Discuss the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and explain how it relates to the physician-patient privilege.
What will be an ideal response?
HIPAA authorized the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to adopt regulations governing standards for the security and privacy of health information. These standards provide a right of patient privacy for medical records. However, this is not a privilege, in that, if the requestor is in compliance with HIPAA regulations, the medical information will be disclosed.
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The _______________exception means that the officers acted with the honest belief that they were following the proper rules and are not subject to the exclusionary rule.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Define crime analysis and describe some of the more common crime analysis techniques discussed in the book
What will be an ideal response?
Tasty, Inc distributes its canned fruits and vegetables throughout the country. The chief executive officer becomes aware that although its canned apricots are packed with a syrup containing sugar, the cans are being labeled "No sugar added; recommended for diabetics.". If a federal prosecution is initiated against the chief executive officer it would most likely be under the ___________
a. Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act b. Toxic Substances Control Act c. Controlled Substances Act d. Consumer Protection Act
__________ power is based on the power recipient's perception that the power holder can grant some type of reward or remuneration for compliance with orders or commands
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word