Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPAA)

1. Our Legal Duty

Truffles Aesthetics, LLC is required by applicable federal and Georgia state law to maintain the privacy of your Protected Health Information (“PHI”). We are also required to provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices concerning your health information, and to abide by the terms of the Notice currently in effect.

2. Uses and Disclosures of Health Information

We use and disclose your health information for standard healthcare purposes:

• Treatment: Disclosing information to our Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Paul D. Feldman, master nurse injectors, laser specialists, and clinical staff to plan, deliver, and coordinate your aesthetic care.
• Payment: Utilizing your treatment records to process service payments, verify CareCredit healthcare financing, or provide itemized health savings account (HSA/FSA) documentation where applicable.
• Healthcare Operations: Evaluating clinical quality, conducting peer reviews, assessing clinician technique, and training under the supervision of Michelle Feldman, RN.

3. Clinical Photography & Aesthetic Records

Standardized high-resolution clinical photographs are taken prior to and following aesthetic procedures (neurotoxins, fillers, Sciton lasers, body contouring) to form a permanent, confidential part of your medical record. Photographs are never shared publicly or used in promotional materials without your explicit, separate, signed photographic consent.

4. Your Individual Rights Under HIPAA

• Right to Inspect & Copy: You have the right to inspect and obtain a paper or electronic copy of your health records upon written request.
• Right to Amend: You may request an amendment to your health records if you believe information is incomplete or inaccurate.
• Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information.
• Right to Confidential Communications: You may request that we communicate with you via specific phone numbers, email addresses, or mailing destinations.
• Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You may request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your health information.

5. Complaints & Contact Information

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our Privacy Officer or with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). We will not retaliate against you in any way for filing a complaint.