HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

This page is a working public-facing notice for Wallace Skin & Body Institute. It should be reviewed by the practice’s HIPAA privacy officer and California counsel before publication or reliance.

Effective date: August 12, 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 Responsibilities

Where applicable, Wallace Skin & Body Institute is required by law to maintain the privacy and security of protected health information, provide this notice of legal duties and privacy practices, and notify affected individuals following a breach of unsecured protected health information as required by law.

How We May Use and Share Information

For Treatment

We may use or disclose information for treatment, including coordinating care with other health care professionals as permitted by law.

For Payment

We may use or disclose information to bill for and receive payment for services as permitted by law.

For Health Care Operations

We may use or disclose information for practice operations, including quality assessment, care coordination, training, and administrative activities, as permitted by law.

Your Rights

• You may have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of certain health information.
• You may have the right to request a correction of certain health information.
• You may have the right to request confidential communications or restrictions on certain uses and disclosures.
• You may have the right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures and a paper or electronic copy of this notice.
• You may have the right to choose someone to act for you where legally authorized.

Other Uses and Disclosures

Uses and disclosures not described in this Notice generally require your written authorization, except where otherwise permitted or required by law.

Questions or Complaints

To ask questions or request a copy of this Notice, call (323) 296-3376. You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Changes to This Notice

We may change this Notice, and the new notice may apply to information we already have about you. The current notice will be made available upon request and on this website.

For official HIPAA guidance, visit HHS Notice of Privacy Practices information.