The owners of Circles of Life Residential Care are committed to insuring that the privacy of our resident’s personal health information (PHI) is protected. In 1996 Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act (HIPPA) which guarantees that everybody’s PHI is protected and established significant fines for giving out this information. Therefore, as a condition of my employment- I, do here by agree that I will not discuss with any individual(s) outside of the staff of this assisted living facility, the Resident’s Representative or an individual that has been authorized in writing by the resident or resident’s representative the personal issues of any of our current, past or future residents. This includes but is not limited: to personal health information, their personal financial affairs (if known), residency agreements between resident and this assisted living facility, or any other information that would not be considered to be public knowledge.