QuestionQ9

Federal Privacy Laws

Of the safeguards required under the HIPAA Security Rule, which of the following is NOT implicated by HealthCo’s actions?

  • A Administrative Safeguards
  • B Technical Safeguards
  • C Physical Safeguards
  • D Security Safeguards
Explanation

HIPAA requires administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for ePHI. Vendor oversight and workforce security training concern administrative safeguards, while encryption concerns technical safeguards. No described conduct involves physical measures protecting systems, buildings, equipment, workstations, or media, so physical safeguards are not implicated.

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