HIPAA Patient Rights Under HIPAA 5

Question 1

A patient requests electronic copies of their PHI from a covered entity that maintains an EHR. The entity must provide the records:

Accepted Answer

In the electronic format the patient requests if readily producible

Answer

Under the HIPAA right of access, entities with EHRs must provide electronic copies in the patient's requested format if it is readily producible.

Question 2

A patient submits a restriction request asking a hospital not to share their PHI with family members. The hospital may voluntarily agree, but if it does, it is then:

Accepted Answer

Bound by the restriction and must honor it

Answer

If a covered entity voluntarily agrees to a restriction it was not required to honor, it is legally bound to comply with it.

Question 3

Which of the following scenarios BEST illustrates the right to confidential communications?

Accepted Answer

A patient asks the provider to call them at their work number rather than home

Answer

Requesting an alternative contact number is a classic example of exercising the right to confidential communications.

Question 4

Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, how many free accountings of disclosures is a patient entitled to receive per 12-month period?

Accepted Answer

One

Answer

Patients are entitled to one free accounting per 12-month period; subsequent requests in the same period may incur a fee.

Question 5

A hospital refuses to provide a patient's records because the patient owes an outstanding balance. Is this permissible under HIPAA?

Accepted Answer

No, the right to access PHI cannot be conditioned on payment of outstanding balances

Answer

HIPAA does not permit covered entities to withhold PHI access simply because a patient has an unpaid balance.

HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Practice Test

HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Practice Test

HIPAA Patient Rights Under HIPAA 5