Protected Health Information Can Be Disclosed to Law Enforcement Personnel

question 16

Multiple Choice

Protected health information can be disclosed to law enforcement personnel without the patient's authorization for purposes of all of the following except:

• A) Investigating a suspicious death.
• B) Reporting child abuse and neglect.
• C) Reporting gunshot wounds.
• D) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Range

The difference between the largest and smallest values in a data set.

Coefficient of Variation

A standardized measure of dispersion of a probability distribution or frequency distribution, expressed as a percentage of the mean.

Ether

A class of organic compounds characterized by an oxygen atom connected to two alkyl or aryl groups; they are often used as solvents.

Molecule

The smallest particle of a chemical element or compound that has the chemical properties of that element or compound.