Which of the following is considered a PHI identifier?

Answer

Under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Protected Health Information (PHI) includes 18 specific identifiers that can be used to identify an individual. Among the choices provided: Marital status, favorite color, and parking permit number are not on the list of standard HIPAA identifiers. Address (specifically geographic subdivisions smaller than a State, including street address, city, county, precinct, zip codes, and their equivalent geocodes) is explicitly defined as one of the 18 PHI identifiers. Therefore, Address is the correct answer.