The Trust is required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information as set forth in this notice and to provide to you this notice summarizing its privacy practices and duties. The Trust is required to abide by the terms of this notice, which may be amended from time to time. The Trust reserves the right to change the terms of this notice and to make the new notice provisions effective for all health information that it maintains. If the Trust changes its policies and procedures, the Trust will revise the notice and will provide you a copy of the revised notice within 60 days of the change. You have the right to request a written copy of the notice at any time. You may also obtain it from the Trust web site at www.sdtrust.com.

You have the right to express complaints to the Trust and to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services if you believe that your privacy rights have been violated. Any complaints to the Trust should be made in writing to the Privacy Official identified above. The Trust encourages you to express any concerns you may have regarding the privacy of your health information. You will not be retaliated against in any way for inquiring about or filing a complaint about privacy matters.