Appointment, Payment and Privacy Policies

Payment Policies

Payment is expected at time of service, typically at the end of your session. No exceptions.

Preferred Pay Method: Cash, Check

Payment Options:

  • Credit - Debit Card:  Mastercard, Visa, AmEx, Discover 

    • HSA, FSA debit cards

    • PayPal, Venmo  

  • Gift Certificate

  • Prepaid Voucher

New clients are required to prepay with debit-credit card or Venmo, PayPal

Established, returning or regular clients may choose an option above.

If you incur a Late Cancel or No Show Fee, your account will be charged using your card on file. Paying by debit-credit card authorizes the practice to make your card the default payment for such charges.

Insurance Coverage: It’s Complicated

In New York State, currently the only way to get insurance coverage for Massage or any Manual Therapy, is under the state’s No Fault Auto Insurance law.

This requires a doctor’s written prescription (state Rx form) for Medical Massage as medically necessary part of treatment plan. However, coverage is not guaranteed and is out of the practice’s control.

Insurance Assignment:

If you request that the practice agree to Insurance Assignment (the insurer pays the practice directly, you have no out-of-paocket cost) the required and appropriate information will be gathered, forms completed and submitted by the practice at no cost.

Acceptance of Insurance Assignment is dependent on your carrier. Some carriers are very difficult and expensive to work with and do not pay timely. The practice reserves the right to decline Insurance Assignment based on your coverage.

Cost Savings

Because Manual Therapy is not covered by health insurance, here are three cost saving options:

HSA, FSA debit cards 

This payment method results in no out-of-pocket cost. Use if available.

The Membership Plan offers a 20% discount  

Series Packages: Multiple sessions packages at a discount (link)

• As a healthcare provider, Nick Clidas Integrated Manual Therapysis bound by the same privacy rules as your doctor, counselor or attorney, under the Federal Health Information 

Privacy and Portability Act (HIPPA) regulations.

• Your email address and phone number are collected for communication pruposes only. including appointment 

confirmation, reminders, newsletters, announcements and special offers. Your contact information will never be sold to third parties,

• All personal information, health and treatment information is encrypted and stored as required, in digital format behind multiple firewalls.  

• All session and SOAP Notes are transcribed and stored digitally securely off-site behind multi[e firewalls.

• Only you and your Massage Therapist can access this information.

• Changes to these policies will be sent to you electronically (via email or text message) beofore they go into effect.

• Should the parent company -  Nick Clidas Enterprises - be sold, you will be notified and have the opportunity to opt out of the transfer of Customer Lists 

and information to new owner.