Confidentiality Quiz

Note: This training is an overview of confidentiality within a human service setting. It is intended to provide a basic understanding of confidentiality guidelines and practices for all employees and meet the CARF accreditation standards for training for all employees. It is not intended to be a substitute for competency-based training requirements. Appropriate confidentiality... see morepolicies, procedures and practices that are in accordance with federal and nationally recognized guidelines on confidentiality provide the foundation for respecting the right to confidential services for persons served. Please read through this brief overview on confidentiality. After completing this overview, complete the questionnaire that follows. This questionnaire will provide several scenarios that can occur in organizations in the area of confidentiality and are intended to improve your ability to conduct services in a confidential manner. Confidentiality Overview The first federal standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information became effective on April 14, 2OO1. Health care providers covered by the new rules were required to be in compliance with the regulations by April 2003. These standards, known as the Privacy Rule were created by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in response to the United States Congress' passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) in 1996. Although accreditation organizations have maintained standards for release and use of confidential information, the Privacy Rule for the first time creates national standards to protect private and personal health information. Confidentiality requirements involve many areas of an organization's operations and practices. From speaking in see less