Marcus, age 33, is fully competent to handle his own affairs. He is starting services with a covered entity, as defined by HIPAA, and has received a copy of the organization's privacy practices. How…

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Options

• AOne
• BThree
• CFour
• DTwo

• A
  2% (1)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  95% (39)

Explanation

D (Two) is correct because Marcus, as a fully competent adult, signs the acknowledgment form to confirm he received the Notice of Privacy Practices, and a staff member (the provider/witness) also signs to confirm the information was delivered - resulting in exactly two signatures.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (One) is incorrect because a single signature would only document one party's role - typically just the client - without the staff acknowledgment that the notice was actually provided.
• B (Three) is wrong because a third signature would be relevant if there were a legal guardian or surrogate involved, which doesn't apply here since Marcus is fully competent.
• C (Four) is wrong for the same reason - that level of signatures suggests complex guardianship or multi-party authorization scenarios, not a competent adult acting on his own behalf.

Memory tip: Think of the two signatures as a "two-way handshake" - one signature says "I gave it" (staff), one says "I got it" (client). When capacity or guardianship enters the picture, more parties - and more signatures - get added to the form.

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