HIPAA NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES (NPP)

HIPAA NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES (NPP)

Firefly Medical Group PLLC d/b/a Firefly Medical Effective Date: December 2025

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.

Firefly Medical Group PLLC (“Firefly Medical,” “we,” “us,” “our”) is committed to protecting your protected health information (“PHI”).

PHI includes information that identifies you and relates to your care.

1. Our Responsibilities

  • Maintain the privacy and security of your PHI.

  • Follow this Notice

  • Notify you of any breach of unsecured PHI

  • Provide this Notice and information about your rights

2. How We Use and Disclose PHI

We may use or disclose PHI without authorization for:

  • Treatment: providing or coordinating your care

  • Payment: billing and payment activities

  • Healthcare operations: administration, quality improvement, training, and compliance

3. Other Uses and Disclosures Permitted or Required by Law

We may disclose PHI for:

  • Public health reporting

  • Abuse, neglect, or domestic violence reporting

  • Health oversight activities

  • Law enforcement requests

  • Judicial or administrative proceedings

  • Workers’ compensation

  • Research under required safeguards

  • Serious threats to health or safety

  • Specialized government functions (military, national security)

4. Uses and Disclosures Requiring Written Authorization

We will not use or disclose PHI for:

  • Marketing

  • Sale of PHI

  • Psychotherapy notes (if applicable)

You may revoke an authorization at any time in writing.

5. Your Rights Regarding PHI

You have the right to:

  • Access: Request a copy of your PHI

  • Amend: Request corrections to your PHI

  • Confidential communications: Request contact in a specific way

  • Restrictions: Request limits on PHI use or disclosure

  • Accounting: Request a list of disclosures in the past six years

  • Copy of Notice: Request a printed copy of this Notice at any time Contact our Privacy Officer to exercise these rights.

6. Changes to This Notice

Updates apply to all PHI we maintain. Updates will be posted to this Website.

7. Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights were violated, you may file a complaint with:

Privacy Officer

Firefly Medical Group PLLC

Email: privacy@fireflymedical.net

Or with:

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – Office for Civil Rights

You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.

8. Contact Information

For questions or requests related to this Notice, contact:

privacy@fireflymedical.net