Records

Records Requests

The Sable Altura Fire Protection District adheres to the requirements of the Colorado Open Records Act.  As such, public records may be requested by the public.  Basic Incident Reports are public information may be requested by anyone. However, a Patient Care Report (PCR) contains information that is legally protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) that is called Protected Health Information  (or “PHI”). We are required by law to maintain the privacy of this information.

Reasonable fees for records as permitted by law, may be charged for research, and providing copies of any records as appropriate.

Requesting Medical Records

Patient Care Reports are PHI, and are not publicly available records. Access to this information is permitted only for the patient or their legally designated representatives. For information about how Sable Altura Fire Protection District uses PHI, and how a patient may access, alter, amend, or control the use of their PHI, please see the document below concerning our NPP (Notice of Privacy Practices).
 
PLEASE DO NOT FAX UNANNOUNCED REQUESTS. If you would like to fax a PHI request to us, please call prior to doing so. To speak with someone regarding access to patient records, please call 303-364-7187 .
 
Alternatively, you can email your request to admin@sablealturafire.org, or send requests or inquiries by postal mail to:
Sable Altura Fire Rescue
ATTN: Privacy Officer
26900 E. Colfax Ave. #52
Aurora, CO 80018

Requesting a Publicly Available Incident or Fire Report

A request must be received in writing either by letter or electronic mail. Your request must include your name, email address, phone number, address, and details of the incident(s) such as:
Date, time, address, and any details of the incident.
We further request you identify any affiliation with the incident (property owner, insurance, etc.). Please email your request to admin@sablealturafire.org, or by United States Postal Service to:
Sable Altura Fire Rescue
ATTN: Administration
26900 E. Colfax Ave. #52
Aurora, CO 80018

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Among other things, this Act outlines the requirements for use and protection of individually identifiable health information, and the rights afforded to patients in regards to their information.
Sable Altura adheres to strict Privacy Practices as outlined by the HIPAA, and all personnel consistently practice, and train in the protection of your personal health information (PHI).

There are several forms and documents available below that may assist you with your rights as a Patient at Sable Altura, and accessing, modifying, or restricting as personally identifiable information that we may have

 

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