HIPAA Practice Question: Individuals may file HIPAA complaints with: | CyberCertPrep
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Individuals may file HIPAA complaints with:
A.OCR within 180 days of when they knew or should have known about the violation
B.OCR within 30 days
C.Only through their healthcare provider
D.Only through a lawyer
Why A is correct
Complaints must be filed with OCR within 180 days of when the complainant knew or should have known about the alleged violation, though OCR may extend this period.
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Where this fits in the HIPAA exam
Enforcement Compliance
Covers enforcement compliance concepts and practices within HIPAA.
This question belongs to the "Breach Notification & Enforcement" domain, which makes up about 10% of the HIPAA exam.
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