Health Information Law 1 - Final Exam
with complete solutions 2025/2026
Who does the Privacy Legislation Affect? (5) - correct answer ✔✔1. All employees
2. Healthcare providers
3. Students
4. Contractors
5. Volunteers
What can not knowing or following what is required of you as a health professional result in? (3)
- correct answer ✔✔1. Loss of employment
2. Loss of professional designation
3. Large fine given by the Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner
Who do Privacy Laws Protect (2) - correct answer ✔✔1. Us (MOA, Unit Clerk)
2. Patients (rights too have info remain confidential)
Who can Share Health Information - correct answer ✔✔Healthcare providers
Advantages of Sharing Information - correct answer ✔✔Makes patient care easier & more
efficient
What Organizations do Healthcare Providers Share Information With (5) - correct answer ✔✔1.
Billing organizations
2. Medical researchers
3. Hospitals
, 4. Professional organizations
5. Patients
Confidentiality Responsibilities of All Health Professionals & Anyone Associated - correct answer
✔✔safeguard the privacy of patients & protect the confidentiality of health info
What is the Privacy Legislation? - correct answer ✔✔Laws to protect patients & ensure all
healthcare workers consistently abide by the same rules & regulations
Who Must Consistently Abide by the Privacy Legislation (rules & regulations) (5) - correct
answer ✔✔1. Federal government
2. The provinces
3. Health regions
4. Hospitals
5. Professional organizations
Example of legal documents in healthcare - correct answer ✔✔Health records
The Rule of Law - correct answer ✔✔Everyone is equal under the law, no matter who you are.
Where does Canada Obtain its Legal System & Most Laws From? - correct answer ✔✔England
with some differences in Quebec
Rule of Precedent - correct answer ✔✔judges are expected to consider decisions in past similar
cases - at least until a higher court potentially changed them
Other words for "Code" (2) - correct answer ✔✔1. Legislation
2. Statute
with complete solutions 2025/2026
Who does the Privacy Legislation Affect? (5) - correct answer ✔✔1. All employees
2. Healthcare providers
3. Students
4. Contractors
5. Volunteers
What can not knowing or following what is required of you as a health professional result in? (3)
- correct answer ✔✔1. Loss of employment
2. Loss of professional designation
3. Large fine given by the Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner
Who do Privacy Laws Protect (2) - correct answer ✔✔1. Us (MOA, Unit Clerk)
2. Patients (rights too have info remain confidential)
Who can Share Health Information - correct answer ✔✔Healthcare providers
Advantages of Sharing Information - correct answer ✔✔Makes patient care easier & more
efficient
What Organizations do Healthcare Providers Share Information With (5) - correct answer ✔✔1.
Billing organizations
2. Medical researchers
3. Hospitals
, 4. Professional organizations
5. Patients
Confidentiality Responsibilities of All Health Professionals & Anyone Associated - correct answer
✔✔safeguard the privacy of patients & protect the confidentiality of health info
What is the Privacy Legislation? - correct answer ✔✔Laws to protect patients & ensure all
healthcare workers consistently abide by the same rules & regulations
Who Must Consistently Abide by the Privacy Legislation (rules & regulations) (5) - correct
answer ✔✔1. Federal government
2. The provinces
3. Health regions
4. Hospitals
5. Professional organizations
Example of legal documents in healthcare - correct answer ✔✔Health records
The Rule of Law - correct answer ✔✔Everyone is equal under the law, no matter who you are.
Where does Canada Obtain its Legal System & Most Laws From? - correct answer ✔✔England
with some differences in Quebec
Rule of Precedent - correct answer ✔✔judges are expected to consider decisions in past similar
cases - at least until a higher court potentially changed them
Other words for "Code" (2) - correct answer ✔✔1. Legislation
2. Statute
