Important Notices cont.
TTY users: 1 - 800 - 486 - 2048. If you have limited income and resources, visit Social Security on their website at socialsecurity.gov , or call them at 1 - 800 - 772 - 1213. TTY users: 1 - 800 - 325 - 0778.
Keep all Creditable Coverage notices. If you decide to join one of the Medicare drug plans, you may be required to provide a copy of the notice when you join to show whether or not you have maintained creditable coverage and, therefore, whether or not you are required to pay a higher premium (a penalty).
Privacy Notice Regarding Wellness Programs
The School District of Clayton may offer wellness initiatives for employees throughout the year. This wellness program is a voluntary wellness program available to all employees. The program is administered according to federal rules permitting employer - sponsored wellness programs that seek to improve employee health or prevent disease, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, as applicable, among others. If you choose to participate in the wellness program you may be asked to complete a voluntary health risk assessment or "HRA" that asks a series of questions about your health - related activities and behaviors and whether you have or had certain medical conditions (e.g., cancer, diabetes, or heart disease). You may also be asked to complete a biometric screening, which will include a blood test for standard health panels, including lipids and glucose. You are not required to complete the HRA or to participate in the blood test or other medical examinations. The information from your HRA and the results from your biometric screening will be used to provide you with information to help you understand your current health and potential risks, and may also be used to offer you services through the wellness program. You also are encouraged to share your results or concerns with your own doctor. Incentives may be available for employees who participate in certain health - related activities. If you are unable to participate in any of the health - related activities or achieve any of the health outcomes required to earn an incentive, you may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation or an alternative standard. You may request a reasonable accommodation or an alternative standard by contacting the School District of Clayton ’ s Business Office.
Protections from Disclosure of Medical Information
We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your personally identifiable health information. Although the wellness program and the School District of Clayton may use aggregate information it collects to design a program based on identified health risks in the workplace, the biometric vendor, H&H, will never disclose any of your personal information either publicly or to the employer, except as necessary to respond to a request from you for a reasonable accommodation needed to participate in the wellness program, or as expressly permitted by law. Medical information that personally identifies you that is provided in connection with the wellness program will not be provided to your supervisors or managers and may never be used to make decisions regarding your employment. Your health information will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or otherwise disclosed except to the extent permitted by law to carry out specific activities related to the wellness program, and you will not be asked or required to waive the confidentiality of your health information as a condition of participating in the wellness program or receiving an incentive. Anyone who receives your information for purposes of providing you services as part of a wellness program will abide by the same confidentiality requirements. The only individual(s) who will receive your personally identifiable health information are your EAP provider, PAS, in order to provide you with services under the wellness program.
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