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abern

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When a substance abuse treatment program is acquired by another program, the next course of action is that _____.
 A) All of the patient records are transferred to the new program for maintenance and storage by the new substance abuse program
  B) If any patients refuse consent to transfer, those records may be destroyed or retained in compliance with the statute of limitations
  C) Records are destroyed by an appropriate method in order to prevent a breach of HIPAA privacy and security rules
  D) The records are made available to the substance abuse patients so that they can maintain and store them for their own use

Question 2

State laws regarding substance abuse records _____.
 A) are unnecessary as federal law extends to state jurisdiction
  B) may be equal to, less restrictive than, or more restrictive than federal law
  C) prevent the patient's access to his own health records
  D) take precedence over federal laws in the event of a conflict



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B



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