BILL L. JOU, M.D., INC. AUTHORIZATION TO TREAT I (and/or the undersigned on behalf of the patient) voluntarily consent to allow Dr. Bill L. Jou and staff to provide such evaluation and/or care and treatments as an outpatient on a continuing basis and as an inpatient as necessary, as Dr. Bill L. Jou and staff may decide is advisable and necessary. I am advised such treatment may include physical examination, laboratory procedures, EKG, biopsies, and other office procedures as well as inpatient procedures as required. I understand that should I execute a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care or other Advance Directive, I will provide an executed copy to Dr. Bill L. Jou. I further understand that I will notify my physician of any changes in the Directive. I understand that I will be informed about the course of my treatment. Also, I am free to terminate my treatment with Dr. Bill L. Jou at any time. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY I understand that I am financially responsible for all charges, whether or not paid by my insurance, unless specifically exempted by my insurance company s contract with Bill L. Jou, M.D., Inc. It is the patient's responsibility to know and understand their own insurance benefits. This office will attempt to verify benefits but is not responsible for misinformation or interpretation of benefits. The patient will be responsible for deductibles, co-insurance, and noncovered services. The patient will be responsible for all services for out-of-network claims. It is the patient's responsibility to inform this office if your insurance requires pre-certification or pre-authorization of services prior to scheduling of such services. The patient will be responsible for all services denied by insurance due to 'No Eligibility', 'Non-Covered Service', 'Pre-Authorization/Certification Not Obtained'. It is the patient's responsibility to inform this office of any change of information (ie. address, telephone, insurance, etc.). Statements are released after payment or denial of payment by your insurance. If you don't feel your insurance processed your claim according to your benefits, you should contact your insurance. Full payment is due within 30 days of statement. Account will be subject to collection process if not paid in full within 30 days. Copayment fee is due at the time of office visit. This office reserves the right to add late fees on past due accounts and the patient is responsible for all collection costs incurred to pursue collections for past due accounts. A $25.00 fee will be charged for all checks returned as unpaid by your bank. We reserve the right to charge a fee ($100 for new patients, $50 for returning patients) for cancellation of appointment with less than 24 hours notice. ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS I hereby assign medical and/or surgical benefits, private insurance, and any other health plan benefits to BILL L. JOU, M.D., INC. I also authorize payment of medical benefits due me from any medical insurance to include Medicare, Medigap, or supplemental policy to be paid directly to the provider of service. A copy of this assignment is considered valid as the original. AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION I hereby authorize BILL L. JOU, M.D., INC. to release any medical information necessary to my insurance company or its agents in order to secure payments. I certify that I have read and fully understand the foregoing. As the patient, the patient s guardian, conservator or general agent, I agree to accept the above terms. Patient s Signature Patient s guardian/conservator or General agent Date Date
BILL L. JOU, M.D., INC. PATIENT INFORMATION New Patient Insurance Change Address Change Name Change Name: Today s Date Date of Birth: SS# Male Female Number Street City State ZIP Home Telephone:( ) Work Telephone:( ) Cell:( ) E-mail: Preferred Pharmacy (Name/City/Street): Marital Status: Single Married / Spouse Name Date of Birth: Parent, Spouse, or Responsible Party (if different from patient) Name: Relationship: Date of Birth: SS# Address: Number Street City State ZIP Home Telephone:( ) Work Telephone:( ) Cell:( ) Insurance Coverage (Primary) Medicare HMO PPO Other Insurance Company Name: Phone Number: Name of Policy Holder: Date of Birth: ID or Certificate # Group # Medicare # / Letter Employer Name + Address: Insurance Coverage (Secondary) Medicare HMO PPO Other Insurance Company Name: Phone Number: Name of Policy Holder: Date of Birth: ID or Certificate # Group # Medicare # / Letter Employer Name + Address Primary Care/Referring Physician: Phone# EMERGENCY CONTACT: Relationship: Phone#
COMMUNICATION CONSENT AGREEMENT I understand that under federal law ( HIPAA ), the offices of Bill L. Jou, M.D. may NOT release any medical information to any individual, without my express written permission. Law enforcement and court order are two exceptions to this requirement. IN ADDITION to my health insurance carrier, third party payor(s), referring and primary care physician(s), I authorize the offices of Bill L. Jou, M.D., Inc. to release my medical information to the following person(s): When it becomes necessary to contact you by phone, please list the number(s) where you wish us to call. May we leave messages, such as lab results, appointments, or other medical information on an answering device, or with another person who answers the phone? [ ] Yes [ ] No Phone Number(s): I agree that these provisions will remain in effect until I provide written revocation to Bill L. Jou, M.D. Patient/Legal Guardian Signature: Date:
