Effective Date: 1//1/2024
At Sanjiva Medical Spa, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our patients’ health information. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices in handling protected health information (PHI) in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other applicable laws.
1. Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information
For Treatment: We may use or disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare and related services. This includes sharing information with other healthcare providers involved in your care.
For Payment: Your PHI may be used or disclosed to obtain payment for the healthcare services we provide. This may include billing you, your health plan, or your insurance provider.
For Healthcare Operations: We may use or disclose your PHI in connection with our healthcare operations, which include internal administration and planning and various activities that improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of the care we deliver.
Special Circumstances: We may use or disclose your PHI without your consent in certain situations, such as if you require emergency treatment, or if we are required by law to provide care and obtain consent after treatment.
Public Health and Safety: We may disclose your PHI to prevent or control disease, injury, or disability, or for public health surveillance or interventions. We may also disclose PHI to avert a serious threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.
2. Individual Rights
Right to Access and Copy: You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI that we maintain.
Right to Amend: If you believe that the PHI we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may request an amendment.
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request an accounting of certain disclosures we have made of your PHI.
Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the PHI we use or disclose for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.
Right to Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location.
3. Our Legal Duties
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your PHI, provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your PHI, and abide by the terms of the notice currently in effect.
4. Contact Information
For any questions, concerns, or complaints about your privacy rights or our privacy practices, you may contact:
Privacy Officer: Kathy Chapman
Sanjiva Medical Spa
Address: 5633 W Lovers Lane, Dallas, TX 75209
Phone: 214-245-9999
Email: manager@sanjivamedspa.com
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy. The revised policy will be effective for information we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. The current privacy policy will be posted on our website and in our spa.
Our Preferred Pharmacy:
Texas Star Pharmacy: Address: 3033 W Parker Rd Suite 100, Plano, TX 75023. Phone: (972) 519-8475