Notice of Privacy Practices

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.

Effective Date: October 29, 2026

Molecular Beauty MD ("we," "us," or "the Practice") is required by law to protect the privacy of your health information, to provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and to follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect. We are required to comply with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and with California's Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Civil Code section 56 et seq.). Where California law provides greater protection for your information, we follow California law.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

For treatment. We use your health information to provide and coordinate your care, including examinations, procedures, follow-up, and communication among the providers and staff involved in your treatment.

For payment. We use and disclose your health information to bill and obtain payment for the services you receive, including verifying coverage and processing your payments.

For health care operations. We use your health information to run the Practice, including quality review, training, credentialing, scheduling, and general administration.

Appointment reminders and related communications. We may contact you with appointment reminders, treatment follow-up, results, and other messages about your care, using the contact information and preferences you provide.

Uses and Disclosures That Require Your Written Authorization

The following uses and disclosures will be made only with your written authorization:

  • Most uses and disclosures for marketing purposes.
  • Any sale of your health information.
  • Uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes, if any are maintained.
  • Use of your photographs or video for promotional or advertising purposes, which is handled through our separate Photography and Video Authorization.
  • Any other use or disclosure not described in this Notice.

You may revoke your authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent we have already relied on it.

Uses and Disclosures That May Be Made Without Your Authorization

California and federal law permit us to use or disclose your health information without your authorization in certain limited situations, including: when required by law; for public health activities; to report suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence; for health oversight activities; in judicial or administrative proceedings as permitted by law; for certain law enforcement purposes; to coroners, medical examiners, and funeral directors; for organ or tissue donation; for approved research under required safeguards; to avert a serious threat to health or safety; for specialized government functions; and for workers' compensation as authorized by law. Certain categories of especially sensitive information receive additional protection under California and federal law.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

You have the right to:

  • Inspect and obtain a copy of your health information, in the form and format you request when readily producible, subject to limited exceptions and any permitted fee.
  • Request that we amend your health information if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete.
  • Receive an accounting of certain disclosures we have made of your health information.
  • Request restrictions on how we use or disclose your health information. If you pay in full out of pocket for a specific service, you may request that we not disclose that information to your health plan, and we will honor that request as required by law.
  • Request that we communicate with you by a specific method or at a specific location, which we will accommodate when reasonable.
  • Receive a paper copy of this Notice on request, even if you agreed to receive it electronically.
  • Be notified in the event of a breach of your unsecured health information.

Our Duties

We are required to maintain the privacy of your health information, provide you this Notice, follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect, and notify you if a breach affects your unsecured health information. We reserve the right to change this Notice and to make the revised Notice effective for information we already have as well as information we receive in the future. If we make a material change, we will post the updated Notice at the Practice and make it available on request.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Practice by contacting our Privacy Officer, or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. You will not be penalized or retaliated against for filing a complaint.

Contact

Privacy Officer: Nainjot Bains
Molecular Beauty MD, 12625 High Bluff Drive, Suite 208, San Diego, CA 92130
Phone: (858) 704-9800
Email: nainjot@molecularbeautymd.com