Professional Issues

The Health Insurance Portability Act and Accountability Act (HIPAA) includes, among other mandates,

• A requirement that each state develop standards for protecting the privacy of medical patients to be reviewed and approved by the federal government

• A uniform federal standard for protecting the privacy of patients, to be followed by all medical, nonmedical, and allied health personnel in the country

• A stipulation that different health care entities involved in providing services to a patient cannot share information about that patient

• A requirement that when a request is received, health care providers have 90 days to provide access to the patient's medical (and related) records

Answer explanation

HIPAA mandates a uniform federal standard for protecting the privacy of patients, to be followed by all medical, nonmedical, and allied health personnel in the country

PL 99-457 established mandated development of Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs). Which one of the following is NOT required to be included in a child's IFSP?

• The child's present level of development

• The family's needs and strengths relating to the child's development

• The major goals for the child and family, and services to be provided

• A review of the plan at 12-month intervals or more frequently if needed

Answer explanation

PL 99-457 requires a review of the plan at 6-month intervals or more frequently if needed, not at yearly intervals

The law stating that employers must provide special equipment for workers with disabilities (e.g., relay station for users of TDDs) is

• the Americans With Disabilities Act

• HIPAA

• PL 94-142

• No Child Left Behind

A minimum of how many hours of supervised clinical experience is needed for an individual to be an SLPA?

• 150

• 250

• 100

• 200

According to ASHA standards, which of the following activities would NOT be within the scope of practice of a speech-language pathologist?

• Assessing and treating swallowing and upper aerodigestive disorders (e.g., infant feeding)

• Developing and implementing AAC and prescribing AAC devices and systems

• Prescribing hearing aids for children and adults with hearing loss

• Screening hearing and offering auditory training and speech-language services to the deaf and the hard of hearing