Notice of Privacy Practices

Who this notice applies to

This notice describes the privacy practices of Anoosh Javaherian, MD. It covers the anesthesia care I provide and the records I keep about it.

I am a separate practice from the dental office. The dentist who treats you keeps the dental record and has their own privacy notice; I keep the anesthesia record and this notice governs it. This notice does not cover the dental office’s records or its practices.

This notice is written to you, the patient. I give anesthesia to children and to adults, including adults with special needs, and the practices described here are the same for both.

Where someone has authority under applicable law to make health care decisions for the patient — a parent or guardian of a minor, a conservator with health care authority, or an agent under an effective health care power of attorney — that person is treated as the patient’s personal representative, to the extent of that authority, and exercises these rights on the patient’s behalf. Read “you” below as meaning that person where it applies.

California law gives some older children the right to control certain parts of their own record, and where that applies those rights belong to the child rather than the parent. An adult patient holds these rights themselves unless a court has decided otherwise — needing support to use them is not the same as someone else holding them.

How I use and share health information for care, payment and running the practice

For treatment. I use your health history to plan and give anesthesia safely, and I share what is needed with the people involved in your care. For example, I may share anesthesia records or relevant information with the treating dentist as permitted for treatment and continuity of care, and I may speak with your pediatrician, primary care physician or specialist to obtain a medical clearance before the appointment.

For payment. I use and share the information needed to bill for the anesthesia and to be paid for it. For example, I may send a statement that identifies the service provided.

For health care operations. I use the information to run the practice and keep the quality of care up. For example, I review my own records to evaluate how a case went, and I use them to respond to a licensing board or to prepare for an inspection.

Other ways I am permitted or required to use and share information

California starts from a stricter rule: I do not disclose medical information without your authorization unless a specific law requires or permits the disclosure. A permission that exists under HIPAA is not, by itself, enough if California law gives you greater protection.

Within those limits, I may use or share health information:

When required by law, including to make reports the law requires about suspected child abuse or neglect, suspected abuse or neglect of an elder or dependent adult, and certain injuries. These reporting duties do not depend on your consent.

For public health purposes, when state or federal law permits or requires it — for example, reporting certain diseases, injuries or vital events to a local health department, or making a legally authorized report about a medication or medical device.

For licensing, accreditation and health oversight, when a licensing, regulatory or accrediting body has lawful authority to review the information. This can include the Medical Board of California and the Dental Board of California.

For judicial, administrative or arbitration proceedings, when disclosure is compelled by process that is valid under California law, such as an applicable court or administrative order, subpoena, authorized discovery request or arbitration subpoena.

For law enforcement, only when California law independently requires or permits the disclosure — for example, in response to a valid search warrant or another law that specifically authorizes or compels the disclosure. I do not treat HIPAA’s broader federal law-enforcement permissions as independent authority to disclose your information.

Immigration status is protected, and I will not disclose it for immigration enforcement. California law treats your place of birth, and your own or your family’s current or prior immigration status, as confidential medical information. I will not share that information, or any other information about you, for immigration enforcement purposes unless a law compels me to or you authorize it in writing. A court order from another state does not qualify unless a California court has ordered that it be followed, and a warrant from another state does not qualify unless it meets California’s requirements.

To a coroner or medical examiner, when California law requires or permits disclosure for an investigation involving a death or imminent death.

For organ or tissue donation, to an organ procurement organization or tissue bank regarding a deceased donor, when California law permits it.

For workers’ compensation, only to the extent another law specifically authorizes or requires the disclosure.

To a family member or another person involved in your care or payment for your care, when you ask me to, agree to it, authorize it where authorization is required, or another applicable law permits the disclosure.

For bona fide research, only when both California and federal law permit it and the required review and privacy protections are in place.

For disaster relief, California law allows limited basic information to be given to a state-recognized or federally recognized disaster relief organization for disaster welfare inquiries.

Uses and disclosures that always require your written permission

Marketing. I will not use or share your health information for marketing without your written authorization. California requires that authorization to be a separate, specific, signed document, not a clause inside another form.

Sale of information. I do not sell health information, and I would not do so without your written authorization.

Psychotherapy notes. Most uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes require written authorization. I do not create or keep psychotherapy notes.

Photographs, reviews and testimonials. Nothing identifying you is published, posted or used in marketing without your written permission.

Anything else. Any use or sharing not described in this notice will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke that authorization at any time, in writing, except to the extent I have already acted in reliance on it.

Appointment reminders and information about your care

I may contact you to remind you of an appointment, to give fasting and preparation instructions, to follow up after treatment, and to tell you about treatment alternatives or other health-related services that may be of interest. Tell me if you would prefer not to be contacted this way, or would prefer a different method.

Substance use disorder treatment records

To the extent that I hold substance use disorder patient records about you that are subject to 42 CFR part 2, the following applies.

Substance use disorder treatment records received from programs subject to 42 CFR part 2, or testimony relaying the content of such records, shall not be used or disclosed in civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceedings against the individual unless based on written consent, or a court order after notice and an opportunity to be heard is provided to the individual or the holder of the record, as provided in 42 CFR part 2. A court order authorizing use or disclosure must be accompanied by a subpoena or other legal requirement compelling disclosure before the requested record is used or disclosed.

California law is stricter in places

California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act generally requires your authorization before medical information is disclosed, unless a specific California law compels or permits the disclosure. Where HIPAA would allow a broader disclosure but California gives you greater protection, I follow California law. This affects, among other things, the form your written authorization must take, the process required for legal and law-enforcement requests, and the narrower circumstances in which information may be shared without your authorization.

My responsibilities

I am required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your health information, to give you this notice of my legal duties and privacy practices, to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect, and to notify you if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of that information, as the law requires.

I will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell me in writing that I may.

Changes to this notice

I may change this notice, and the changes will apply to all information I hold, including information created or received before the change. The current notice is always posted on this website with its effective date, and a paper copy is available on request.

How to complain

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may complain to me in writing, by email or through the contact page, using the details below. You may also complain to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:

Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20201 · 1-877-696-6775 · hhs.gov/ocr/complaints

You may also complain to the California Attorney General.

You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.

Who to contact

Anoosh Javaherian, MD — Privacy Officer
9465 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 370, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 990-3102 · info@bhkidsanesthesia.com

Please put privacy questions and requests in writing, by email or through the contact page, so there is a record of what was asked and when it was answered. The telephone number is published here because federal law requires this notice to carry one.

This notice is effective October 23, 2026.