ORGANIZATIONAL REGULATIONS
OF THE THERAPEUTIC ENTITY „FOOTMEDICA SP. Z O.O. WITH HEADQUARTERS IN WARSAW”

These regulations have been established pursuant to Article 23 (1) and Article 24 (1) of the Act of April 15, 2011 on medical activity by the head of the medical entity.

§1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. These rules and regulations determine the manner and conditions of providing health care services by the medical entity operating under the name: "FOOTMEDICA SP. Z O.O. WITH HEADQUARTERS IN WARSAW".

2. Whenever these regulations refer to:

  1. 1) "Manager" – shall mean the manager of the medical entity referred to in § 9 of the Regulations;
  2. 2) "Monitoring" – shall mean the video monitoring conducted at the Treatment Facility referred to in §14 of the Regulations;
  3. 3) "Treatment Entity" – shall mean the Medical Entity operating under the name: "FOOTMEDICA SP. Z O.O. WITH HEADQUARTERS IN WARSAW", referred to in §2 of the Regulations;
  4. 4) "Regulations" – shall be understood to mean these Regulations of the Treatment Facility;
  5. 5) "Treatment Facility" – shall be understood to mean the Treatment Facility named: "FootMedica", referred to in §4 of the Regulations.

3. The Treatment Entity operates on the basis of the Regulations and applicable law, in particular:

  1. 1) the Act of April 15, 2011 on Medical Activity;
  2. 2) the Act of December 5, 1996 on the professions of physician and dentist;
  3. 3) the Act of September 25, 2015 on the profession of physiotherapist;
  4. 4) The Law of November 6, 2008 on patient rights and the Patient Ombudsman;
  5. 5) other regulations that affect the activities of entities performing medical activities, including implementing acts to the laws listed in 1) – 3) above.

§2. DETAILED DESIGNATION OF THE MEDICAL ENTITY

1. The therapeutic entity operates under the name: "FOOTMEDICA SP. Z O.O. WITH HEADQUARTERS IN WARSAW", at the address: Ogrodowa 58 Street (postal code: 00-876), with NIP number: 5223120494 and REGON number: 369931675, with the share capital in the amount of: 5.000,00 PLN (five thousand zlotys) entered in the Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register under the KRS number: 0000727031, for which the registration files are kept by the District Court for the Capital City of Warsaw in Warsaw, XIII Commercial Department of the National Court Register.

Address data of the Treatment Entity:

2. The therapeutic entity is registered in the register of entities performing therapeutic activities register book number: 000000271709 registration authority: Mazovian Governor.

§3. GOALS AND TASKS OF THE TREATMENT ENTITY

1. The purpose of the Treatment Entity is to organize and provide outpatient health services for saving, preserving, restoring and improving health in the field of:

  1. 1) orthopedics;
  2. 2) physiotherapy;
  3. 3) collection of material for research.

2. The tasks of the Treatment Entity include, in particular:

  1. 1) providing health services in the field of orthopedics, including providing individual advice and consultation in the field of orthopedics and performing outpatient orthopedic procedures;
  2. 2) providing health services in the field of physiotherapy, including providing individual advice and consultation in the field of physiotherapy;
  3. 3) collection of material for diagnostic tests;
  4. 4) educational activities for patients, health promotion and health prevention activities;
  5. 5) interaction with other entities performing medical activities;
  6. 6) other task resulting from generally applicable laws.

§4. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE TREATMENT FACILITY

1. The Treatment Entity performs therapeutic activities through a Treatment Facility under the name: "FootMedica". Address data of the Treatment Facility:

2. Within the Treatment Facility, there are separate organizational units:

  1. 1) FootMedica Ogrodowa (01) – at the address: 58 Ogrodowa Street, 00-876 Warsaw;

§5. TYPE OF THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY AND SCOPE OF PROVIDED HEALTH SERVICES

1. The Treatment Entity conducts therapeutic activity of the type of outpatient health services.

2. The Treatment Entity provides outpatient health services in the field of orthopedics, consisting of:

  1. 1) examination of the patient's health condition;
  2. 2) diagnosis of diseases and their prevention;
  3. 3) treatment and rehabilitation of patients;
  4. 4) providing medical advice;
  5. 5) issuing medical opinions and certificates.

3. The Treatment Entity provides outpatient physiotherapy health services consisting of:

  1. 1) functional diagnosis of the patient;
  2. 2) qualifying, planning and conducting physical therapy;
  3. 3) qualifying, planning and conducting kinesitherapy;
  4. 4) qualifying, planning and conducting massage therapy;
  5. 5) selecting medical devices to meet the patient's needs;
  6. 6) teaching patients the use of medical devices;
  7. 7) conducting physioprophylactic activity, which consists in popularizing health-promoting behavior and shaping and maintaining fitness and capacity of people of different ages in order to prevent disability;
  8. 8) issuing opinions and judgments regarding the functional state of people undergoing physiotherapy and the course of the physiotherapy process;
  9. 9) teaching patients the mechanisms of compensation and adaptation to the changed potential of body function and activity.

