HIPAA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
It is illegal for a patient to be denied a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the fee to
obtain it? T/F - Answer-True
Only the patient can waive the right to confidentiality? T/F - Answer-True
HIPAA was enacted in order to restore trust in the health care system among
consumers, health care professionals and all those involved in the delivery of care? T/F
- Answer-True
According to HIPAA, individually identifiable information does NOT include vehicle
identification number. T/F - Answer-False
Patient information may be disclosed without authorization to medical researches? T/F -
Answer-True
It is not acceptable to have patients sign in to the office on a common sheet? T/F -
Answer-True
A medical assistant may fax a patient's record? T/F - Answer-False
If a person has the ability to access facility's computer systems or applications, they
have the right to view any information contained in that system or application? T/F -
Answer-False
Copies of patient information may be disposed of in any garbage can in the facility? T/F
- Answer-False
The criminal penalties for improperly disclosing patient health information can be as
high as fines of 250,000 and prison sentence of up to 10 years? T/F - Answer-True
Protected health information is anything that connects a patient to his or her health
information? T/F - Answer-True
Confidentially protections cover not just a patient's health-related information, such as
his or her diagnosis but also other identifying information such as social security number
and telephone number? T/F - Answer-True
You are allowed to access you own medical record via the computer system at
anytime? T/F - Answer-False
Patients have a right to access and review their health information? T/F - Answer-True
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