Privacy Policy

To our patients: This notice describes how health information about you, as a patient of this spa, may be used and disclosed, and how you can get access to your health information. This notice is required by the Privacy Regulations created as a result of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

Our commitment to your privacy:
Our office is dedicated to maintaining the privacy of your health information. We are also required by Federal law to maintain the confidentiality of your health information. Although these laws are complicated, all medical providers are required to provide you with the following important information:

The HIPAA law permits the use and disclosure of personally-identifiable health information as needed for diagnosis, treatment or billing of health care services, provided that any such disclosure must be limited to the minimum necessary information to accomplish these purposes, and only to properly qualified persons. Special safeguards must be maintained to minimize any chance of inadvertent disclosure of personally-identifiable health information to unauthorized persons, particularly of especially sensitive information such as psychological or HIV status. We are committed to maintaining the security and privacy of all information (including billing information) contained in our medical records, including electronic records and data transmission.