HIPAA QUIZ Exam Questions and Answers
1. If the patient is present and has the capacity to make health care
decisions, when does HIPAA allow a health care provider to discuss
the patient's health information with the patient's family, friends, or
others involved in the patient's care or payment for care?
Answer When the patient agrees or does not object
2. True or False
A doctor may give information about a patient's mobility
limitations to the patient's sister who is driving the patient home
from the hospital.
Answer True
3. True or False
If the patient is not present or is incapacitated, a health care
provider may not share the patient's health information with family,
friends, or others involved in the patient's care or payment for care.
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, Answer False
4. True or False
A health care provider may give information regarding a pa- tient's
drug dosage to the patient's health aide who calls the provider
with questions about the particular prescription.
Answer True
5. Does HIPAA require that a health care provider document a
patient's decision to allow the provider to share his or her health
information with a family member, friend, or other person
involved in the patient's care or payment for care?
Answer Yes
6. True or False
A health care provider may discuss a patient's health information over
the phone with the patient's family, friends, or others involved in the
patient's care or payment for care without proof of who the person
is?
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1. If the patient is present and has the capacity to make health care
decisions, when does HIPAA allow a health care provider to discuss
the patient's health information with the patient's family, friends, or
others involved in the patient's care or payment for care?
Answer When the patient agrees or does not object
2. True or False
A doctor may give information about a patient's mobility
limitations to the patient's sister who is driving the patient home
from the hospital.
Answer True
3. True or False
If the patient is not present or is incapacitated, a health care
provider may not share the patient's health information with family,
friends, or others involved in the patient's care or payment for care.
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, Answer False
4. True or False
A health care provider may give information regarding a pa- tient's
drug dosage to the patient's health aide who calls the provider
with questions about the particular prescription.
Answer True
5. Does HIPAA require that a health care provider document a
patient's decision to allow the provider to share his or her health
information with a family member, friend, or other person
involved in the patient's care or payment for care?
Answer Yes
6. True or False
A health care provider may discuss a patient's health information over
the phone with the patient's family, friends, or others involved in the
patient's care or payment for care without proof of who the person
is?
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