HIPAA QUIZ WITH ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS (UPDATED TO PASS)
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? Correct answer-When the patient agrees
or does not object
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. Correct answer-True
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. Correct answer-False
True or False: A health care provider may give information regarding a patient's drug dosage to the
patient's health aide who calls the provider with questions about the particular prescription.
Correct answer-True
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? Correct answer-Yes
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? Correct answer-True
If you receive a request from a trusted co-worker to share more PHI/PII than necessary to answer a
question, what is your best response? Correct answer-Indicate that only the minimum necessary
information can be shared and work to provide only the information necessary to answer the
question.
A hospital or physician practice is required to protect the privacy of health information in what form?
Correct answer-Any form - verbal, paper, and/or electronic
In situations where there is a breach of PHI, what is required by HIPAA? Correct answer-All of the
above
Contrary to policy, an employee looks in the electronic medical record of a celebrity to determine the
reason for the celebrity's recent hospitalization. While dining in the cafeteria, the employee's
manager overhears the employee telling a co-worker about the celebrity. The BEST next step for the
manager is to Correct answer-Explain to the employee that sharing the celebrity's hospitalization
information with others is an inappropriate disclosure of PHI and report the incident to the Privacy
Official and Human Resources for further follow-up.
Fill in the blank: If there is a PHI breach, patients must be notified in writing within __ days of the
date that anyone in the organization became aware of the incident. Correct answer-60 Days
True or False: "Minimum necessary" means, when PHI is used, disclosed, or requested, reasonable
efforts must be taken to determine how much information will be sufficient to serve the intended
purpose. Correct answer-True
ANSWERS (UPDATED TO PASS)
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? Correct answer-When the patient agrees
or does not object
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. Correct answer-True
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. Correct answer-False
True or False: A health care provider may give information regarding a patient's drug dosage to the
patient's health aide who calls the provider with questions about the particular prescription.
Correct answer-True
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? Correct answer-Yes
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? Correct answer-True
If you receive a request from a trusted co-worker to share more PHI/PII than necessary to answer a
question, what is your best response? Correct answer-Indicate that only the minimum necessary
information can be shared and work to provide only the information necessary to answer the
question.
A hospital or physician practice is required to protect the privacy of health information in what form?
Correct answer-Any form - verbal, paper, and/or electronic
In situations where there is a breach of PHI, what is required by HIPAA? Correct answer-All of the
above
Contrary to policy, an employee looks in the electronic medical record of a celebrity to determine the
reason for the celebrity's recent hospitalization. While dining in the cafeteria, the employee's
manager overhears the employee telling a co-worker about the celebrity. The BEST next step for the
manager is to Correct answer-Explain to the employee that sharing the celebrity's hospitalization
information with others is an inappropriate disclosure of PHI and report the incident to the Privacy
Official and Human Resources for further follow-up.
Fill in the blank: If there is a PHI breach, patients must be notified in writing within __ days of the
date that anyone in the organization became aware of the incident. Correct answer-60 Days
True or False: "Minimum necessary" means, when PHI is used, disclosed, or requested, reasonable
efforts must be taken to determine how much information will be sufficient to serve the intended
purpose. Correct answer-True
