Confidential Patients:
Although HIPAA defines privacy of medical information, Family Planning Services allows an option to extend "confidential" services that allows the patient the opportunity to not receive bills at home, phone calls at home, or to have a shared insurance policy billed for services. This option is most often used by minor clients but is available to any client requesting it.
- All confidential patients must make payment arrangements with the family planning program
- Charges will be based on the house hold assessment
- Patients that are 18 years or older may claim themselves as one in their household only if they are not included in another house hold assessment on file. There are two options for this situation:
- Ask to be removed from the other house hold assessment and claim self as one (must have permission from primary account holder) or;
- Accept the fee scale on the other household assessment for application to Family Planning charges
Please do not hesitate to ask for clarification if you have any questions.