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56 Programs and Policies%u2022 Training of non-health care professionals.%u2022 Accreditation, certification, licensing, or credentialing activities.%u2022 Review and audit, including compliance reviews, medical reviews, legal service, and compliance programs.%u2022 Business planning and development including cost management and planning related analyses and formulary development.%u2022 Business management and general administrative activities of Samaritan.%u2022 Fundraising for the benefit of Samaritan.For example, we may use your health information to evaluate its performance, combine your health information with other hospice patients in evaluating how to more effectively serve all hospice patients, or disclose your health information to hospice staff and contracted personnel for training purposes.When Legally Required. We will disclose your health information when it is required to do so by any Federal, State or local law.When There Are Risks to Public Health. We may disclose your health information for public activities and purposes in order to:%u2022 Prevent or control disease, injury or disability; report disease, injury, vital events such as birth or death; and the conduct of public health surveillance, investigations, and interventions.%u2022 Report adverse events and product defects; track products or enable product recalls, repairs and replacements; and to conduct post-marketing surveillance and compliance with requirements of the Food and Drug Administration.%u2022 Notify a person who has been exposed to a communicable disease or who may be at risk of contracting or spreading a disease.%u2022 Notify an employer about an individual who is a member of the employer%u2019s workforce in certain limited situations, as authorized by law.To Report Abuse, Neglect, Or Domestic Violence. We are obligated to notify government authorities if we believe a patient is the victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence. We will make this disclosure only when specifically required or authorized by law or when the patient agrees to the disclosure.To Conduct Health Oversight Activities. We may disclose your health information to a health oversight agency for activities including audits, civil administrative or criminal investigations, inspections, licensure or disciplinary action. However, we may not disclose your health information if you are the subject of an investigation and your health information is not directly related to your receipt of health care or public benefits.