4. The Treatment Entity provides outpatient health services consisting of collection of material for mycological and bacteriological examinations.

§6. PLACE OF PROVIDING HEALTH SERVICES

The place of providing health services is the organizational units of the Treatment Facility located at: 58 Ogrodowa Street, 00-876 Warsaw.

§7. COURSE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE PROCESS OF PROVIDING HEALTH SERVICES

1. Health services are provided exclusively against payment. The amount of fees for provided health services is determined by the price list set by the Manager, constituting Appendix No. 1 to the Regulations.

2. Health services are provided from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.

3. In justified cases, it is possible to provide health services on other days and hours, after arranging the date with the person providing health services.

4. Health services are provided to patients after prior registration, on the date agreed with the patient.

5. Registration of patients takes place:

  1. 1) directly in the organizational units of the Treatment Facility;
  2. 2) by telephone at: 516 035 040;
  3. 3) by e-mail at: [email protected];
  4. 4) via the Booksy portal.

6. When registering, the patient's name, telephone number and e-mail address of the patient or his/her legal representative must be provided.

7. Patients may register in person or through a legal or factual representative.

8. Payment for health services provided takes place before the service is provided. Available forms of payment are: quick transfer Moment Pay/Booksy Pay, wire transfer, BLIK, cash, debit card, gift card, Medi Installments.

9. Before providing health care services, the patient or his/her legal or actual representative is required to:

  1. 1) present the patient's identity document and provide the patient's data necessary for the proper completion of the medical records (in particular: first and last name, PESEL number and address of residence);
  2. 2) provide all legally required consents;
  3. 3) accept the provisions of the regulations and the personal data processing clause;
  4. 4) provide all information necessary for the proper provision of health services;
  5. 5) present the medical records and test results in their possession;
  6. 6) make payment for the provision of health services.

10. The time of the visit given at registration is the time of commencement of the provision of health services; nevertheless, it may happen that there will be a delay in the commencement of the hour of the visit due to factors beyond the control of the Health Care Provider (e.g., in case of prolongation of the visit of the previous patient, occurrence of force majeure).

11. The patient is required to appear at the place of providing health services 10 minutes before the first appointment time.

12. If the patient is late for the appointment, the appointment is shortened accordingly.

13. The patient may cancel the appointment 24 hours before the appointment time. If the appointment is canceled after this time, the Treatment Entity is entitled to seek compensation from the patient by retaining the prepayment made for the appointment. Each case will be considered individually.

14. Patients who have purchased a package for a series of services or treatments are required to adhere to the established appointments. If the patient does not inform about the inability to use the service on the date indicated in para. 13, the visit is considered as having been made.

15. Patients who have a package for a series of services or treatments and cannot use all the scheduled visits or wish to discontinue the therapy or series of treatments without using the pool available from the purchased package then all available visits within the package are treated as completed and the difference of the paid funds between the used treatments or visits in the package to the unused ones is not refunded.

16. In the event that a visit begins but is not completed for reasons attributable to the patient or the patient's guardian (e.g., due to the inability to examine a child whose parent is unable to calm him or her), the Treatment Entity is entitled to claim payment for the entire appointment in accordance with the price list.

17. If, in the course of the provision of health care, it becomes necessary to provide additional services, their cost is determined individually with the patient in accordance with the current price list, and payment for the health care service provided is made immediately after its provision.

18. In connection with payment for health services provided, the Health Care Entity shall issue a fiscal receipt or invoice in accordance with the applicable regulations in this regard.

§8. QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED

1. Provision of health services shall be carried out ensuring proper availability and quality of such services for patients.

2. The Health Care Entity reserves the right to refuse to provide health care services if:

  1. 1) the patient's condition (including the patient's state of health), makes it impossible to provide the health service or to continue providing it;
  2. 2) it is necessary to provide the health care service by another health care provider;
  3. 3) the patient refuses to make payment for the provision of the health service;
  4. 4) the patient refuses to sign legally required approvals for the provision of health services, required documents or acceptance of rules and regulations;
  5. 5) the patient fails to observe the basic rules of culture and good manners, violating the personal dignity of the personnel of the Health Care Entity.

