Notice of Privacy Practices at Afshar Medical Group

This notice explains how your medical information may be used and disclosed and how you can access it. Please review it carefully.

This Notice of Privacy Practices (“Notice”) describes how Afshar Medical Group may use and share your health information, and your rights regarding that information. We are required by federal and state law to protect the privacy of your health information and to give you this Notice. It applies to the care you receive at Afshar Medical Group and to the physicians and staff involved in your care.. If you’re unsure where to begin, call (949) 776-9292 or Book Online.

Last updated: Apr 2026

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Your rights regarding your health information

Right to see and get copies

You have the right to see or get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record and other health information we have about you. We will provide a copy or a summary, usually within 30 days of your request, and may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee as allowed by law.

Right to request corrections

If you think information in your record is incorrect or incomplete, you can ask us in writing to correct it. We may say “no” to your request, but we will tell you why in writing within a reasonable time.

Right to request confidential communications

You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, at a different mailing address or phone number). We will honor reasonable requests when they are practical and help protect your privacy.

Right to ask us to limit what we use or share

You can ask us not to use or share certain information for treatment, payment or health care operations. We are not required to agree to all requests, but if we do agree, we will follow the restriction except in emergencies or when the law allows or requires us to share the information.

Right to a list of disclosures

You can ask for a list (“accounting”) of certain disclosures we have made of your health information in the past six years, other than those for treatment, payment, health care operations, or disclosures you asked us to make. We will provide one accounting per year at no charge.

Right to a copy of this Notice and to choose a representative

You can ask for a paper copy of this Notice at any time, even if you agreed to receive it electronically. You also have the right to choose someone to act for you, such as a medical power of attorney or legal guardian. We will verify that the person has authority before we share information.

How we use and share information

For treatment

We may use and share your information with doctors, nurses, pharmacies, labs and other health professionals who are involved in your care. For example, we may share information with a specialist to whom we refer you, or with a pharmacy to fill your prescription.

For payment

We may use and share your information to bill and receive payment from you, your insurance plan, or other payers. For example, we may send information about your visit to your health plan so it will pay for the services you received.

For health care operations

We may use and share your information to run our practice, improve your care and contact you when necessary. Examples include quality improvement, staff training, accreditation, licensing, and business planning.

Other uses and disclosures allowed by law

We are allowed or required to share your information in other ways – usually to help prevent disease, for public health and safety, or when the law requires it. Examples include reporting certain communicable diseases, responding to court orders and subpoenas, working with medical examiners, and cooperating with law enforcement when permitted by law.

Sharing with family, friends or others involved in your care

We may share information with family members or others involved in your care or payment for your care when you give permission, when you are present and do not object, or when we believe sharing is in your best interest and you are unable to agree or object (for example, in an emergency).

Uses that require your written permission

In most cases, we must get your written authorization before using or sharing your information for marketing, for the sale of your health information, or for most uses of psychotherapy notes. Any other uses and disclosures not described in this Notice will be made only with your written authorization, and you may revoke that authorization in writing at any time..

Our responsibilities and how to contact us

Our duties

We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information, to give you this Notice, and to follow the terms of the Notice that are currently in effect.

Breach notification

If a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your health information, we will notify you as required by law, usually in writing and without unreasonable delay.

Changes to this Notice

We may change our privacy practices and this Notice at any time, as permitted by law. Any changes will apply to information we already have, as well as to new information. The updated Notice will be posted in our office and on our website, and will include a new effective date.

Complaints and non-retaliation

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you can file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

How to contact us

To ask questions, request changes, or file a complaint with our practice, please contact: Afshar Medical Group Privacy Officer, 62 Corporate Park, Suite 200, Irvine, CA 92606, phone (949) 776-9292, email info@afsharmedicalgroup.com.

How to contact HHS

You may also file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Information on how to file a complaint is available at www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.

If you have any questions about this Notice of Privacy Practices, please call our office.

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