Domain 2 - RHIT Exam Review 2026 Questions and Answers

Domain 2 - RHIT Exam Review
2026 Questions and Answers
TheAprocessAofAreleasingAhealthArecordAdocumentationAoriginallyAcreatedAbyAaAdifferentApro
viderAisAcalled:


a.APrivilegedAcommunication
b.ASubpoena
c.AJurisdiction
d.ARedisclosureA-AAnswerAd.ARedisclosure


TheAprocessAofAreleasingAhealthArecordAdocumentationAoriginallyAcreatedAbyAaAdifferentApro
viderAisAcalledAredisclosure.AFederalAandAstateAregulationsAprovideAspecificAredisclosureAguid
elines;Ahowever,AwhenAinAdoubt,AfollowAtheAsameAprinciplesAasAtheAreleaseAandAdisclosure
AguidelinesAforAotherAtypesAofAhealthArecordAinformation


_______________refersAtoAaAlegalAconceptAthatAprotectsAcertainAconfidentialAcommunication
sAbetweenAtwoApartiesAfromAbeingAdisclosedAwithoutAconsentAinAaAlegalAproceeding.


a.APrivilegedAcommunication
b.ASubpoena
c.AJurisdiction
d.ARedisclosureA-AAnswerAa.APrivilegedAcommunication


WhatApartiesAareAnotAconsideredAprivilegedAcommunication?


-attorneyAandAclient
-doctorAandApatient
-HealthAInsuranceARepresentatives
-HealthcareAInstitutionAandAPatient
-SpousesA-AAnswerAHealthAInsuranceARepresentatives


WhoAhasAtheAprincipleAinAhealthcareAprivacyAregulationsAthatAsaysA"minimumAnecessaryAre
quirement?"

,-RAC
-CARF
-ONC
-HIPAAA-AAnswerA-HIPAA


UnderAtheAPrivacyARule'sAminimumAnecessaryArequirement,AoneAhealthcareAinstitutionAcanAd
iscloseAprotectedAhealthAinformationA(PHI)AtoAanotherAhealthcareAinstitutionAforAtheApurpose
AofApatientAcare


t/fA-AAnswerATrue


__________:ACoveredAentities,AincludingAhealthcareAproviders,AhealthAplans,AandAhealthcare
Aclearinghouses,AmustAimplementApoliciesAandAproceduresAtoArestrictAaccessAtoAPHIAtoAonly
AthoseAindividualsAwhoAneedAitAtoAperformAtheirAjobAresponsibilitiesAorAforAotherAauthorize
dApurposes.AThisAisAforAtheAminimumAnecessaryArequirementAbyAHIPAA.


-Implementation
-LimitingAaccess
-ScopeAofADisclosure
-JustificationAforADisclosureA-AAnswerALimitingAaccess


__________:ACoveredAentitiesAareArequiredAtoAlimitAtheAamountAofAPHIAdisclosedAtoAtheA
minimumAnecessaryAtoAaccomplishAtheAintendedApurpose.AThisAmayAinvolveAdisclosingAonlyA
theAspecificAinformationAneededAforAaAparticularAtaskAorAactivity,AratherAthanAprovidingAacc
essAtoAanAindividual'sAentireAmedicalArecord.AThisAisAforAtheAminimumAnecessaryArequireme
ntAbyAHIPAA.


-Implementation
-LimitingAaccess
-ScopeAofADisclosure
-JustificationAforADisclosureA-AAnswerAScopeAofADisclosure


___________:ABeforeAdisclosingAPHI,AcoveredAentitiesAmustAdetermineAwhetherAtheAdisclosu
reAisAnecessaryAtoAaccomplishAtheAintendedApurposeAandAwhetherAtheAinformationAbeingAdi

,sclosedAisAtheAminimumAnecessaryAtoAachieveAthatApurpose.AThisAisAforAtheAminimumAneces
saryArequirementAbyAHIPAA.


