Someone convicted of violating HIPAA rules can be charged with:

A. civil penalties.
B. criminal penalties.
C. both civil penalties and criminal penalties.
D. malpractice.

Answer: C

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Providers may be asked to provide protected health information (PHI) as part of FDA investigations related to product defects or recalls. 2. Protected health information (PHI) can be released to interpreters in situations when the patient has given consent. 3. Patients have the right to access and copy their medical records, but they cannot dispute anything in the record. 4. ICD-10-CM is not approved as a uniform code set according to HIPAA guidelines. 5. Pharmacies and durable medical equipment have medical devices that store PHI and contain an operating system, such as Microsoft Windows.

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