Does our practice have a specified period of time to respond to a patients request for a patient “right”?
A. Yes! Under the HIPAA privacy rule, you must respond to the patient no later than 60 days after receipt of a request. If you are unable to respond by that date, you can extend your response time by a maximum of 30 days. You must provide the patient with an explanation for the extension of the date.
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