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Volunteer Opportunities

The REM is currently attempting to develop a value added, multi-generational, volunteer program. The purpose of the program is to increase the REM's refurbishing capacities without significantly increasing overhead or raising prices, and increasing community awareness and access to refurbished equipment by expanding the statewide network of drop-off sites. This program will be designed to include "in shop" volunteers and "in-community" volunteers. The Senior Employment Community Services Federal Program may help senior volunteers with a small paycheck.

Making a Donation

ATECH Services is constantly striving to maximize it's efforts. As a mostly grant-funded non-profit organization, ATECH can very much benefit from additional funding sources and donations. Donations are tax deductible, can be monetary, actual equipment or in-kind, and are greatly appreciated. Please see our wish list to donate an item that would make an immediate impact in the way we are able to perform our services.

Privacy Statement

Privacy Notice - Effective April 14, 2003. This Document Is Available In Alternative Format Upon Request. THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY.

ATECH Services respects your right to privacy, especially related to your personal health information. To ensure your privacy, all employees, contracted providers, volunteers, and companies performing business functions for ATECH Services will treat personal and identifiable health information with the utmost confidentiality.

ATECH Services is required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information, to follow the terms of this Notice, and to inform you of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your health information.

How ATECH Services May Use or Disclose Your Health Information:

  1. ATECH Services will need to utilize and release personal health information for treatment, payment and healthcare operations. A) Treatment - We will use your health information to provide the evaluation and consultation services you have requested. We may disclose your health information to ATECH therapists and other persons involved in providing or coordinating your services. B) Payment - We may use and disclose your health information so that your assistive technology services may be billed to, and payment may be collected from, you, an insurance company or a third party. C) Healthcare Operations - We may use and/or disclose health information in connection with our own quality assessment activities and for training and supervision of staff members.
  2. We will share your protected health information with third party "business associates" performing various activities that are essential to the operations of our organization. The release of confidential information to business associates will occur only when necessary to provide the services you requested or to process essential functions such as billing, accounting, quality assurance, or legal and financial activities.
  3. The staff of ATECH Services may use confidential information to provide you with appointment reminders or information related to treatment alternatives. Additional activities may include the assessment and design of program activities and/or to generate informational mailings. A consumer may request to be removed from the ATECH Services mailing list by simply calling the privacy officer at 800.932.5837.
  4. We will disclose health information about you when required by federal, state or local law.
  5. We may disclose health information relative to adverse events with respect to product and product defects, or post marketing surveillance information to enable product recalls, repairs, or replacement
  6. As required by law, we may disclose your health information to public health or legal authorities charged with preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability.
  7. We may disclose protected health information in the course of any judicial or administrative proceeding, in response to an order of a court or administrative tribunal (to the extent such disclosure is expressly authorized), and, in certain situations, in response to a subpoena, discovery request or other lawful process.
  8. We may disclose health information for the following specific government functions: a) health information of military personnel, as required by military command authorities; b) health information of inmates, to a correctional institution or law enforcement official; and c) in response to a request from law enforcement, if certain conditions are satisfied.

Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information Based upon Your Written Authorization: Other uses and disclosures of your protected health information will be made only with your written authorization, unless otherwise permitted or required by law as described in this Notice. You may revoke this authorization, at any time, in writing, except to the extent that we have already relied upon your authorization in making a disclosure.

How We Will Protect Your Personal Health Information:

  1. Strict policies and procedures related to privacy will be followed when using computerized information, electronic mail, facsimile transmissions, voice mail as well as the storage of confidential records.
  2. To protect personal health information from unauthorized or accidental release policies dictate the following:
    1. Your written consent or that of your legal representative (only) is required to release information to anyone not otherwise authorized by law to receive it.
    2. Requests for information related to mental illness, substance abuse, genetic testing results, HIV, or AIDS cannot and will not be released or re-released without a written consent from you or your legal representative.
    3. Our Business Associates, who receive protected health information, will be required to sign a Business Associates Agreement, which obligates them to follow procedures necessary to protect confidential identifiable health information and to use the information only for the stated purpose identified in the agreement.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information:

  1. You and/or your legal representatives may review the contents of your chart and obtain a copy (for a fee) after a written request is submitted. All reviews of a consumer's chart will be conducted in the presence of an ATECH Services staff person.
  2. You are entitled to receive confidential communications of your protected health information by alternative means or at alternative locations. Please call the privacy officer to make such a request.
  3. You and/or your legal representative may submit a written request to amend your protected health information to correct an inaccuracy or to improve clarity. All requests will be processed according to the organization's policies and procedures. Please note that ATECH Services is not obligated to agree to the requested amendment, but we are required to consider the request and inform you of our decision.
  4. You and/or your legal representatives may obtain the disclosure history of your personal health information.
  5. You and/or your legal representative may request, in writing, to restrict disclosures of personal health information, although ATECH Services is not obligated to agree to a requested restriction. We are however required to consider the request and inform you of our decision.
  6. If you believe that your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our Privacy Officer or with the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Direct Complaints Regarding the Violation of Privacy Rights to: Privacy Officer @ ATECH Services or Secretary of the United States - Department of Health and Human Services.