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Your Individual Rights

You have the right to:

  • Request restrictions on how we use and share your personal information.  We will consider all requests for restrictions carefully but are not required to agree to any restriction.*
  • Request that we use a specific telephone number or address to communicate with you.
  • Inspect and copy your personal information, including service, medical and billing records.  Fees may apply.*
  • Request corrections or additions to your personal information.  You must give the reasons for wanting the change.*
  • Request an accounting of certain disclosures of your personal information made by us.  Your request must state the period of time desired for the accounting, which must be within the six years prior to your request.  The first accounting is free but a fee will apply if more than one request is made in a 12-month period.*
  • Request a paper copy of this notice even if you agree to receive it electronically.

Requests marked with a star (*) must be made in writing.  Contact the Van Wert County Board Superintendent for the appropriate form for your request.

Our Organization

This notice describes the privacy practices of the Van Wert County Board of Developmental Disabilities (VWCBDD).  This notice also describes the privacy practices of persons or entities which have signed a contract with the VWCBDD and which are acting as business associates and have promised to follow the same rules of confidentiality.

 The Van Wert County Board of DD Includes

Thomas Edison Center, Inc., Thomas Edison Early Childhood Center, and Van Wert Housing Services, Inc.

Current notices will be posted in the VWCBDD facilities and on our website www.vanwertdd.org.  You may also request a copy of this notice from the VWCBDD Superintendent.

We reserve the right to make changes to this notice at any time and make the new privacy practices effective for all information we maintain.

Contact Us

If you would like further information about your privacy rights, are concerned that your privacy rights have been violated, or disagree with a decision that we made about access to your personal information:

Contact the VWCBDD Superintendent/Complaint Officer at 813 North Franklin Street, P.O. Box 604, Van Wert, Ohio 45891

We have a formal process to investigate all complaints and will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

You also may file a complaint with either of the following:

  • The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    (1-877-696-6775) or
  • The Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1-800-368-1019) or email at ocrmail@hhs.gov.
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