The HIPPA Act requires that all healthcare agencies receiving federal reimbursement under Medicare/Medicaid legislation provide adult clients with information on advanced directives. Select one: a. True b. False

Answer

The correct answer is b. False. The statement is false for two primary reasons. First, the acronym in the image is misspelled as "HIPPA"; the correct acronym is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), which primarily addresses patient data privacy and security. Second, the federal law that actually requires healthcare facilities (such as hospitals and nursing homes) receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding to inform patients of their rights to make healthcare decisions and their right to accept or refuse medical treatment through advance directives is the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) of 1990, not HIPAA.