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Notice of Privacy Practices

How your health information may be used and shared, and your rights as a patient.

Last updated November 13, 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.

Our commitment

We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information, to give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect, and to notify you if a breach of your unsecured health information occurs. We follow federal law and the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act.

How we may use and share your information

  • Treatment: to provide and coordinate your care, including with other providers you’ve asked us to work with.
  • Payment: to bill for services and to prepare superbills at your request.
  • Health care operations: to run our practice, such as scheduling, quality review and record keeping.
  • As required by law: for public health and safety, to health oversight agencies, in response to a court order, or to prevent a serious threat to health or safety.

Uses that require your written permission

We will not use or share your information for marketing, sell it, or use it for any purpose not described in this notice without your written authorization. You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time.

Your rights

  • Get a copy of your health and billing records.
  • Ask us to correct information you believe is incorrect or incomplete.
  • Request confidential communications, such as contacting you at a different address or phone number.
  • Ask us to limit what we use or share.
  • Get a list of certain disclosures we’ve made.
  • Get a paper copy of this notice at any time.
  • Choose someone to act for you, such as a legal guardian.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you can contact us using the information below. You can also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. We will never retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Changes to this notice

We may change the terms of this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be available on request, in our office and on our website.

Privacy contact

Rie Murakami Naturopathic Medicine & Acupuncture
12702 Via Cortina, Suite 203, Del Mar, CA 92014
(619) 853-0199 · hello@drriemurakami.com

Effective date: November 13, 2026

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Notice of Privacy Practices

How your health information may be used and shared, and your rights as a patient.

Last updated November 13, 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.

Our commitment

We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information, to give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect, and to notify you if a breach of your unsecured health information occurs. We follow federal law and the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act.

How we may use and share your information

  • Treatment: to provide and coordinate your care, including with other providers you’ve asked us to work with.
  • Payment: to bill for services and to prepare superbills at your request.
  • Health care operations: to run our practice, such as scheduling, quality review and record keeping.
  • As required by law: for public health and safety, to health oversight agencies, in response to a court order, or to prevent a serious threat to health or safety.

Uses that require your written permission

We will not use or share your information for marketing, sell it, or use it for any purpose not described in this notice without your written authorization. You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time.

Your rights

  • Get a copy of your health and billing records.
  • Ask us to correct information you believe is incorrect or incomplete.
  • Request confidential communications, such as contacting you at a different address or phone number.
  • Ask us to limit what we use or share.
  • Get a list of certain disclosures we’ve made.
  • Get a paper copy of this notice at any time.
  • Choose someone to act for you, such as a legal guardian.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you can contact us using the information below. You can also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. We will never retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Changes to this notice

We may change the terms of this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be available on request, in our office and on our website.

Privacy contact

Rie Murakami Naturopathic Medicine & Acupuncture
12702 Via Cortina, Suite 203, Del Mar, CA 92014
(619) 853-0199 · hello@drriemurakami.com

Effective date: November 13, 2026