Privacy Policy

Tull Oral and Facial Surgery abides by all HIPAA rules and regulations concerning our patient’s private healthcare information.

The HIPAA privacy regulations govern the use and disclosure of "protected health information." Protected health information, or PHI, is any information that relates to a person’s health or health care, and specifically identifies that person. The HIPAA requirements apply to any uses or disclosures of PHI through electronic, written or oral communications.

However, there are some uses or disclosures of PHI that will be permitted without an authorization, or even a good-faith effort to obtain the patient’s acknowledgment of receipt of notice of privacy practices. Some of these uses or disclosures include reports of child abuse or neglect, as mandated or permitted under applicable state law; and reviews of patient records by governmental bodies that are otherwise permitted under federal or state law, such as audits of patient records by state agencies