Health Information Rights although your health record is the physical property of the healthcare practitioner or facility that compiled it, the information belongs to you. You do not have the right…

Question

Options

• Aobtain a paper copy of the notice of information practices upon request inspect and obtain a copy
• Brequest a restriction on certain uses and disclosures of your information outside the terms as
• Camend your health record as provided in 45 CFR 164.528 obtain an accounting of disclosures of
• Drevoke your authorization to use or disclose health information except to the extent that action has

• A
  6% (3)
• B
  82% (40)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  10% (5)

Explanation

Under HIPAA, patients may request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of their health information, but healthcare providers are generally not obligated to agree to those requests - meaning you do not have an enforceable right to impose restrictions outside the terms the provider has accepted. Options A, C, and D are incorrect as distractors because they all describe rights patients do possess: you can obtain a paper copy of the Notice of Privacy Practices (A), you can request amendments to your record and receive an accounting of disclosures (C), and you can revoke a previously given authorization - provided the action hasn't already been carried out (D). The key distinction for B is the phrase "outside the terms" - your request is protected, but the provider's compliance is not guaranteed. A helpful memory tip: think of the restriction request as a wish, not a command - HIPAA gives you the voice to ask, but not the power to enforce, unless the provider has agreed or the law specifically requires it (such as for out-of-pocket paid services).

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