Munson will close at noon, Feb. 12 for quarterly training. The health center is open on the Feb. 14 Training Holiday, but will be closed Feb. 17 in observance of the Presidents Day federal holiday.

Live in the West Region? There is now a referral approval waiver in place through March 31, 2025. Learn More.
Also, you have until Feb. 28 to set up your payment info if you pay by EFT, credit card, or debit card. This is for TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Select, TYA, TRS, and TRR plans. If you miss this deadline, you will be disenrolled back to Jan. 1. Visit www.tricare.mil/west today.

Patient Resources

HIPAA & Privacy

HIPAA is the acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The Department of Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for enforcing HIPAA Privacy and HIPAA Security Rules.

The HIPAA Privacy Rule provides federal protections for individually identifiable health information held by covered entities and their business associates, and gives you (the patient) an array of rights with respect to that information. At the same time, the Privacy Rule is balanced so that it permits the disclosure of health information needed for your care and other important purposes. Click this link to learn more: https://www.tricare.mil/Privacy/HIPAA

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule also gives you the right to be informed of the privacy practices of your health plans and healthcare providers, as well as to be informed of your individual rights with respect to your protected health information (PHI). The Notice of Privacy Practices (NoPP) requirements as set forth by the HIPAA Privacy Rule are codified at 45 C.F.R. Part 164.520 and further implemented within the Military Health System (MHS) by DoD 6025.18-R.

To view and download the MHS NoPP (available in several languages), click this link: https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Privacy-and-Civil-Liberties/HIPAA-Compliance-within-the-MHS/Notice-of-Privacy-Practices

To file a HIPAA complaint or report a privacy violation, click this link: https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Privacy-and-Civil-Liberties/HIPAA-Compliance-within-the-MHS/How-to-File-a-HIPAA-Complaint.
To print out the below forms that are required for signature go to:
Privacy Act Statement
Acknowledgement of Military Health System Notice of Privacy Practices
Third Party Signature (if you have Third party insurance)
 

Don’t forget to keep your family’s information up to date in DEERS!