Privacy
Privacy Policy
The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (better known as HIPAA) protects information about your child's health and medical record. At East Bay Pediatrics your privacy is our priority. You and your child will be able to discuss your child's health with a physician behind closed doors. We try to keep hallways clear in order to facilitate the privacy of conversations.
Paperwork with medical information cannot be faxed from our office. Completed forms with health information must be mailed to you (not faxed) or picked up in person. Email must be communicated through a secure server. Please use our patient portal for electronic communication.
If you have any questions or concerns about privacy, please contact our business office at (925) 438-1100 & choose option 8 (Hours: 9:30am-12:30pm, Monday thru Friday).
Privacy for Minors
Trust is an essential aspect of medical care and we at East Bay Pediatrics seek trust in all of our health care encounters. Parents and their children are both entitled to this trust. One way that physicians maintain trust is by keeping communications with patients and their families confidential.
Under California law, however, adolescents who are 12-17 years of age have special statutory rights that entitle them to confidential communications with their physicians. This means that they can discuss confidential topics with physicians which they do not wish to tell their parents or other adults, and the physician is required to keep that discussion confidential. The only exception to this right of confidentiality is when the physician determines that the adolescent is in danger of hurting himself or herself, hurting other people, or being hurt by someone else.
Also under California law, patents under 12 have special rights to confidentiality in connection with pregnancy and contraception.
California law also has specific regulations regarding parental consent and notification requirements and state reporting requirements for a variety of adolescent healthcare issues. The attached chart sets out the restrictions and requirements for consent, notification and reporting.
Adult Patients
A patient 18 years and older is a legal adult. All correspondence, communication, and consent for treatment and immunizations with these patients is between only the physician and the patient. Parental notification or consent is not required. Including parents in conversations and discussions of youth 18 years of age and older is always encouraged by our physicians.
Adult patients may choose to allow their physician to discuss medical information with a parent or guardian by completing the consent form for 18 and over on our forms page.
The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (better known as HIPAA) protects information about your child's health and medical record. At East Bay Pediatrics your privacy is our priority. You and your child will be able to discuss your child's health with a physician behind closed doors. We try to keep hallways clear in order to facilitate the privacy of conversations.
Paperwork with medical information cannot be faxed from our office. Completed forms with health information must be mailed to you (not faxed) or picked up in person. Email must be communicated through a secure server. Please use our patient portal for electronic communication.
If you have any questions or concerns about privacy, please contact our business office at (925) 438-1100 & choose option 8 (Hours: 9:30am-12:30pm, Monday thru Friday).
Privacy for Minors
Trust is an essential aspect of medical care and we at East Bay Pediatrics seek trust in all of our health care encounters. Parents and their children are both entitled to this trust. One way that physicians maintain trust is by keeping communications with patients and their families confidential.
Under California law, however, adolescents who are 12-17 years of age have special statutory rights that entitle them to confidential communications with their physicians. This means that they can discuss confidential topics with physicians which they do not wish to tell their parents or other adults, and the physician is required to keep that discussion confidential. The only exception to this right of confidentiality is when the physician determines that the adolescent is in danger of hurting himself or herself, hurting other people, or being hurt by someone else.
Also under California law, patents under 12 have special rights to confidentiality in connection with pregnancy and contraception.
California law also has specific regulations regarding parental consent and notification requirements and state reporting requirements for a variety of adolescent healthcare issues. The attached chart sets out the restrictions and requirements for consent, notification and reporting.
Adult Patients
A patient 18 years and older is a legal adult. All correspondence, communication, and consent for treatment and immunizations with these patients is between only the physician and the patient. Parental notification or consent is not required. Including parents in conversations and discussions of youth 18 years of age and older is always encouraged by our physicians.
Adult patients may choose to allow their physician to discuss medical information with a parent or guardian by completing the consent form for 18 and over on our forms page.
