CHP Study Guide 2026
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📋 CHP Exam Format at a Glance
📚 CHP Topics to Study (69)
✍️ Sample CHP Questions & Answers
1. Which element is NOT required to be included in a Business Associate Agreement under HIPAA?
BAAs must include permitted uses, breach reporting obligations, and PHI return/destruction terms, but they are not required to specify exact penalty dollar amounts.
2. Which of the following HIPAA audit scenarios would most likely result in the highest civil money penalty tier?
The highest penalty tier applies to violations due to willful neglect that are not corrected, with penalties up to $1.9 million per violation category per year.
3. Who enforces HIPAA compliance audits?
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the primary federal agency responsible for enforcing HIPAA compliance. The OCR investigates complaints, conducts compliance reviews, and performs audits to ensure covered entities and business associates adhere to the Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules. They have the authority to impose civil monetary penalties for violations.
4. A nurse's personal smartphone is used to photograph wound progress for the patient record. Under HIPAA, this practice requires:
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programs must include formal policies covering ePHI safeguards such as encryption, containerization, and remote wipe to comply with the HIPAA Security Rule.
5. A clinical workstation has not received operating system security patches in 18 months due to compatibility concerns with legacy software. Under HIPAA, this situation requires:
When patching is not feasible, HIPAA requires a documented risk analysis identifying the risk level and implementation of compensating controls (e.g., network isolation) to reduce risk.
6. In physiology, 'peristalsis' refers to the wave-like muscle contractions that move substances through which organ system?
Peristalsis is the rhythmic, wave-like muscular contractions that propel food and waste through the digestive tract.