HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
How your protected health information may be used and shared, and your rights.
Effective date: February 16, 2026
Privacy official: Dr. Hyunjae Lee, DC, DPM, owner. For any privacy question, request, or concern, call (212) 884-4229 or email Dr.lee.dc.dpm@gmail.com.
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
Pineapple Chiropractic and Podiatry is committed to protecting the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), the health information that identifies you and relates to your care. We are required by law to keep your PHI private, to give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect.
How we may use and disclose your health information
Treatment. We use your health information to provide and coordinate your care. For example, Dr. Lee may review your history and exam findings to plan chiropractic or podiatric treatment, and may share information with other providers involved in your care.
Payment. We may use and disclose your information to bill and collect payment for the care you receive, for example by sending claims and supporting details to your insurance plan.
Health care operations. We may use your information to run the practice, such as reviewing quality of care, training, scheduling, and general administrative tasks.
Appointment reminders and follow-up. We may contact you to remind you of an appointment or to follow up about your care, using the phone number or email you provide.
As required or permitted by law. We may disclose your information when the law requires it, such as for public health activities, reports of abuse or neglect, health oversight, court orders, law enforcement in limited situations, or to prevent a serious threat to health or safety.
Substance use disorder treatment records. In all of these cases, if we have substance use disorder patient records about you that are subject to federal confidentiality rules (42 CFR Part 2), we cannot use or share information in those records in civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative investigations or proceedings against you without (1) your consent or (2) a court order and a subpoena.
Uses and disclosures that require your written authorization
Most uses and disclosures not described above will be made only with your written authorization. This includes most uses of psychotherapy notes, uses for marketing, and any sale of your health information. If you give us authorization, you may revoke it in writing at any time, and we will stop the future uses it covered.
If we ever contact you for fundraising using information from substance use disorder patient records subject to 42 CFR Part 2, we will give you clear and obvious notice in advance and a choice about whether to receive those communications.
Your rights regarding your health information
You have the right to:
Inspect and copy your health information that we use to make decisions about your care, in most cases.
Request an amendment if you believe information in your record is incorrect or incomplete.
Request an accounting of certain disclosures we have made of your information.
Request restrictions on how we use or disclose your information for treatment, payment, or operations. We are not required to agree to every request, but we will consider it.
Request confidential communications, for example asking that we contact you at a specific phone number or address.
Receive a paper copy of this notice on request, even if you agreed to receive it electronically.
Be notified if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy of your information.
Our responsibilities
We are required to maintain the privacy of your health information, to provide this notice describing our practices, and to abide by the terms of the notice in effect. We reserve the right to change this notice and to make the revised notice effective for information we already have as well as information we receive in the future. Any revised notice will be posted here and available in our office.
How to file a complaint
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office using the contact information below, or with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You will not be penalized or retaliated against for filing a complaint.
Contact us
To exercise any of your rights, or if you have questions about this notice, please contact:
Pineapple Chiropractic and Podiatry, Dr. Hyunjae Lee, DC, DPM
842 Clifton Ave, Ste 6, Clifton, NJ 07013
Phone: (212) 884-4229
Email: Dr.lee.dc.dpm@gmail.com