It is the policy of Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA Area, Inc. (Goodwill) that all personnel must preserve the integrity and the confidentiality of medical and other sensitive information pertaining to our program participants.

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that Goodwill and its Directors, Employees and agents have the necessary medical and other information to provide the highest quality of service possible while protecting the confidentiality of that information to the highest degree possible.

Furthermore, Goodwill and its officers, employees, and agents will collect and use individual medical information only for the purposes of providing program services and for supporting the treatment, payment, integrity, and quality of those services. Goodwill and its directors, employees, and agents will not use or supply individual protected healthcare information for non-health care uses, such as direct marketing, employment, or credit evaluation purposes.