Protecting Your Health Information

This Notice is effective as of January 1, 2017. This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how the DallasNews Corporation Health Care and Welfare Benefit Plan and the DallasNews Corporation Flexible Spending Account Benefit Plan (referred to in this Notice as “the Plan”) may use and disclose the individually identifiable health information the Plan receives about you, including genetic information (this information is referred to as your Protected Health Information or “PHI”). This Notice also sets out the Plan’s legal obligations concerning your protected health information and describes your rights to access and control your protected health information. This Notice has been drafted in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Regulation, contained in the Code of Federal Regulations at 45 CFR Parts 160 through 164 (the “Privacy Regulations”). The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“GINA”) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) both amended the privacy requirements under the Privacy Regulations. Terms not defined in this Notice have the same meaning as the HIPAA Privacy Regulation. The Plan will notify you if there is a breach with respect to your PHI.
Questions and Further Information. If you have any questions or want additional information about the Notice or the policies and procedures described in the Notice, please contact the Plan Administrator using the Contact Information provided in this Notice.

The Plan’s Responsibilities

The Plan is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information. It is obligated to provide you with a copy of this Notice setting forth the Plan’s legal duties and its privacy practices with respect to your protected health information. The Plan must abide by the terms of this Notice.