AHIP AHM-510 Exam - Topic 3 Question 10 Discussion
The following statements are about various provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Three of the statements are true and one statement is false. Select the answer choice that contains the FALSE statement.
C) One effect of Section 231(h) of HIPAA, which amended the Social Security Act, has been to permit health plans with Medicare contracts to provide enrollees with value-added services such as discounted memberships to health clubs.
A) HIPAA permits group health plans that offer coverage through an HMO to impose affiliation periods during which no benefits or services are provided to a plan member.
B) HIPAA created a new category of federal healthcare crimes, called federal healthcare offenses that apply to private healthcare plans as well as to federally funded healthcare programs.
D) HIPAA provides that any fines and penalties recovered through regulatory proceedings to enforce the federal fraud and abuse statutes will be turned over to enforcement agencies to conduct additional investigations.
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