Page 1 of 80
CPSS TEST- OPHTHALMOLOGY 2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS
HIPAA stands for
a. Health Information Portability and Accountability Act
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
c. Health Insurance Protection and Activity Act
d. Home Information Protection and Accountability Act. - CORRECT
ANSWER -b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
One primary change included in the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule of 2013
requires a business associate of the covered entity (physician practice) to sign
a Business Associate Agreement with:
a. Subcontractors of professional associations
b. Subcontractors of business associates
c. Subcontractors of optometrists
d. Subcontractors of affiliated hospitals - CORRECT ANSWER -b.
Subcontractors of business associates
, Page 2 of 80
T/F. According to the regulations contained in the Omnibus Final Rule of 2013,
a patient has the right to receive a copy of his or her medical record in an
electronic format if the associated provider utilizes electronic health records. -
CORRECT ANSWER -True
Covered entities under HIPAA include:
a. Lawyers
b. Health care providers
c. Health care facilities
d. Librarians
e. a and d.
f. b and c. - CORRECT ANSWER -b and c.
Health care providers and Health care facilities
Protected Health Information (PHI) includes:
a. Demographic information on individuals
b. Insurance eligibility and coverage information
c. Billing records, claims data, referral authorizations
d. Medical records, diagnosis, genetic information, and testing
e. c and d
f. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER -f. All of the above.
T/F. Entities covered under HIPAA are required to develop a Notice of Privacy
Practices (NPP) and must make these available to individuals accessing
services through the entity. - CORRECT ANSWER -True
, Page 3 of 80
Which of the following disclosures require signed permission from the
individual whose PHI is being requested?
a. Referrals to physicians
b. Consultations between physicians treating individuals
c. Information requested by an attorney without a subpoena
d. Information requested by insurance companies for payment purposes. -
CORRECT ANSWER -c. Information requested by an attorney
without a subpoena
T/F. Patient names on a sign-in form are considered an intentional breach of
PHI. - CORRECT ANSWER -False; incidental breach
T/F. Under the HITECH Act, the Breach Notification Act does NOT require
notification to HHS of the intentional or unintentional disclosure of PHI to
unapproved entities on an annual basis unless the breach has affected more
than 500 individuals. - CORRECT ANSWER -False
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) must be updated in 2013 to include which of
the following?
a. Names of the owners of the covered entity
b. Names of companies that have access to PHI
c. Patient's right to restrict disclosures of PHI to a health plan when the patient
pays out of pocket and in full for the health care item or service.
, Page 4 of 80
d. Profitability of the covered entity. - CORRECT ANSWER -c.
Patient's right to restrict disclosures of PHI to a health plan when the patient
pays out of pocket and in full for the health care item or service.
If an individual or staff member has a complaint regarding the use of PHI, the
individual must speak with the facility's:
a. Manager
b. Owner
c. Maintenance coordinator
d. Privacy Officer
e. Chief Physician - CORRECT ANSWER -d. Privacy officer.
Which of the following is NOT an administrative safeguard requirement?
a. Designating a privacy officer
b. Developing a cost analysis of HIPAA requirements.
c. Obtaining HIPAA-compliant business associate agreements for
subcontractors
d. Establishing procedures to prevent terminated employees from obtaining
access to confidential information after termination - CORRECT
ANSWER -b. Developing a cost analysis of HIPAA requirements.
Physical safeguards do NOT include which of the following?
a. Posting PHI on a white board in the facility
b. Storage of PHI in a secure place
c. Shredding of PHI
CPSS TEST- OPHTHALMOLOGY 2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS
HIPAA stands for
a. Health Information Portability and Accountability Act
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
c. Health Insurance Protection and Activity Act
d. Home Information Protection and Accountability Act. - CORRECT
ANSWER -b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
One primary change included in the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule of 2013
requires a business associate of the covered entity (physician practice) to sign
a Business Associate Agreement with:
a. Subcontractors of professional associations
b. Subcontractors of business associates
c. Subcontractors of optometrists
d. Subcontractors of affiliated hospitals - CORRECT ANSWER -b.
Subcontractors of business associates
, Page 2 of 80
T/F. According to the regulations contained in the Omnibus Final Rule of 2013,
a patient has the right to receive a copy of his or her medical record in an
electronic format if the associated provider utilizes electronic health records. -
CORRECT ANSWER -True
Covered entities under HIPAA include:
a. Lawyers
b. Health care providers
c. Health care facilities
d. Librarians
e. a and d.
f. b and c. - CORRECT ANSWER -b and c.
Health care providers and Health care facilities
Protected Health Information (PHI) includes:
a. Demographic information on individuals
b. Insurance eligibility and coverage information
c. Billing records, claims data, referral authorizations
d. Medical records, diagnosis, genetic information, and testing
e. c and d
f. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER -f. All of the above.
T/F. Entities covered under HIPAA are required to develop a Notice of Privacy
Practices (NPP) and must make these available to individuals accessing
services through the entity. - CORRECT ANSWER -True
, Page 3 of 80
Which of the following disclosures require signed permission from the
individual whose PHI is being requested?
a. Referrals to physicians
b. Consultations between physicians treating individuals
c. Information requested by an attorney without a subpoena
d. Information requested by insurance companies for payment purposes. -
CORRECT ANSWER -c. Information requested by an attorney
without a subpoena
T/F. Patient names on a sign-in form are considered an intentional breach of
PHI. - CORRECT ANSWER -False; incidental breach
T/F. Under the HITECH Act, the Breach Notification Act does NOT require
notification to HHS of the intentional or unintentional disclosure of PHI to
unapproved entities on an annual basis unless the breach has affected more
than 500 individuals. - CORRECT ANSWER -False
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) must be updated in 2013 to include which of
the following?
a. Names of the owners of the covered entity
b. Names of companies that have access to PHI
c. Patient's right to restrict disclosures of PHI to a health plan when the patient
pays out of pocket and in full for the health care item or service.
, Page 4 of 80
d. Profitability of the covered entity. - CORRECT ANSWER -c.
Patient's right to restrict disclosures of PHI to a health plan when the patient
pays out of pocket and in full for the health care item or service.
If an individual or staff member has a complaint regarding the use of PHI, the
individual must speak with the facility's:
a. Manager
b. Owner
c. Maintenance coordinator
d. Privacy Officer
e. Chief Physician - CORRECT ANSWER -d. Privacy officer.
Which of the following is NOT an administrative safeguard requirement?
a. Designating a privacy officer
b. Developing a cost analysis of HIPAA requirements.
c. Obtaining HIPAA-compliant business associate agreements for
subcontractors
d. Establishing procedures to prevent terminated employees from obtaining
access to confidential information after termination - CORRECT
ANSWER -b. Developing a cost analysis of HIPAA requirements.
Physical safeguards do NOT include which of the following?
a. Posting PHI on a white board in the facility
b. Storage of PHI in a secure place
c. Shredding of PHI
