Prior to using or disclosing your protected health information to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations, Hawaii Smile Designs/Dr. Alex Verga DMD is required under federal law to obtain your consent. Please review this consent. If you agree with its terms, please sign and date this consent below.
Should you desire a more complete description of the permissible uses and disclosures of your protected health information, you have the right to review a Notice of Privacy Practices (the “Notice”) prior to signing this consent.
By signing this consent, you agree that we may use or disclose your protected health information to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations. We take records for our diagnostic purpose only. If you wish to have a copy of these records for other purposes or have them transferred to another orthodontic office then there will be a $365.00 + tax fee to be collected prior to releasing the records. Your insurance will be billed for diagnostic records taken by our office, you are responsible for any unpaid portion.
By providing listed phone numbers (i.e. home/cell and/or email address) on your patient information sheet, you consent to our practice using the phone numbers/email address to contact you regarding appointments, treatment, insurance, finances and your account via text message, phone calls or electronic communications.
You have the right to request restrictions how your protected health information is used or disclosed to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations. However, we are not required to agree to such restrictions. If we agree to a restriction that you request, such restriction will be binding.
You have the right to revoke this consent in writing, except to the extent that we have taken action in reliance on your consent.
This consent form will be kept in your patient file for a period of six (6) years.