HIPAA Practice Exam – Healthcare Compliance – 2026 – Study and Test
Preparation Guide
When did HIPAA Become law? - correct answer ✔✔ August 21, 1996
What does the acronym HIPAA mean? - correct answer ✔✔ Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996.
What are other names for HIPAA? - correct answer ✔✔ 1) Public Law 104-194 (H.R. 3103)
2) The Kennedy Kassebaum Bill
Why was HIPAA passed? - correct answer ✔✔ a. Improve portability and continuity of health
insurance coverage.
b. Combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery
c. Promote the use of medical savings accounts
d. Improve access to long term health care coverage
e. Simplify the administration of health insurance
Which Title is "The Heart of HIPPA legislation?" - correct answer ✔✔ Title II Administrative
Simplification
What is the purpose of HIPAA? - correct answer ✔✔ To standardize Health care transactions as
well as rules which protect the privacy and security of health information.
When was the final "Privacy Rule published? - correct answer ✔✔ April 14, 2001
When was the final Security Rule published? - correct answer ✔✔ February 20, 2003
, How has HIPAA impacted the Health care industry? - correct answer ✔✔ - Standardization of
transactions to electronic for administrative and financial health care transactions.
- Unique health identifiers for employers, health plans,health care providers and individuals
- Security standards protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Individually
Identifiable Health Information (IIHI).
What is a covered entity (CE)? - correct answer ✔✔ Health Plans, Medicare prescription drug
card sponsors, health care clearing houses, most health care providers, and Business Associates
(BA's).
How many Titles is HIPAA divided into? - correct answer ✔✔ 5 titles
Identify each Title and define their meaning. - correct answer ✔✔ Title I - Ensures and enhances
insurance access, portability, and renewability for working Americans and their families.
-It Increases the ability to get health coverage when starting a new job
-It reduces the probability of losing existing health care coverage
-It helps workers maintain continuous health coverage when changing jobs
-It helps workers purchase health insurance coverage on their own if they lose coverage under
an employer's group health plan.
Title II - Administrative Simplification defines rules for transactions, privacy, and security. Title II
provides information regarding prevention of health care fraud and abuse; administrative
simplification; and protecting the privacy and confidentiality of patient records and any other
patient identifiable information in any media form.
Titles III, IV, and V
These 3 titles involve the various regulatory agencies that play a role in the American health
care delivery and financing. These titles are:
Preparation Guide
When did HIPAA Become law? - correct answer ✔✔ August 21, 1996
What does the acronym HIPAA mean? - correct answer ✔✔ Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996.
What are other names for HIPAA? - correct answer ✔✔ 1) Public Law 104-194 (H.R. 3103)
2) The Kennedy Kassebaum Bill
Why was HIPAA passed? - correct answer ✔✔ a. Improve portability and continuity of health
insurance coverage.
b. Combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery
c. Promote the use of medical savings accounts
d. Improve access to long term health care coverage
e. Simplify the administration of health insurance
Which Title is "The Heart of HIPPA legislation?" - correct answer ✔✔ Title II Administrative
Simplification
What is the purpose of HIPAA? - correct answer ✔✔ To standardize Health care transactions as
well as rules which protect the privacy and security of health information.
When was the final "Privacy Rule published? - correct answer ✔✔ April 14, 2001
When was the final Security Rule published? - correct answer ✔✔ February 20, 2003
, How has HIPAA impacted the Health care industry? - correct answer ✔✔ - Standardization of
transactions to electronic for administrative and financial health care transactions.
- Unique health identifiers for employers, health plans,health care providers and individuals
- Security standards protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Individually
Identifiable Health Information (IIHI).
What is a covered entity (CE)? - correct answer ✔✔ Health Plans, Medicare prescription drug
card sponsors, health care clearing houses, most health care providers, and Business Associates
(BA's).
How many Titles is HIPAA divided into? - correct answer ✔✔ 5 titles
Identify each Title and define their meaning. - correct answer ✔✔ Title I - Ensures and enhances
insurance access, portability, and renewability for working Americans and their families.
-It Increases the ability to get health coverage when starting a new job
-It reduces the probability of losing existing health care coverage
-It helps workers maintain continuous health coverage when changing jobs
-It helps workers purchase health insurance coverage on their own if they lose coverage under
an employer's group health plan.
Title II - Administrative Simplification defines rules for transactions, privacy, and security. Title II
provides information regarding prevention of health care fraud and abuse; administrative
simplification; and protecting the privacy and confidentiality of patient records and any other
patient identifiable information in any media form.
Titles III, IV, and V
These 3 titles involve the various regulatory agencies that play a role in the American health
care delivery and financing. These titles are:
