RSV BEHAVIOR GROUP LLC
RSV BEHAVIOR GROUP LLC
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
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.
Effective Date: September 2, 2026
Who We Are
RSV Behavior Group LLC ("RSV," "we," "us," or "our") is an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) provider located in Miami, Florida. This Notice applies to RSV Behavior Group LLC and all of its workforce members, including employees, contractors, and volunteers who provide services on our behalf.
Because most of our clients are minors, references to "you" in this Notice include the client and the client's parent, legal guardian, or other personal representative authorized under law to make health care decisions for the client.
Our Duties
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information ("PHI"), to provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your PHI, and to notify you following a breach of your unsecured PHI. We are required to follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect.
We reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice and to make the new Notice effective for all PHI we maintain, including PHI created or received before the change. If we make a material change, we will post the revised Notice in our office and on our website, and we will provide a copy upon request.
How We May Use and Disclose Your PHI Without Your Written Authorization
Treatment. We may use and disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, and manage your care. Example: our Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) may share your child's behavior plan and session data with the Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) delivering services, or with your child's pediatrician or school team when coordination of care is needed.
Payment. We may use and disclose your PHI to obtain payment for services. Example: we submit claims containing dates of service, service codes, and diagnosis information to Florida Medicaid, a Medicaid managed care plan, or another payer, and we may respond to their requests for records to verify the services billed.
Health Care Operations. We may use and disclose your PHI for our internal operations. Example: reviewing the quality of services, training staff, conducting compliance and audit activities, and general administrative functions.
We may also use or disclose your PHI without your authorization in the following circumstances, to the extent permitted or required by law:
• As required by law: when federal, state, or local law requires the disclosure.
• Public health activities: to public health authorities for purposes such as preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability.
• Reports of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence: to a government authority authorized by law to receive such reports, including reports required under Florida law for suspected child abuse or neglect.
• Health oversight activities: to agencies that oversee the health care system and government benefit programs, such as the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), Medicaid program integrity units, the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for audits, investigations, inspections, and licensure.
• Judicial and administrative proceedings: in response to a court or administrative order, or in response to a subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process when required safeguards are met.
• Law enforcement: to law enforcement officials for limited purposes permitted by law.
• To avert a serious threat: when necessary to prevent a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.
• Business associates: to third parties that perform services for us (such as billing, records, or IT vendors) under written agreements requiring them to protect your PHI.
• Individuals involved in your care: to a family member, relative, or close personal friend involved in the client's care or payment for care, when you agree or, in an emergency, when we determine it is in the client's best interest.
• Appointment reminders and service information: to contact you about appointments, scheduling, or treatment alternatives and services we offer.
• Workers' compensation, military, national security, and correctional institutions: as permitted by law.
• Research: under limited circumstances, with an approved waiver of authorization or when required protections are in place.
• Coroners, medical examiners, funeral directors, and organ donation: as permitted by law.
Uses and Disclosures That Require Your Written Authorization
The following uses and disclosures will be made only with your written authorization:
• Psychotherapy notes (where applicable), except as otherwise permitted by law.
• Marketing communications, except as permitted by the Privacy Rule.
• Sale of your PHI.
Any other use or disclosure of your PHI not described in this Notice will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke an authorization at any time by notifying us in writing, except to the extent we have already taken action in reliance on it.
Florida and Other More Stringent Laws
Where Florida law or another applicable law provides greater privacy protection than HIPAA — for example, for certain mental health, substance use disorder, or minor's records — we will follow the more stringent law.
Your Rights Regarding Your PHI
You have the following rights. To exercise any of these rights, contact our Privacy Officer using the information at the end of this Notice.
• Right to request restrictions. You may ask us to restrict how we use or disclose your PHI for treatment, payment, or health care operations, or to family members and others involved in your care. We are not required to agree to a requested restriction, except that we must agree to restrict disclosure to a health plan for payment or health care operations purposes if the PHI relates solely to a health care item or service for which you, or someone on your behalf other than the health plan, has paid us in full, and the disclosure is not otherwise required by law.
• Right to confidential communications. You may ask us to communicate with you by alternative means or at an alternative location (for example, only by mail to a specific address or only by a specific phone number). We will accommodate reasonable requests.
• Right to inspect and copy. You may request to inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI in our designated record set, in the form and format you request if readily producible. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee for copies. In limited circumstances we may deny access; if so, you may request a review of that denial.
• Right to amend. You may request that we amend PHI you believe is inaccurate or incomplete. We may deny your request in certain circumstances, and you may submit a written statement of disagreement.
• Right to an accounting of disclosures. You may request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your PHI in the six years before your request, other than disclosures for treatment, payment, health care operations, and certain other exceptions.
• Right to a paper copy of this Notice. You may obtain a paper copy of this Notice at any time upon request, even if you agreed to receive it electronically. A copy is available in our office and on our website.
• Right to be notified of a breach. We will notify you if a breach of your unsecured PHI occurs, as required by law.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We will not retaliate against you in any way for filing a complaint.
To file a complaint with us: submit it in writing to our Privacy Officer at the address below, or by email. Please describe the concern and the date(s) involved. We will review and respond in writing.
To file a complaint with HHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201; telephone 1-800-368-1019 (TDD 1-800-537-7697); online at www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints.
Contact Information
For more information about this Notice, our privacy practices, or to exercise any of your rights:
Privacy Officer
RSV Behavior Group LLC
12150 SW 128th Court, Suite 230, Miami, FL 33186
Telephone: (786) 227-6081
Email: rsvbehavior@gmail.com
This Notice is effective as of the date stated above and remains in effect until replaced.