Patient Rights
& Responsibilities

HIPAA Compliance

Notice of Information Practices and Privacy Statement

How We Collect Information About You At 305 Plastic Surgery: Your privacy is our top priority. We collect data through various methods, including letters, phone calls, emails, and application submissions. These are required either by law or necessary to process applications or requests for assistance through our center.

What We Do Not Do With Your Information: Your financial and medical information is held in the strictest confidence. We do not give out, exchange, barter, rent, sell, lend, or disseminate any information about our patients that is considered patient confidential, restricted by law, or expressly prohibited by you in a signed HIPAA consent form.

How We Do Use Your Information: Information is used solely to process your application or provide health and counseling services. This may require communication between 305 Plastic Surgery and healthcare providers, medical product or service providers, pharmacies, insurance companies, and other providers to verify your medical information is accurate and determine the type of medical supplies or services you need. This includes obtaining or purchasing any medical supplies, devices, medications, or insurance.

Protection Against Fraud: If you provide information with fraudulent intent or that results in a crime, your non-medical information can be given to legal authorities, including police, investigators, courts, attorneys, or other legal professionals, as permitted by law.

Information We Do Not Collect: We do not use cookies to collect data from site visitors and do not collect visitor information except for a hit counter on our main index page, which simply records the number of visitors. We use affiliate programs that may capture traffic data through our site. To avoid potential data capture, click on any of our outside affiliate links.

Limited Right to Use Non-Identifying Personal Information: Any pictures, stories, letters, biographies, correspondence, or thank-you notes sent to us become the exclusive property of 305 Plastic Surgery. We reserve the right to use non-identifying information about our patients for fundraising and promotional purposes directly related to our mission. No identifying information will be used without your express advance permission. You may request that no information be used for promotional purposes by identifying any restrictions in writing.

Data Security Measures: We employ industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including encryption and secure servers.

Patient Rights: Under HIPAA, you have the right to access your medical records, request amendments, and receive an accounting of disclosures.

Breach Notification: In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected individuals within 60 days, detailing the nature of the breach and steps taken to mitigate harm.

Contact Us: If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us at (305) 209-1030.

Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities

Patient Rights

As a patient at 305 Plastic Surgery, you have the right to:

  • Be treated with courtesy, respect, and protection of privacy.
  • Receive a prompt and reasonable response to your questions and requests.
  • Know who is providing your medical services and who is responsible for your care.
  • Understand the patient support services available, including interpreter services if needed.
  • Be informed of the rules and regulations that apply to your conduct.
  • Receive clear information about your diagnosis, planned treatment, alternatives, risks, and prognosis.
  • Refuse any treatment, except as otherwise provided by law.
  • Receive full information and necessary counseling on the availability of known financial resources for care.
  • Know whether the healthcare provider or facility accepts the Medicare assignment rate if you are covered by Medicare.
  • Receive, prior to treatment, a reasonable estimate of charges for medical care.
  • Obtain a copy of an understandable itemized bill and have the charges explained if requested.
  • Receive medical treatment or accommodations regardless of race, national origin, religion, handicap, or source of payment.
  • Receive treatment for any emergency medical condition that will deteriorate from failure to provide treatment.
  • Be informed if medical treatment is for experimental research and to give your consent or refusal to participate.
  • Express complaints regarding any violation of your rights.

Patient Responsibilities

As a patient at 305 Plastic Surgery, you are responsible for:

  • Providing accurate information about present complaints, past illnesses, hospitalizations, medications, and any other health information.
  • Reporting unexpected changes in your condition to the healthcare provider.
  • Indicating whether you clearly understand a planned course of action and what is expected of you.
  • Following the treatment plan recommended by your healthcare provider.
  • Keeping appointments and notifying the healthcare provider or facility when unable to do so.
  • Accepting responsibility for your actions if you refuse treatment or do not follow the healthcare provider’s instructions.
  • Ensuring your financial responsibilities are fulfilled.
  • Adhering to healthcare facilities conduct rules and regulations.