QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 .
, A covered entity is training its workforce on the HIPAA Privacy Rule. It has scheduled all of
its paid employees to attend training sessions. This covered entity has scheduled everyone that
needs to receive training. ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER False
1. The HIPAA Security Rule applies to all types of PHI, including information disclosed
verbally. ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER False
2. To be PHI, information must directly name the individual that the informa-tion is about. ✓✓
CORRECT ANSWER False
3. When a request is received for an MRI report, only the written report should be sent and not
the images, orders and any notes that mention the reason for the MRI ✓✓ CORRECT
ANSWER True
4. A limited data set does not receive HIPAA Privacy Rule protection. ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER
False
5. Covered entities consist only of healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare
clearinghouses. ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER True
6. Preemption requires compliance with state law when a federal law and state law conflict with one
another ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER False
7. Drug and alcohol abuse treatment records received protection under feder-al law prior to the
HIPAA Privacy Rule. ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER True
8. By definition, a designated record set includes billing records. ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER
True