3. If the provision of health services in the field of physiotherapy is performed on the basis of a doctor's order, a physiotherapist who has reasonable doubts about the doctor's orders has the right to demand from the doctor who gave the order to justify the need for its implementation. In such a situation, the physiotherapist also has the right to refuse to provide a particular service. The physiotherapist shall justify the refusal to provide the service in the medical records and inform the ordering physician about it.

4. Health services in the Medical Entity are provided by persons authorized to do so under separate legal regulations, in particular, the Act of September 25, 2015 on the profession of physiotherapist, the Act of December 5, 1996 on the professions of physician and dentist, and having the appropriate qualifications.

5. Health services are provided with due diligence, in accordance with the principles of professional ethics, respect for the rights of the patient, attention to his safety and using the indications of current medical knowledge.

6. All employees of the Medical Entity (including persons cooperating with the Medical Entity) are obligated to comply with the provisions of the Regulations.

§9. METHOD OF MANAGING THE MEDICAL ENTITY

1. The Treatment Entity is managed by the Manager.

2. The Head of the Treatment Facility is the Management of the company "FOOTMEDICA SP. Z O.O. WITH HEADQUARTERS IN WARSAW".

3. The Manager manages the affairs of the Medical Entity and represents it externally and performs other duties arising from generally applicable laws, in particular:

  1. 1) organizes and directs the work of the Medical Entity;
  2. 2) ensures compliance in the Medical Entity with the provisions of the law, which are the basis for the operation of the Medical Entity;
  3. 3) ensures compliance at the Treatment Entity with the regulations on personal data protection;
  4. 4) enters into contracts in the name and on behalf of the Medical Entity;

4. All decisions concerning the Treatment Entity are made by the Manager independently.

5. The Manager may entrust certain management activities of the Medical Entity to other persons on the basis of relevant agreements or powers of attorney.

§10. ORGANIZATION AND TASKS OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND CONDITIONS OF THEIR INTERACTION

1. The organizational units of the Treatment Facility are staffed by: physicians, and physiotherapists (hereinafter: "Medical Staff") reporting directly to the Manager.

2. The tasks of doctors include, in particular:

  1. 1) admitting the patient, interviewing the patient to plan treatment;
  2. 2) consulting the patient;
  3. 3) carrying out the planned treatment;
  4. 4) revising or changing the treatment, if necessary;
  5. 5) stage or final evaluation of treatment;
  6. 6) maintaining medical records in accordance with legal regulations.

3. The tasks of physiotherapists include, in particular:

  1. 1) admission of the patient, functional examination and interviewing the patient to plan the physiotherapeutic treatment;
  2. 2) consultation of the patient;
  3. 3) execution of the planned physiotherapeutic procedure;
  4. 4) revision or modification of the physiotherapeutic procedure, if necessary;
  5. 5) stage or final evaluation of the physiotherapeutic procedure;
  6. 6) maintaining medical records in accordance with legal regulations.

4. The tasks of all Medical Personnel include, in particular:

  1. 1) starting work on time according to the established schedule of visits;
  2. 2) maintaining medical records in accordance with applicable laws and the guidelines of the Medical Entity;
  3. 3) verifying the appointment schedule to exclude the possibility of missing a patient's appointment;
  4. 4) informing in writing about problems arising in the performance of health services, including disputes with patients in connection with the provision of health services;
  5. 5) adhering to the security rules of the Treatment Provider's IT system (logging in, logging out at the end of the visit, and not providing login information to third parties);
  6. 6) verifying the identity of the patient attending the appointment;
  7. 7) informing patients about surcharges for additional services performed and the need to pay them;
  8. 8) wearing appropriate medical clothing with name, surname and function at the Treatment Facility;
  9. 9) participating in training sessions organized by the Medical Entity.

5. Medical Personnel are prohibited from:

  1. 1) collecting any fees from patients or their families for the performance of medical services in addition to the fees collected by the Medical Entity;
  2. 2) receiving sales representatives of pharmaceutical companies and other entities with a similar business profile – without the prior approval of the Manager;
  3. 3) unreasonably shortening the duration of visits;
  4. 4) providing health care services to unregistered patients, except as provided in Article 30 of the Act of December 5, 1996 on the professions of physician and dentist;
  5. 5) transferring any patient data to entities or third parties that do not cooperate with the Medical Entity.

6. The organizational units shall cooperate with each other to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the entity in terms of diagnostic and therapeutic, nursing, rehabilitation and administrative and economic matters.

7. Organizational matters, in particular, issuing fiscal receipts, preparing and issuing invoices, registering patients and scheduling patient appointments, providing information to patients are handled by the reception staff and other authorized persons.

§11. CONDITIONS OF COOPERATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES PERFORMING MEDICAL ACTIVITY

1. The Treatment Entity shall, if necessary, cooperate with other entities performing therapeutic activity, as well as with representatives of other medical professions, in order to ensure the correctness and continuity of the process of providing health services.

