HIPAA NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES FORMS ARE IN THE MAIL
Local 1262 members who have health insurance and other related benefits through our Funds should watch their mail for a Notice of Privacy Practices and forms. This Notice is part of Federal HIPAA regulations.
HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act and protects your rights as a patient including who you designate to receive information about your health care through the Protected Health Information – or PHI – regulation.
The mailing from our Funds contains a copy of the policy as well as a form you can use to update your PHI disclosure information. The form allows the Fund Office to share information or assist an authorized person – such as a spouse or close relative -- with the member's health coverage, for example, during an emergency.
For a copy of the notice and the PHI Form click below.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RETURN THE FORM UNLESS YOU WANT TO CHANGE OR UPDATE YOUR PHI DESIGNEES.
Simply file the document with your other health care insurance information.
If you are not sure if you have a PHI on file with the Funds – or you have questions about your privacy and rights under HIPAA -- you can call the Funds office at 1-800-522-4161.
As always, Local 1262 and our Funds value the privacy of your personal information and this is just one of many ways we ensure that it remains a top priority.
Updated March 23, 2026 @ noon