This document contains approximately 400 comprehensive exam-style questions and detailed answers for the Certified in Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC) exam, focusing on HIPAA regulations, privacy compliance, and healthcare data protection. It begins with foundational concepts such as the purpose of HIPAA—protecting PHI and preventing fraud and abuse (page 1)—and expands into detailed regulatory frameworks including 45 CFR Part 164 Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules.
The material provides in-depth coverage of HIPAA core principles, including Covered Entities, Business Associates, Minimum Necessary standard, and permitted uses and disclosures (TPO). It also explores complex compliance structures such as Organized Health Care Arrangements (OHCA), Affiliated Covered Entities (ACE), hybrid entities, and Business Associate Agreements, along with key legislation like HITECH, ARRA, and the Privacy Act of 1974.
Additionally, the document covers critical operational and legal topics such as breach risk assessment (LoProCo), authorization requirements (including the six core elements and required statements), de-identification methods (Safe Harbor and Expert Determination), and patient rights under HIPAA (access, amendments, restrictions, and confidential communications). It also includes extensive content on research compliance (IRB, Common Rule, Certificates of Confidentiality), enforcement mechanisms, civil and criminal penalties, and real-world compliance scenarios involving law enforcement requests, reproductive health privacy, and emergency disclosures.
This resource is ideal for professionals and students in healthcare compliance, health information management (HIM), healthcare administration, nursing, and legal/regulatory healthcare programs. It is particularly valuable for those preparing for CHPC certification, as well as roles such as compliance officers, privacy officers, auditors, and healthcare consultants. It also supports coursework in healthcare law, medical ethics, health policy, and data governance.
The content aligns with the HCCA Privacy Compliance Handbook and official HIPAA regulatory guidance (45 CFR Parts 160, 162, and 164), ensuring accuracy and direct relevance to certification standards. It serves as a complete and practical study guide for mastering healthcare privacy laws, compliance frameworks, and exam success.
Keywords:
CHPC exam prep, HIPAA privacy rule, healthcare compliance certification, PHI protection regulations, business associate agreements, covered entity HIPAA, minimum necessary rule, HIPAA authorization requirements, breach notification rule, HITECH act compliance, ARRA healthcare law, de identification PHI, healthcare privacy officer training, HIPAA penalties enforcement
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HCCA - CHPC 2026
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% CORRECT
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What is the purpose of HIPAA? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔• Protect PHI from
unauthorized disclosure/use;
• Prevent fraud, waste and abuse (via Administrative Simplification);
,• Make health insurance portable under ERISA;
• Move health care onto a nationally standardized electronic billing platform
Ref. https://quizlet.com/6202453/hcca-chpc-overview-flash-cards/
More on HIPAA: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html
HIPAA resides in which CFR section? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔45 CFR sections
164.102 through 164.534
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-C/part-164
What are the subparts of HIPAA part 164? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔HIPAA - 45
CFR 164, subparts:
Subpart A - General rules
Subpart C - Security
Subpart D - Breach notification
Subpart E - Privacy
,https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-C/part-164
How do you determine if an organization is a "Covered Entity"? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔1. compare if the organization meets one of the 3 types of
CE (provider, health plan, clearinghouse)
and
2. determine if the organization electronically transmits one of the 9 defined
transactions:
• Health claims or equivalent encounter information
• Health claims attachments
• Enrollment and disenrollment in a health plan
• Eligibility for a health plan
• Health care payment and remittance advice
• Health plan premium payments
• First report of injury
• Health claim status
• Referral certification and authorization
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, In addition, business associates of covered entities must follow parts of the
HIPAA regulations.
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/guidance-materials-for-
consumers/index.html
This Act established in 1974 was created for government agencies placing
restrictions on how the government can share the information maintained in
Federal systems of records that might infringe on an individual's privacy
rights with other individuals and agencies. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The Privacy
Act of 1974
Which of the following is not considered a HIPAA Entity Designation:
1. Affiliated covered entity
2. Entity that performs healthcare and non-healthcare component activities
including both covered and non-covered functions
3. A group health plan
4. Contract arrangement with FEDEX carrier - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔4. Contract
arrangement with FEDEX carrier
What is Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Gramm-Leach-
Bliley Act (GLBA), also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act