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.

Our commitment

AMS Wellness & IV ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. This Notice explains how we may use and share your protected health information and your rights regarding that information. We are a self-pay practice; even where federal HIPAA rules may not technically require this Notice, we choose to protect your information to this standard and also follow Florida law.

How we may use and share your health information without your written authorization

Treatment. We use your health information to provide and coordinate your care. For example, our providers review your intake and health history before an IV therapy, injection, weight-management, hormone, hair-restoration, or aesthetics service, and may share information with another provider involved in your care.

Payment. We use your information to bill and collect payment for services, such as documenting the services you received so we can process your self-pay charges.

Health care operations. We use your information to run our practice, such as reviewing quality of care, training staff, and improving services.

Appointment reminders and services. We may contact you with appointment reminders and with information about treatment options or services that may interest you.

As required or permitted by law. We may use or share your information for public health activities; to report abuse, neglect, or domestic violence; for health oversight activities; in response to a court order, subpoena, or lawful legal process; for law enforcement as permitted by law; to coroners, medical examiners, and funeral directors; for organ and tissue donation; for research as permitted by law; to avert a serious threat to health or safety; for workers' compensation; and for specialized government functions such as military and national security.

Uses and disclosures that require your written authorization

Most uses and sharing of psychotherapy notes, any use of your information for marketing that requires authorization under HIPAA, and any sale of your health information will be made only with your written authorization. Other uses and sharing not described in this Notice will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent we have already acted on it.

Marketing communications

With your permission, we send marketing emails and text messages. You may opt out of marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link, and you may opt out of text messages by replying STOP. Opting out of marketing does not affect your care.

Redisclosure

Once your health information is disclosed to someone outside our practice as permitted or required, that information may be redisclosed by the recipient and may no longer be protected by federal privacy rules.

Your rights regarding your health information

Under HIPAA and Florida law, you have the right to:

Access and copies. Inspect and get a copy of your health information. Under Florida law (Fla. Stat. 456.057), we furnish copies in a timely manner and may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee as allowed by the Florida Board of Medicine.

Amend. Ask us to correct information you believe is incorrect or incomplete. We may deny the request in certain cases and will explain why in writing.

Accounting of disclosures. Ask for a list of certain disclosures we made of your information.

Request restrictions. Ask us to limit how we use or share your information. We are not required to agree, except that if you pay in full out of pocket for a service, you may restrict disclosure of information about that service to a health plan.

Confidential communications. Ask us to contact you in a specific way or at a specific location.

Paper copy. Get a paper copy of this Notice even if you agreed to receive it electronically.

Breach notification. Be notified if a breach affects your unsecured health information.

To exercise any of these rights, contact our Privacy Contact below in writing.

Our duties

We are required to maintain the privacy of your health information, to give you notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, to abide by the terms of the Notice currently in effect, and to notify you following a breach of your unsecured health information. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Florida law

Florida law also protects your medical records (Fla. Stat. 456.057). Your records are kept confidential and are shared only as allowed by law or with your written authorization. Physician medical records are maintained for at least five years from the last patient contact, as required by the Florida Board of Medicine.

Substance use disorder records

If we ever create or receive substance use disorder treatment records protected by the federal rule at 42 CFR Part 2, those records receive additional protections. In particular, they generally may not be used or disclosed in any civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceeding against you unless you give written consent or a court order authorizes it.

Changes to this Notice

We may change this Notice and make the new terms apply to all information we maintain, including information we created or received before the change. We will post the current Notice in our clinics and on our website, with a new effective date.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us using the contact information below, or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201. Toll-free 1-800-368-1019. TDD 1-800-537-7697. Online at ocrportal.hhs.gov or www.hhs.gov/ocr.

A complaint to the Office for Civil Rights must be filed within 180 days of when you knew or should have known that the act complained of occurred.

Privacy Contact

AMS Wellness & IV, Privacy Contact

2325 Bee Ridge Rd, Suite B, Sarasota, FL 34239. 941-923-4992.

Email: info@amswellnessandiv.com

Effective date: September 22, 2026

Last updated: September 22, 2026