2. Detailed conditions for cooperation of the Treatment Entity with other entities performing therapeutic activity and with other entities are determined by generally applicable laws, and, if necessary, by agreements, concluded with these entities.

§12. COMPLAINTS

1. The patient may file a complaint within 14 days of the examination or consultation. Complaints can be sent by email to [email protected], by regular mail to: FootMedica 58 Ogrodowa St., 00-876 Warsaw, or submitted in person in writing at the Entity's office. Complaints should contain the following data: patient's name, date of visit, type of service, what the complaint concerns, what the patient's expectations are.

2. Complaints are processed within 14 working days from the date of receipt of the letter. The answer is sent to the e-mail address provided.

§13. SHARING OF MEDICAL RECORDS

1. The Treatment Entity shall maintain, store and provide access to medical records of persons receiving health care services in accordance with the principles set forth in the provisions of the law, in particular the Act of November 6, 2008 on Patient's Rights and Ombudsman for Patient's Rights and its implementing regulations.

2. The Treatment Entity shall ensure the protection of the data contained in the medical records.

3. Medical records are made available to the patient and other entities and persons indicated in the Act of November 6, 2008 on Patient's Rights and Ombudsman for Patient's Rights.

4. Medical records are kept for the period provided by law.

5. The amount of fees for providing access to medical records is specified in Appendix No. 2 to the Regulations.

§14. MONITORING

1. In order to ensure the safety of patients and employees of the Treatment Facility, (including persons cooperating with the Treatment Facility), there is 24-hour monitoring of public areas in the Treatment Facility, which includes the reception area and waiting rooms.

2. The monitoring referred to in paragraph 1 above is carried out by means of image recording devices (video monitoring). No sound is recorded as part of the Monitoring.

3. Personal data obtained in the course of Monitoring is processed for the purpose of ensuring the safety of patients and employees and associates of the Medical Entity.

4. Recordings obtained in the course of Monitoring are stored for a period of no more than 3 months. After the expiration of this period, image recordings obtained in the course of Monitoring containing personal data shall be destroyed, unless otherwise stipulated by separate regulations.

5. Recordings recorded during the course of Monitoring may be made available to third parties only on the basis of applicable laws.

6. The Manager shall inform patients and employees and associates of the Medical Entity about the conduct of Monitoring, in a manner consistent with the provisions of generally applicable law, and in particular by acquainting them with the relevant clause of the obligation to provide information.

§15. FINAL PROVISIONS

1. Amendments to the Regulations shall be made by the Manager in writing, specifying the effective date of the amendments.

2. The following appendices listed herein are an integral part of the Regulations:

  1. 1) Appendix No. 1 – PRICE LIST OF FEES FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES;
  2. 2) Appendix No. 2 – PRICE LIST OF FEES FOR MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION.

3. All employees of the Health Care Entity, as well as persons performing health services for the Health Care Entity under civil law contracts, patients of the Health Care Entity, visitors and other persons staying on the premises of the Health Care Entity in connection with the process of providing health services, are obliged to observe the Regulations.

4. In matters not regulated in the Regulations, the provisions of generally applicable law shall apply, in particular the Act of April 15, 2011 on medical activity, the Act of September 25, 2015 on the profession of physiotherapist, the Act of December 5, 1996 on the professions of physician and dentist, the Act of November 6, 2008 on the rights of the patient and the Ombudsman for Patient Rights, the executive acts to these acts and other provisions of generally applicable law.

5. The Regulations shall enter into force as of 01.01.2024.


Attachment No. 1 to the ORGANIZATION REGULATIONS

PRICE LIST OF FEES FOR HEALTH SERVICES
provided by "FOOTMEDICA SP. Z O.O. WITH HEADQUARTERS IN WARSAW"

Price list – Podology and Physiotherapy Clinic in Warsaw – FootMedica. Details available on the website and at the Entity's office.

Attachment No. 2 to the ORGANIZATION REGULATIONS

PRICE LIST OF FEES FOR MEDICAL RECORDS
made available by "FOOTMEDICA SP. Z O.O. WITH HEADQUARTERS IN WARSAW"

Method of disclosureFee for disclosure
1. Copy of medical documentationPLN 0.53 per page
2. Printout of medical recordsPLN 0.53 per page
3. Certified copy of medical recordsPLN 15.08 per page
4. Extract of medical recordsPLN 15.08 per page
5. On a computer data carrier (CD or DVD)PLN 3.02
6. First access to medical records in the form of a copy, printout, certified copy or extract or on a computer data carrierfree of charge