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES (MEDICAL) 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. The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) is a federal program that requires that all medical records and other individually identifiable health information used or disclosed by us in any form, whether electronically, on paper, or orally, are kept properly confidential. This Act gives you, the patient, significant new rights to understand and control how your heath information is used. HIPAA provides penalties for covered entities that misuse personal health information. As required by HIPAA, we have prepared this explanation of how we are required to maintain the privacy of your health information and how we may use and disclose your health information. We may use and disclose your medical records only for each of the following purposes: treatment, payment, and health care operations. Treatment means providing, coordinating, or managing health care and related services by one or more health care providers. An example of this would include a physical examination. Payment means such activities as obtaining reimbursement for services, confirming coverage, billing, or collection activities, and utilization review. An example of this would be sending a bill for your visit to your insurance company for payment. Health care operations include the business aspects of running our practice, such as conducting quality assessment and improvement activities, auditing functions, cost-management analysis, and customer service. An example would be an internal quality assessment review. We may also create and distribute de-identified health information by removing all references to individually identifiable information. We may contact you to provide appointment reminders or information about treatment alternatives or other healthrelated benefits and services that may be of interest to you. Any other uses and disclosures will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke such authorization in writing and we are required to honor and abide by that written request, except to the extent that we have already taken actions relying on your authorization. You have the following rights with respect to your protected health information, which you can exercise by presenting a written request to the Privacy Officer: The right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of protected health information, including those related to disclosures to family members, other relatives, close personal friends, or any other person identified by you. We are, however, not required to agree to a requested restriction. If we do agree to a restriction, we must abide by it unless you agree in writing to remove it The right to reasonable requests to receive confidential communications of protected health information from us by alternative means or at alternative locations. The right to inspect and copy your protected health information. The right to amend your protected health information. The right to receive an accounting of disclosures of protected health information. The right to obtain a paper copy of this notice from us upon request.
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Bill L. Jou, M.D. 27994 Bradley Road, Suite C, Sun City, CA 92586 Phone: (951) 676-8118 Fax: (951) 676-8558 41900 Winchester Road, Suite 100, Temecula, CA 92590 Phone: (951) 676-8118 Fax: (951) 676-8558 I understand that, under the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA), I have certain rights to privacy regarding my protected health information. I understand that this information can and will be used to: v Conduct, plan, and direct my treatment and follow-up among the multiple healthcare providers who may be involved in that treatment directly and indirectly. v Obtain payment from third-party payers. v Conduct normal healthcare operations such as quality assessments and physican certifications. I acknowledge that I have received your Notice of Privacy Practices containing a more complete description of the uses and disclosures of my health information. I understand that the offices of Bill L. Jou, M.D. has the right to change its Notice of Privacy Practices from time to time and that I may contact the offices of Bill L. Jou, M.D. at any time at the address above to obtain a current copy of the Notice of Privacy Practices. I understand that I may request in writing that you restrict how my private information is used or disclosed to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations. I also understand you are not required to agree to my requested restrictions, but if you do agree, then you are bound to abide by such restrictions. Patient Name: Relationship to Patient: Signature: Date: OFFICE USE ONLY I attempted to obtain the patient s signature in acknowledgement on this Notice of Privacy Practices Acknowledgement, but was unable to do so as documented below: Date: Initials: Reason: