HIPAA Practice Question: The minimum necessary standard requires covered entities to: | CyberCertPrep
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The minimum necessary standard requires covered entities to:
A.Limit PHI use and disclosure to the minimum needed for the purpose
B.Share all available PHI for every request
C.Use only electronic communications
D.Encrypt all PHI at all times
Why A is correct
The minimum necessary standard requires entities to make reasonable efforts to limit PHI to the minimum necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use or disclosure.
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Where this fits in the HIPAA exam
Privacy Rule
Covers privacy rule concepts and practices within HIPAA.
This question belongs to the "HIPAA Privacy Rule" domain, which makes up about 25% of the HIPAA exam.
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