According to HIPPA regulations, which of the following is a client right regarding the client's medical record? Select all that apply
A) To see the health record
B) To copy the health record
C) To make additions to the health record
D) To cross out sections of the health record
E) To restrict certain disclosures of the health record
Ans: A, B, E
According to HIPAA, clients have a right to see and copy their health record; to update their health record; to get a list of the disclosures a health care institution has made independent of disclosures made for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations; to request a restriction on certain uses or disclosures; and to choose how to receive health information. The client may not make additions, cross out sections, or destroy the health record.
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