and maintenance of your information in accordance with applicable state and federal standards, to protect against risks such as loss, destruction or misuse.

 

The Notice of Privacy Practices describes how protected health information (PHI) may be used or disclosed by your health plan to carry out payment, health care operations and for other purposes that are permitted by law. This Notice of Privacy Practices also explains your health plan’s legal obligations concerning your PHI, and describes your rights to access, amend, and manage your PHI.

 

PHI is individually identifiable information, including demographic information, collected from your or created and received by a health care provider, a health plan, your employer, (when functioning on behalf of a group health plan), or a health care clearinghouse and that relates to: (i) your past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition; (ii) the provision of health care to you; or (iii) the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to you.

 

The Notice of Privacy Practices has been drafted to be consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Any terms not defined in this Notice have the same meaning as they have in the HIPAA Privacy Rule. If you have any questions about this Notice or the policies and procedures described herein, please contact Mountain Health CO-OP Privacy Office at (406) 447-9510.

 

You may request a copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices at any time by contacting: Compliance Officer, Mountain Health CO-OP, PO Box 5358, Helena MT, 59604 or (406) 447-9510.

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