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COMMITTEE MEETINGS Stay Safe, Sun City
See page 137 for list of committee members. Submitted by the
See Sun City Texas Resident Directory or Georgetown Police Department (GPD)
www.sctexas.org > Community Association
Info > CA Advisory Committees for Medical identity theft growing
description of duties for each committee. at an alarming rate
COMMUNICATIONS
Wednesday, March 9, 9:30 a.m., CCAN Recently, Georgetown Police Department Criminal Investigation
COVENANTS Detectives attended training sponsored by the Fraud Investigator’s
Wednesday, March 2, 9 a.m., CCAN Association of Texas. Detectives learned that medical identity
ELECTIONS theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America. Simply
Thursday, March 17, 9 a.m., AC MR 3/4 stated, medical identity theft occurs when someone steals your
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT personal information like your name, Social Security number or
Friday, March 11, 9 a.m., AC MR 3/4 Medicare number to obtain medical care, buy drugs, or submit
FINANCE fake billings to Medicare in your name.
Tuesday, March 29, 1 p.m., AC MR 3/4 If you think a thief used your personal information to get medical
GOLF services or obtain copies of your records, you should contact each
Monday, March 21, 3 p.m., AC MR 1/2 doctor, clinic, hospital, pharmacy, laboratory, and health plan
LANDSCAPED MAINTAINED HOMES where the thief may have used your information and ask for
Wednesday, March 2, 10 a.m., AC MR 3/4 copies of your medical records. Federal law gives you the right
MODIFICATIONS to know what’s in your medical files.
Thursday, March 3, 8:30 a.m., CCAN Once you obtain your records, review them thoroughly and report
any errors to your health care provider. Explain to them the
*Open meeting at 10 a.m. mistakes found in your medical records and include a copy of
Thursday, March 17, 8:30 a.m., CCAN the medical record showing the mistake. Contact your local law
NOMINATING enforcement agency and file an identity theft report and provide
As needed a copy of that report to the health care provider. Ask the provider
PROPERTY & GROUNDS to fix the mistake and notify other health care providers who may
Tuesday, March 1, 2 p.m., CCAN have the same mistake in their records.
Tuesday, March 15, 2 p.m., CCAN Obtain a copy of your credit report. If you locate medical billing
SPORTS errors, notify all three credit reporting companies: Equifax,
Monday, March 21, 8 a.m., AC MR 1 Experian, and Trans Union (see page 12). Don’t hesitate to contact
WILDLIFE your local law enforcement agency and ask for advice involving
Wednesday, March 2, 3 p.m., AC MR 1/2 this or any other scam.
Other Committees or Task Forces:
NEIGHBORHOOD REPS If you have questions you would like answered in Stay
Wednesday, March 16, 9:30 a.m., CCF/G Safe, Sun City, please email Lt. Jim Seals at jim.seals@
COPS georgetown.org. Type Stay Safe Sun City in the subject line.
Tuesday, March 1, 9 a.m., AC, MR 1/2
Voting for March 1 Primary Election
6 | SUNRAYS MARCH 2016
Voters may cast their ballots at any polling place; in Sun
City, voting will be offered in the Cowan Creek Florence
Room and the Social Center Ballroom.
Election Day
• Tuesday, March 1: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., SCB and CCF
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
