What Effect Does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

question 7

Multiple Choice

What effect does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) have on an employer's right to review an injured worker's medical records?

• A)It prevents employers from having any access to employee information.
• B)It allows employers to have access to employee medical information, but only after the employee agrees.
• C)It allows employers to have minimum necessary access to employee information related to the injury or illness.
• D)The act does not apply to workers' compensation at all.

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