Notice of Privacy Practices
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Effective Date: September 17, 2026
This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you may access this information. Please review it carefully.
The Food Allergy Clinic is a specialty program of Paris Asthma & Allergy Centers. We are committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of your health information and complying with applicable federal and state privacy requirements.
Our Responsibilities
We are required to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information, provide you with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect.
We will notify affected individuals as required by law if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of their protected health information.
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
We may use or disclose your protected health information for purposes permitted or required by law, including:
- Treatment: We may use and share your health information with physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in your care.
- Payment: We may use and disclose your information to bill for services and obtain payment from you, an insurance company, or another responsible party.
- Healthcare Operations: We may use your information for activities necessary to operate our practice, such as quality improvement, staff training, administrative activities, and reviewing the care and services we provide.
- Appointment Reminders and Communications: We may use your information to contact you about appointments, follow-up care, or other healthcare-related communications.
- Required by Law: We may disclose health information when federal, state, or local law requires us to do so.
- Public Health and Safety: We may disclose information when permitted or required for certain public health, health oversight, or safety purposes.
Uses and Disclosures Requiring Authorization
Certain uses and disclosures of your protected health information may require your written authorization. When authorization is required, we will not use or disclose the information for that purpose without your permission.
If you provide written authorization, you may revoke it in writing at any time, except to the extent that we have already acted in reliance on your authorization.
Your Rights
You have certain rights regarding your protected health information. Subject to applicable law, these may include the right to:
- Request access to and obtain a copy of certain health information maintained about you.
- Request corrections or amendments to certain information in your medical record.
- Request restrictions on certain uses or disclosures of your health information.
- Request that we communicate with you in a particular way or at a particular location.
- Request an accounting of certain disclosures of your health information.
- Obtain a paper copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices.
- File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may contact the practice to submit a complaint. You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.
You will not be retaliated against for filing a privacy complaint.
Changes to This Notice
We reserve the right to change this Notice and our privacy practices as permitted by law. Any revised Notice may apply to health information we already maintain as well as information we receive in the future.
The current Notice will be made available as required by applicable law.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Notice of Privacy Practices or your privacy rights, please contact:
Livonia Office
16801 Newburgh Rd, Suite 106
Livonia, MI 48154
Phone: 734-591-6660
Brighton Office
609 West Main Street
Brighton, MI 48116
Phone: 810-229-2887
Email: hello@thefoodallergyclinic.com
Website: foodallergytreatment.com