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1 Generally, what does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require the average provider or health plan to do?
2 Who must comply with these new HIPAA privacy standards?
3 May health care providers leave messages at patients' homes or mail reminders to their homes?
4 What is the difference between “consent” and “authorization” under the HIPAA Privacy Rule?
5 May health care providers use sign-in sheets or call out names in waiting rooms?
6 Do business associates have obligations to individuals with respect to their information?
7 Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule allow parents the right to see their children’s medical records?
8 What does the HIPAA Privacy Rule do?
9 Can a physician’s office FAX patient medical information to another physician’s office?
10 May health care providers place medical charts on exam room doors?
11 Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require that covered entities document all oral communications?
12 Under what conditions may a health care provider use, disclose, or request an entire medical record?
13 What types of insurance are NOT covered under HIPAA?
14 Is an authorization needed to send a medical record to another provider who is treating the patient?
15 May a health care provider disclose parts of a medical record that were created by another provider?
16 Must I post my entire notice, or may I just post a brief description of it?
17 Is a business associate contract needed for janitorial services and the like?
18 When is a health care provider a business associate of another health care provider?
19 Must a health care provider give a copy of its notice to everyone, or just those that ask for it?
20 Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require a business associate to create a notice of privacy practices?

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