Privacy Practices Policy

As Required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At Restoration Dermatology, we are dedicated to protecting your medical information. We create records regarding your treatment to provide quality care and are required by law to:

  • Maintain the confidentiality of your protected health information (PHI).
  • Provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices.
  • Follow the terms of the notice currently in effect.

How We Use & Share Your Information

We typically use or share your health information in the following ways:

  • Treatment: To treat you and coordinate your care with other providers.
  • Payment: To bill and collect payment from you, your insurance, or other third parties.
  • Health Care Operations: To run our practice, improve your care, and contact you when necessary.
  • Appointment Reminders: We may contact you via automated call, text, or mail to remind you of visits.
  • Legal Requirements: We will share information if state or federal laws require it, including public health reporting, law enforcement requests, or responding to lawsuits.

Your Rights

When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights:

  • Access: Request to see or get a copy of your medical record.
  • Amend: Ask us to correct health information you think is incorrect or incomplete.
  • Communications: Request that we contact you in a specific way (e.g., home vs. office phone).
  • Restrictions: Ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment, payment, or operations.
  • Accounting of Disclosures: Request a list of times we’ve shared your information for reasons other than treatment, payment, or operations.
  • Paper Copy: Get a paper copy of this notice at any time.

Choosing How We Share Information

For certain scenarios, you can tell us your choices about what we share. We will not sell your information or use it for marketing without your written authorization. You may revoke such authorization at any time in writing.

Contact & Complaints

If you have questions or feel your privacy rights have been violated, please contact us:

Restoration Dermatology, PLLC

13192 Dallas Parkway, Ste 620, Frisco, Texas 75034

 info@restorationderm.com

You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.