Nevada's Only Oriental Medicine University Clinic · Spanish-speaking staff available
Effective Date: February 23, 2026
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.
Wongu Health Center, a clinical division of Wongu University of Oriental Medicine, is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. We are required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and follow the terms of this notice currently in effect. Protected health information is information about you — including demographic data — that may identify you and relates to your past, present, or future physical or mental health condition, treatment, or payment for healthcare services.
We may use your health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare and related services. This includes sharing information among your treating practitioners, including licensed OMDs, student interns, and supervising faculty. As a teaching clinic, your health information may be accessed by student interns as part of their supervised clinical training. For example, your acupuncturist may share your treatment history with a supervising OMD to ensure continuity and quality of care.
We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services provided to you. This may include providing information to your insurance company (such as the VA) to determine eligibility, obtain prior authorization, or submit claims for services rendered.
We may use and disclose your health information for our healthcare operations, including quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing competence and qualifications of healthcare professionals, conducting training programs (including clinical internships), accreditation activities, compliance activities, and business management and general administrative activities.
As a teaching clinic affiliated with Wongu University of Oriental Medicine, your health information may be used for educational purposes, including clinical instruction and supervision of student interns. All students are required to complete HIPAA training and are bound by the same confidentiality obligations as licensed practitioners. Patient information used for educational purposes is handled with the same level of care and protection as in any other clinical setting.
We may also use or disclose your health information without your authorization in the following circumstances:
As required by law: We will disclose health information when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.
Public health activities: We may disclose health information for public health purposes, such as reporting communicable diseases or adverse reactions to medications.
Health oversight activities: We may disclose health information to health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law, such as audits, investigations, and inspections.
Abuse or neglect: We may disclose health information to appropriate authorities if we reasonably believe a patient is a victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence.
Legal proceedings: We may disclose health information in response to a court order, subpoena, or other lawful process.
Law enforcement: We may disclose health information for law enforcement purposes as required by law or in response to a valid legal request.
To avert a serious threat: We may use and disclose health information when necessary to prevent a serious and imminent threat to your health or safety or the health or safety of the public or another person.
Workers' compensation: We may disclose health information as authorized by and necessary to comply with workers' compensation laws.
We will obtain your written authorization before using or disclosing your health information for purposes other than those described above. This includes most uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes (if applicable), uses and disclosures for marketing purposes, and disclosures that constitute a sale of health information. You may revoke your authorization at any time in writing, except to the extent that we have already taken action in reliance on your authorization.
Right to inspect and copy: You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your health information maintained by us, including medical and billing records. To request access, submit a written request to our clinic office. We may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
Right to request amendment: If you believe that health information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may request that we amend the information. Your request must be made in writing and must provide a reason for the amendment. We may deny your request under certain circumstances.
Right to an accounting of disclosures: You have the right to request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your health information. To request an accounting, submit a written request to our clinic office.
Right to request restrictions: You have the right to request a restriction on certain uses and disclosures of your health information. We are not required to agree to your request unless you are asking us to restrict disclosures to a health plan for services you paid for entirely out of pocket.
Right to request confidential communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about health matters in a certain way or at a certain location. For example, you may request that we contact you only at your work phone number.
Right to a paper copy of this notice: You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this notice upon request, even if you have agreed to receive it electronically.
Right to be notified of a breach: You have the right to be notified in the event that we (or one of our business associates) discover a breach of your unsecured health information.
We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information, provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, notify you following a breach of unsecured protected health information, and follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice. We will not use or disclose your health information without your authorization, except as described in this notice. We reserve the right to change the terms of this notice and to make new notice provisions effective for all health information we maintain.
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our clinic or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. To file a complaint with us, submit a written complaint to the contact information below. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
You may also file a complaint with: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201. Phone: 1-877-696-6775. Website: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints
For questions about this notice or to exercise your rights, please contact:
Wongu Health Center — Privacy Officer
8630 S Eastern Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89123
Phone: (702) 852-1280
Email: clinic-office@wongu.edu
