Notice of Privacy Practices
Our duties
Hustedt Health PLLC ("the Practice") is required by federal law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices regarding PHI, abide by the terms of the notice currently in effect, and notify you in the event of a breach of unsecured PHI.
We reserve the right to change the terms of this notice at any time. Any new notice will apply to all PHI we maintain at that time. The current notice will be available at our website (andronyx.care/hipaa-notice) and upon request.
How we may use and disclose your PHI
For treatment
We use and disclose PHI to provide medical care to you. This includes communication among providers and clinical staff treating you, and disclosures to other providers, laboratories, or pharmacies involved in your care.
For payment
We use and disclose PHI to obtain payment for the services we provide. This includes processing your card on file through Stripe and managing your membership account.
For health care operations
We use and disclose PHI to operate our practice, including quality improvement, internal audits, training, accreditation, licensing, business planning, and management activities.
Other uses requiring no authorization
HIPAA permits us to use or disclose PHI without your authorization in the following limited situations:
- When required by law
- For public health activities (disease reporting, FDA-regulated product reporting)
- To report suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence
- For health oversight activities (audits, investigations, licensure actions)
- For judicial or administrative proceedings (court order, subpoena under specific conditions)
- For law enforcement purposes under specific legal conditions
- To coroners, medical examiners, and funeral directors after death, where applicable
- For organ and tissue donation, where applicable
- For research, when an Institutional Review Board has approved a waiver of authorization
- To prevent a serious and imminent threat to health or safety
- For specialized government functions (military, national security, protective services)
- For workers' compensation, where applicable
Uses and disclosures requiring your written authorization
The following will be made only with your written authorization, which you may revoke in writing at any time (revocation does not apply retroactively to disclosures already made in reliance on the authorization):
- Most uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes
- Marketing communications, including the use of patient testimonials, reviews, photos, or names in promotional materials
- Sale of PHI
- Other uses and disclosures not covered by this notice or by law
Your rights
Right to inspect and copy
You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI maintained by the Practice, with limited exceptions. We will respond within the timelines required by federal and state law and may charge a reasonable cost-based fee for copies.
Right to amend
You have the right to request that we amend PHI we maintain about you, if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete. We may deny your request under certain circumstances, in which case you may submit a statement of disagreement that will be included in your record.
Right to an accounting of disclosures
You have the right to request an accounting of certain disclosures of your PHI made by the Practice in the six years prior to your request, excluding disclosures for treatment, payment, operations, and certain other categories.
Right to request restrictions
You have the right to request that we limit how we use or disclose your PHI for treatment, payment, or operations. We are not required to agree to these requests, except in specific cases — including when you request that we not share PHI with a health plan for services you have paid for in full out of pocket.
Right to confidential communications
You have the right to request that we communicate with you in a particular way or at a particular location (for example, by mobile phone but not by email, or only at a specific address). We will accommodate reasonable requests.
Right to a paper copy of this notice
You have the right to receive a paper copy of this notice on request, even if you have agreed to receive it electronically. Email admin@andronyx.care to request one.
Right to be notified of a breach
You have the right to be notified if we (or a Business Associate) discover a breach of unsecured PHI affecting you, in accordance with HIPAA Breach Notification Rule timelines.
How to file a complaint
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Practice or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.
To file a complaint with the Practice
Contact our Privacy Officer in writing at:
Hustedt Health PLLC
Attn: Privacy Officer
1032 E Brandon Blvd #9508
Brandon, FL 33511
Email: admin@andronyx.care
To file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
You may file a written complaint with the Office for Civil Rights:
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll-free: 1-877-696-6775
Online: hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint
Contact us
Questions about this notice or about how we handle your PHI can be directed to:
Privacy Officer
Hustedt Health PLLC d/b/a Andronyx Precision Men's Health
Email: admin@andronyx.care