344 - Patient Privacy Flashcards
The ________________________________ F.S. 501.171 is a state law that requires government agencies and businesses that acquire, maintain, store, or use personal information of a consumer, to take reasonable measures to protect, safeguard and provide notice of breaches of such personal information. FIPA expands the definition of “personal information” to include a person’s first name or first initial and last name in combination with a person’s health insurance or medical information.
Florida Information Protection Act
The ____________ protects the privacy of individually identifiable health
information transmitted orally or in writing.
Privacy Rule
The _________________ protects a subset of
information covered by the Privacy Rule, which is all individually identifiable health
information a covered entity creates, receives, maintains, or transmits in electronic
form.
Security Rule
When PHI is accessed, used, or disclosed, personnel shall make every effort, to only
access, use or disclose the __________________ amount of information needed to
accomplish assigned job duties.
minimum neccesary
A _________ is a written order issued by the clerk of court or by an attorney for the
court, that compels an individual to appear and give a sworn testimony before a
court, or other legal proceeding or to produce files or documents.
subpoena
Failure to comply with a subpoena without adequate excuse may be deemed a
_____________________ from which the subpoena was issued.
contempt of a court
Subsequent and recurrent training shall occur on a ____________ basis as assigned by
the Division Chief of Training or will be provided due to a material change in the
patient privacy policies or for whom training is appropriate to carry out assigned job
functions.
biannual
The PO or on-scene District Chief shall use discretion when deciding to release information to the _______________.
news media
The identity/names of _________________ patients shall only be released by the appropriate law enforcement agency.
injured/deceased
A written _____________ is provided to all transported patients via mail as soon as it is reasonably practicable to do so after the emergency has ended.
Notice of Privacy Practices (NOPP)
Uniformed personnel shall wear _______ uniform when appearing in-person or via videoconference for a JFRD related subpoena.
B or C
There shall be no ________________ against personnel, patients, or individuals for filing a complaint.
retaltiation
_____________________ is PHI that has not been rendered useable, unreadable, or indecipherable to authorized individuals using a technology or methodology specified by HHS, such as encryption
Unsecured Protected Health Information
HIPAA grants individuals the right to access their health information contained in a _________________.
Designated Record Set (DRS)
The _______________ is balanced to protect an individual’s privacy while allowing important law enforcement functions to continue.
Privacy Law
