Compliance & RegulatoryQuestion 100 of 100
A Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) is a document that a covered entity must:
a.Send only to insurance companies
b.Keep hidden from patients
c.Provide to patients describing how their PHI may be used and disclosed and their privacy rights
d.Use to set the fee schedule
Explanation
HIPAA requires covered entities to give patients a Notice of Privacy Practices explaining how the practice may use and disclose PHI and outlining patients' rights regarding their information. Providers with a direct treatment relationship must make a good-faith effort to obtain acknowledgment of receipt. The notice promotes transparency about privacy practices.
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