SPCE 619 Professional Ethics In Applied Behavior Analysis SAFMEDS Practice Test

Protections for health information and individuals’ rights to their data are defined by a specific framework that sets standards for how PHI can be used, disclosed, and accessed. HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, establishes the Privacy Rule and Security Rule, naming what information is protected, who may access it, and under what circumstances disclosures are allowed. It also grants people rights to access their records, request amendments, and receive notices about disclosures. This focus on safeguarding confidentiality while enabling appropriate use of information is why HIPAA is the best fit for describing both privacy protections and data rights. The other options refer to related ideas but not the specific framework: the concept of least restrictive pertains to service placement decisions, informed consent for sharing or using information concerns permission to disclose PHI rather than the overarching protections, and laws and regulations is a broad category that doesn’t pinpoint the particular mechanism governing health information privacy.