-Implementation
-LimitingAaccess
-ScopeAofADisclosure
-JustificationAforADisclosureA-AAnswerAJustificationAforADisclosure


CentralACityAClinicAhasArequestedAthatAGhentAHospitalAsendAitsAhospitalArecordsAforASusanA
Hall'sAmostArecentAadmissionAtoAtheAclinicAforAherAfollow-
upAappointment.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAisAtrue?


a.ATheAPrivacyARuleArequiresAthatASusanAHallAcompleteAaAwrittenAauthorization.
b.ATheAhospitalAmayAsendAonlyAtheAdischargeAsummary,AhistoryAandAphysical,AandAoperativ
eAreport.
c.ATheAPrivacyARule'sAminimumAnecessaryArequirementAdoesAnotAapply.
d.AThisA"publicAinterestAandAbenefit"AdisclosureAdoesAnotArequireAtheApatient'sAauthorizatio
n.A-AAnswerAc.ATheAPrivacyARule'sAminimumAnecessaryArequirementAdoesAnotAapply.


ThereAareAcertainAcircumstancesAwhereAtheAminimumAnecessaryArequirementAdoesAnotAapply,
AsuchAasAtoAhealthcareAprovidersAforAtreatment;AtoAtheAindividualAorAhisApersonalArepresen
tative;ApursuantAtoAtheAindividual'sAauthorizationAtoAtheAsecretaryAofAtheAHHSAforAinvestiga
tions,AcomplianceAreview,AorAenforcement;AasArequiredAbyAlaw;AorAtoAmeetAotherAPrivacyAR
uleAcomplianceArequirements


UnderAtheAHIPAAAPrivacyArule,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAisAtrue?


a.AAnAauthorizationAmustAcontainAanAexpirationAdateAorAevent.
b.AAAconsentAforAuseAandAdisclosureAofAinformationAmustAbeAobtainedAfromAeveryApatient.
c.AAnAauthorizationAmustAbeAobtainedAforAusesAandAdisclosuresAforAtreatment,Apayment,Aan
dAoperations.
d.AAAnoticeAofAprivacyApracticesAmustAgiveA10AexamplesAofAaAuseAorAdisclosureAforAhealthc
areAoperations.A-AAnswerAa.AAnAauthorizationAmustAcontainAanAexpirationAdateAorAevent.


InAorderAforAanAauthorizationAtoAbeAvalid,AitAmustAcontainAanAexpirationAdateAorAeventAth
atArelatesAtoAtheAindividualAorAtheApurposeAofAtheAuseAorAdisclosure

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c.AAnAauthorizationAmustAbeAobtainedAforAusesAandAdisclosuresAforAtreatment,Apayment,Aan
dAoperations.<NOTAALWAYS>


PrivacyARuleApermitsACOVEREDAENTITIESAtoAuseAandAdiscloseAPHIAwithoutAindividualAauthori
zationAforAcertainApurposes,AincludingAtreatment,Apayment,AandAhealthcareAoperations.
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b.AAAconsentAforAuseAandAdisclosureAofAinformationAmustAbeAobtainedAfromAeveryApatient.A
<NOTAALWAYS>


HIPAAAdoesAnotArequireAcoveredAentitiesAtoAobtainAconsentAfromApatientsAforAeveryAuseAor
AdisclosureAofAprotectedAhealthAinformationA(PHI).AInstead,AHIPAAAestablishesAspecificArules
AandAstandardsAforAtheAuseAandAdisclosureAofAPHI,AincludingAwhenApatientAauthorizationAis
ArequiredAandAwhenAitAisAnot.


CoveredAentitiesAareArequiredAtoAcomplyAwithAtheAHIPAAAPrivacyARule,ASecurityARule,AandA
BreachANotificationARule,AwhichAestablishAstandardsAforAtheAprotectionAofAindividuals'Ahealt
hAinformation,AincludingArequirementsAforAsafeguardingAtheAconfidentiality,Aintegrity,AandAa
vailabilityAofAprotectedAhealthAinformationA(PHI),AasAwellAasArulesAforAnotifyingAindividuals
AandAtheADepartmentAofAHealthAandAHumanAServicesA(HHS)AinAtheAeventAofAaAbreachAofAP
HI.


T/FA-AAnswerATrue


WhoAisAnotAaAcoveredAentity:


-HealthcareAClearinghouses
-HealthcareAProviders
-WellnessAprogramAproviders
-HealthAPlansA-AAnswerAWellnessAprogramAproviders


TheyAareAorganizationsAthatAofferAhealthAandAwellnessAprogramsAtoAemployeesAorAmembers
AofAaAgroup,AsuchAasAaAworkplace,AcommunityAorganization,AorAinsuranceAplan.ATheseApro
gramsAmayAincludeAactivitiesAsuchAasAhealthAscreenings,AfitnessAchallenges,AnutritionAcounse
ling,AandAsmokingAcessationAprograms.