NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
Novascend Neurowellness, A Professional Nursing Corporation
Effective Date: July 01,2026
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.
Our Commitment to Your Privacy
Novascend Neurowellness is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), to provide you with this Notice describing our legal duties and privacy practices, and to notify you following any breach of your unsecured PHI. We are required to abide by the terms of this Notice while it is in effect.
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
We use and disclose your health information for the following purposes without requiring your separate written authorization:
● Treatment: to provide, coordinate, or manage your psychiatric care, including sharing relevant information with your nephrologist, dialysis facility, primary care provider, collaborating physician, transplant center, or other treating providers involved in your care.
● Payment: to bill and collect payment for services from you, your insurance company, or another third party, including verifying eligibility and processing claims.
● Healthcare Operations: for internal activities such as quality assessment, staff training, compliance review, and other operations necessary to run our practice.
We may also use or disclose your information, as permitted or required by law, for purposes such as: public health activities; health oversight activities; judicial or administrative proceedings; law enforcement purposes; to avert a serious threat to health or safety; workers' compensation; and as required by state or federal law.
Uses That Require Your Written Authorization
Other than the uses described above, we will not use or disclose your health information without your written authorization, including for marketing purposes, sale of your health information, or disclosure of psychotherapy notes (where separately maintained). You may revoke a prior authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent we have already relied on it.
California-Specific Protections
In addition to HIPAA, California's Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) provides additional protections for your medical information, including mental health information. Where CMIA imposes a stricter standard than HIPAA, we follow the stricter standard.
Your Rights
● Right to request access to and receive a copy of your medical record.
● Right to request that we correct or amend your medical record if you believe it is inaccurate or incomplete.
● Right to request an accounting of certain disclosures we have made of your health information.
● Right to request restrictions on certain uses or disclosures of your health information, including disclosures to your health plan for services you have paid for out of pocket in full.
● Right to request confidential communications by an alternative means or at an alternative location.
● Right to receive a paper copy of this Notice upon request, even if you agreed to receive it electronically.
● Right to be notified of a breach of your unsecured health information.
Our Duties
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information, provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and abide by the terms of this Notice currently in effect.
Changes to This Notice
We reserve the right to change this Notice and to make the revised Notice effective for health information we already have as well as any information we receive in the future. The current Notice will be available upon request and posted on our website.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our Privacy Officer or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.
● Novascend Neurowellness Privacy Officer: John Christopher R. Eugenio, MSN, PMHNP-BC, CCM — 11845 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1250W, Los Angeles, CA 90064 — (424) 373-6435 — hello@novascendneurowellness.com
● U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights — www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Notice or how your information is used and protected, please contact us at (424) 373-6435 or hello@novascendneurowellness.com.