Question

Misusing PHI can result in criminal penalties of up to $250,000, imprisonment of up to ____ years, or both.

Answer 1

It is 10 years. I hope this helps! :)

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Protected Health Information (PHI) is information related with health status, healthcare provision or health payments, which is administrated by an specific entity. Moreover, the PHI belong to the HIPAA Privacy Rule which establish standards for information protection that belong to an individual.

The violation of PHI or HIPAA Privacy Rule has different penalties, but the maximum financial penalty is $50,000 per violation up to $250,000 for civil, but criminal penalties for civil people can be punished with a maximum jail term of 10 years.