Privacy Policy

NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES ESTETICA MED SPA, Effective Date: January 1, 2020.

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

WHO WILL FOLLOW THIS NOTICE

This Notice describes Estetica Med Spa practices and that of:

All employees, staff and other Estetica Med Spa personnel.

OUR PLEDGE REGARDING MEDICAL INFORMATION

We understand that medical information about you and your health is personal. We are committed to protecting medical information about you. We create a record of the care and services you receive at Estetica Med Spa. We need this record to provide you with quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements. This Notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by the facility. As required and when appropriate, we will ensure that only the minimum necessary information is released in the course of our duties.

This Notice will tell you about the ways in which we may use and disclose medical information about you. We also describe your rights and certain obligations regarding the use and disclosure of medical information.

We are required by law to:

Keep your medical information, also known as “protected health information” or “PHI,” private;
Give you this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your PHI; and
Follow the terms of the Notice that is currently in effect.

HOW WE MAY USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION

The following categories describe different ways that we use and disclose protected health information. For each category of uses or disclosures we will explain what we mean and try to give some examples. Not every use or disclosure in a category will be listed. However, all of the ways we are permitted to use and disclose information will fall within one of the categories.

For Treatment

We create a record of the treatment and services you receive at Estetica Med Spa. We may use your PHI to provide you with treatment or services. We may disclose your PHI to other facility personnel who are involved in taking care of you at Estetica Med Spa

For Health Care Operations

We may use and disclose your PHI to carry out activities that are necessary to run our facilities and to make sure that all of our clients receive quality care. For example, we may use medical information to review our treatment and services and to evaluate the performance of our staff in caring for you.

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Appointment Reminders

We may use and disclose your PHI to contact you as a reminder that you have an appointment for treatment at Estetica Med Spa. We may send you emails if you list your email address to notify you of special offers.

Individuals Involved in Your Care or Payment for Your Care

We may disclose your PHI to a friend or family member who is involved in your medical care or payment related to your health care, provided that you agree to this disclosure, or we give you an opportunity to object to this disclosure. However, if you are not available or are unable to agree or object, we will use our judgment to decide whether this disclosure is in your best interests.

As Required By Law

We will disclose your PHI when required to do so by federal, state or local law.

To Avert a Serious Threat to Health and Safety

We may use and disclose your PHI when necessary to prevent a serious threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of the public or another person. Any disclosure, however, would be to someone able to help prevent the threat.

Public Health Risks

We may disclose medical information about you for public health activities, such as those aimed at preventing or controlling disease, preventing injury or disability, and reporting the abuse or neglect of children, elders and dependent adults.

Law Enforcement

We may disclose PHI to government law enforcement agencies in response to a court order, warrant, subpoena, summons or similar process issued by a court.

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Specialized Government Functions

We may your PHI to authorized federal officials for intelligence, counterintelligence, and other national security activities authorized by law. We may disclose your PHI to authorized federal officials so they may provide protection to the President, other authorized persons or foreign heads of state to conduct special investigations.

Other Uses of Your Medical Information

Other uses and disclosures of your PHI not covered by this Notice or the laws that apply to us will be made only with your written authorization. If you provide us authorization to use or disclose your PHI, you may revoke that authorization, in writing, at any time. If you revoke your authorization, we will no longer use or disclose your PHI for the reasons covered by the authorization, except that, we are unable to take back any disclosures we have already made when the authorization was in effect, and we are required to retain our records of the care that we provided to you.

YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR PHI You have the following rights regarding your PHI in our records:

Right to Inspect and Copy

With certain exceptions, you have the right to inspect and copy your PHI from our records. To inspect and copy PHI that may be used to make decisions about you, you must submit your request in writing. A form will be provided to you for this request. If you request a copy of the information, we may charge a fee for the costs of copying, mailing or other supplies associated with your request. We may deny your request to inspect and copy in certain circumstances. If you are denied the right to inspect and copy your PHI in our records, you may request that the denial be reviewed. With the exception of a few circumstances that are not subject to review, another licensed health care professional within Estetica Med Spa, who was not involved in the denial, will review the decision to deny access. We will comply with the outcome of the review.

Right to Request Amendment

If you feel that your PHI in our records is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information. You have the right to request an amendment for as long as we keep the PHI. To request an amendment, you must submit your request in writing. A form will be provided to you for this request. We may deny your request for an amendment if it is not in writing or does not include a reason to support the request. In addition, we may deny your request if you ask us to amend PHI that:

Was not created by us, unless you can provide us with a reasonable basis to believe that the person or entity that created the PHI is no longer available to make the amendment;
Is not part of the PHI kept by or for the facility;
Is not part of the PHI which you would be permitted to inspect and copy; or
Is accurate and complete. Even if we deny your request for amendment, you have the right to submit a Statement of Disagreement, with respect to any item or statement in your record you believe is incomplete or incorrect. If you clearly indicate in writing that you want this form to be made part of your medical record, we will attach it to your records and include it whenever we make a disclosure of the item or statement you believe to be incomplete or incorrect.

Right to an Accounting of Disclosures

You have the right to request an “accounting of disclosures.” This is a list of the disclosures we made of your PHI other than our own uses for treatment, payment and health care operations, (as those functions are described above) and with other exceptions pursuant to the law. To request this list or accounting of disclosures, you must submit your request in writing. A form will be provided to you for this request. Your request must state a time period that may not be longer than six years and may not include dates before January 1, 2020. The first list you request within a 12- month period will be free. For additional lists, we may charge you for the costs of providing the list. We will notify you of the cost involved and you may choose to withdraw or modify your request at that time before any costs are incurred.

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Right to Request Restrictions

You have the right to request that we follow additional, special restrictions when using or disclosing your PHI for treatment, payment or health care operations. You also have the right to request that we follow additional, special restrictions when using or disclosing your PHI to someone who is involved in your care or the payment for your health care, like a family member or friend. For example, you could ask that we not use or disclose that you are receiving services at Estetica Med Spa. We are not required to agree to your request. If we do agree, we will comply with your request unless the information is needed to provide you emergency treatment.

To request restrictions, you must submit your request in writing. A form will be provided to you for this request. In your request, you must tell us (1) what information you want to limit; (2) whether you want to limit our use, disclosure or both; and (3) to whom you want the limits to apply, for example, disclosures to your spouse.

Right to Request Confidential Communications

You have the right to request that we communicate with you about your appointments or other matters related to your treatment in a specific way or at a specific location. For example, you can ask that we only contact you at work or by mail. To request confidential communications, you must submit your request in writing. A form will be provided to you for this request. Your request must specify how or where you wish to be contacted. We will not ask you the reason for your request. We will accommodate all reasonable requests . Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice You have the right to a paper copy of this Notice. You may ask us to give you a copy of this Notice at any time. Even if you have agreed to receive this Notice electronically, you are still entitled to a paper copy of this Notice.

To obtain a paper copy of this Notice, please contact your treatment team.

CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE

We reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice. We reserve the right to make the revised or changed Notice effective for medical information we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. We will post a copy of the current Notice in the facility. The Notice will contain on the first page, in the top right-hand corner, the effective date.

COMPLAINTS

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with Estetica Med Spa or the Federal Government. All complaints must be submitted in writing. You will not be penalized or retaliated against for filing a complaint. To file a complaint with us, or if you have comments or questions regarding our privacy practices, contact: Estetica Med Spa, 2315 Technology Drive, Unit 129, O’Fallon MO 63368

To file a complaint with the Federal Government, contact: Office of Civil Rights (Room 515 F) US Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 (202) 619-0805 (202) 619-055