At Austin Institute of Dental Medicine, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of legal compliance, ethical practice, and accessibility. This section provides important information about our policies and procedures related to privacy, patient rights, and regulatory compliance.
Essential Policies & Compliance Information
We maintain comprehensive policies to ensure regulatory compliance and protect patient rights. These documents provide detailed information about our legal obligations and your rights as a patient:
Privacy Practices
Our privacy policy explains what personal and health information we collect, how we use it for treatment, payment, and operations, and when it may be disclosed under the law. It outlines your rights to access or amend your records, our security measures to protect your data, and how to submit a privacy concern or complaint.
HIPAA Compliance
We follow all HIPAA requirements for safeguarding protected health information. Our HIPAA page details our responsibilities as a covered entity, your rights, our Notice of Privacy Practices, electronic safeguards, staff training and monitoring, breach-notification procedures, and how to file a HIPAA complaint.
Accessibility Statement
We’re committed to accessible care for all patients, including individuals with disabilities. Our policy covers facility access, accommodations and communication assistance, digital accessibility for our website and portal, availability of materials in alternative formats, how to request accommodations, and our ongoing improvement efforts.
Additional Compliance Policies
We maintain several other important policies to ensure ethical practices and regulatory compliance:
TERMS OF
SERVICE
Our Terms of Service describe acceptable use of our website and portal, intellectual-property rights, limits of liability, user account responsibilities, content standards, and how we update these terms.
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
We provide care without discrimination based on race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. The policy explains our civil-rights obligations, the protected categories we recognize, available language-assistance services, how to report concerns, how to file a complaint, and our commitment to inclusive care.
ADVERTISING DISCLOSURES
To comply with Texas State Board of Dental Examiners rules, we disclose professional qualifications and credentials, specialty recognition and limitations, fee and pricing transparency, testimonial/review policies, promotional-offer terms, and advertising content standards.
Site Map &
Navigation:
Our site map gives a clear, linked overview of every main section and subpage to help you find information fast. Use it to locate nested services and resources, understand how the site is organized, discover content you might otherwise miss, access key utility pages and policies, and jump directly to forms and other tools.
Regulatory Compliance
Your initial appointment typically includes:
We conduct regular internal audits and engage third-party reviewers to ensure ongoing compliance with these and other applicable regulations.
Have Questions or Need Accommodations?
If you need help understanding a policy, want to request records or an amendment, or require an accessibility accommodation, we’re here to help.
Reach out and we’ll respond promptly with clear next steps.
