What does Privacy Rule mean on the CPA exam?
Privacy Rule. The HIPAA rule governing who may use or disclose protected health information and on what terms. Separate from the Security Rule, which covers the safeguards around the electronic form of it.
Defined against 45 CFR Part 164 Subpart E.
Which CPA exam sections use Privacy Rule?
Privacy Rule appears in the ISC section of the CPA exam.
Related terms
- Safeguards Rule: The FTC rule requiring financial institutions to maintain a written information security program with a named qualified individual responsible for it.
- California Consumer Privacy Act: California's consumer privacy statute, as amended by the CPRA.
- SOC 2 report: A report on a service organization's controls against the trust services criteria, covering security plus any of availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy that are selected.