HIPAA Exam HIO-201 Topic 1 Question 72 Discussion

Actual exam question for HIPAA's HIO-201 exam

Question #: 72
Topic #: 1

A State insurance commissioner is requesting specific, individually identifiable information from an insurer as a part of a routine review of the insurer's practices. What must the insurer do to decertify the information?

AThe protected health information must be removed from the information. A substitute ''key'' may be supplied to allow re-identification, if needed.

BLimit the information to coverage, dates of treatment. and payment amounts to avoid collecting any protected data.

CNothing. An oversight agency has the right to access this information without prior authorization.

DRequest that the insurance commissioner ask for an exception from HIPAA from the Department of Health and Human Services.

EB A written authorization is required from the patient.

Show Suggested Answer

Suggested Answer: A

by Carline at Jun 21, 2024, 04:28 AM

Limited Time Offer

25%

Off

Get Premium HIO-201 Questions as Interactive Web-Based Practice Test or PDF

Contribute your Thoughts:

Submit Cancel

Augustine

14 days ago

But what if the oversight agency has the right to access the information without authorization?

upvoted 0 times

...

Cletus

22 days ago

I agree with that. It's important to protect individuals' privacy.

upvoted 0 times

...

Colette

24 days ago

I think the insurer should remove the protected health information and provide a substitute key if needed.

upvoted 0 times

...