Despite the general rules explained above, SDSC may use or disclose your PHI without providing you with this Notice to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations in certain circumstances. For instance, an emergency treatment situation or other circumstance may cause SDSC to be unable to provide you with this Notice prior to providing treatment, in which case this Notice will be provided to you as soon as reasonably practicable after such emergency treatment situation. In some cases other persons are legally authorized to acknowledge receipt of this Notice on behalf of a patient. Other Uses and Disclosures For Which Authorization is Not Required. In addition to using or disclosing PHI for treatment, payment and health care operations, SDSC may use and disclose PHI without your written authorization under the following circumstances:           As Required by Law and Law Enforcement: SDSC may use or disclose PHI when required to do so by applicable law. SDSC also may disclose PHI when ordered to do so in a judicial or administrative proceeding, to identify or locate a suspect, fugitive, material witness, or missing person, when dealing with gunshot or other wounds, about criminal conduct, to report a crime, the location of the crime or victims, or the identity, description, or location of a person who committed a crime, or for other law enforcement purposes. For Public Health Activities and Public Health Risks: SDSC may disclose PHI to government officials in charge of collecting information about births and deaths, preventing and controlling disease, reports of child abuse or neglect and of other victims of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence, reactions to medications or product defects or problems, or to notify a person who may have been exposed to a communicable disease or may be at risk of contracting or spreading a disease or condition. For Health Oversight Activities: SDSC may disclose PHI to the government for oversight activities authorized by law, such as audits, investigations, inspections, licensure or disciplinary actions, and other proceedings, actions or activities necessary for monitoring the health care system, government programs, and compliance with civil rights laws.           Coroners, Medical Examiners, and Funeral Directors: SDSC may disclose PHI to coroners, medical examiners, and funeral directors for the purpose of identifying a decedent, determining a cause of death, or otherwise as necessary to enable these parties to carry out their duties consistent with applicable law. Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation: SDSC may release PHI to organ procurement organizations to facilitate organ, eye, and tissue donation and transplantation. Research: Under certain circumstances, SDSC may use and disclose PHI for medical research purposes. To Avoid a Serious Threat to Health or Safety: SDSC may use and disclose PHI to law enforcement personnel or other appropriate persons, to prevent or lessen a serious threat to the health or safety of a person or the public. Specialized Government Functions: SDSC may use and disclose PHI of military personnel and veterans under certain circumstances. SDSC may also disclose PHI to authorized federal officials for intelligence, counterintelligence, and other national security activities, and for the provision of protective services to the President or other authorized persons or foreign heads of state or to conduct special investigations. Workers� Compensation: SDSC may disclose PHI to comply with workers� compensation or other similar laws. These programs provide benefits for work-related injuries or illnesses. Fundraising Activities: Your PHI may be used to contact you in an effort to raise money for SDSC. Your PHI may be disclosed to a foundation related to SDSC. Such disclosure would be limited to contact information, such as your name, address and phone number and the dates you required treatment or services at SDSC. The money raised in connection with these activities would be used to expand and support SDSC�s provision of health care and related services to the community. If you do not want to be contacted as part of these fundraising activities, please notify the Privacy Officer at Same Day Surgery Center in writing.