Which of the following is true regarding HIPAA privacy and a patient's disclosure of family medical history?
A. Patients are not allowed to discuss the health history of any family member.
B. Individuals are free to provide their physicians with a complete family medical history and communicate about conditions that run in the family.
C. Patients may only disclose those conditions previously affecting their birth parents.
D. All of these are true regarding HIPAA privacy and disclosure of family medical history.
B. Individuals are free to provide their physicians with a complete family medical history and communicate about conditions that run in the family.
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