HIPAA Do's and dont'sOnline version Hipaa quiz by Novel Responses 1 Cecilia is at a local autism walk where her company has a booth. As she is saying hi to her co-workers who are working the booth, a few families come by and she says hello. Her coworker asks if she can take a few pictures for the website and does, taking pictures of both the staff and families. After she leaves the event, she sends the pictures to her coworker via text message. Is Cecelia in violation of HIPAA? a Yes, texting is not secure and she is sending pictures of clients over a non-secure network b No, there are no names being sent, so it is fine to send the pictures over text message 2 Ginny is a BT who is working for an ABA company at a clinic. While she is there, she sees her friend's sister come in with her daughter to get an evaluation for ABA therapy. Ginny texts her friend that she saw her sister and niece at work today. Is Ginny in violation? a No, Ginny was texting the client's family, so it is not a violation. b Yes, even though Ginny knows the client's aunt, she should not be telling her about it. 3 Hector, a new BCBA, has started working with a new client, whose dad is a local celebrity. Hector really wants to share the news with his friends. What should Hector do? a Hector can tell his friends since a celebrity is a public individual. b Hector should not tell his friends as this would be in violation of HIPAA. 4 Ron has been working with a few clients as an independent contractor. He has their numbers stored in his phone, which is also used by his son. Is Ron in violation of HIPAA? a Yes. Since Ron shares his phone with someone not working with the clients, he is in violation for having personal information accessible to someone else. b No. Ron's son is a minor and Ron does have a password on his phone, so it is not a violation. 5 Al did an assessment with a client and wrote up the report and wanted his boss to look it over. He sends her the report which includes client personal information using his work email. Is All violating HIPAA? a Yes. Al has sent personal information over the internet. This is a violation of HIPAA. b No. Al used his secure company email to send the document, so he is not in violation. If he had sent it from a personal email, then he would be in violation as the personal email is not secure.
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