When may confidentiality be overridden?
a. When personal information is available on the computer
b. When a clinician needs to share information with a billing company
c. When an insurance company wants to know the results of a breast cancer gene test
d. When a patient has a communicable disease
ANS: D
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A) Introduction B) Method section C) Results section D) Discussion
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Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. History of psychiatric illnesses 2. Significant medical illnesses 3. Developmental delays 4. Mental retardation 5. Immunization status