What must health plans provide regarding a patient’s rights under HIPAA?

Health plans are required to provide a Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) to inform patients about their rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The NPP outlines how a health plan will use and disclose an individual's protected health information (PHI), detailing the patients' rights to access their PHI, request corrections, and receive an accounting of disclosures. This document is essential in ensuring that individuals understand the privacy protections afforded to them and what they can expect regarding their personal health information.

The other options, while they may relate to health information and patient rights, do not fulfill the specific requirement under HIPAA to provide a formal notice regarding privacy practices. For instance, a health information disclosure summary or a Bill of Patient Rights may serve to inform patients, but they do not encompass the detailed privacy information that must be communicated as stipulated by HIPAA. Similarly, a privacy training guide for staff, while important for compliance and training purposes, does not pertain to patient rights and is not a document that patients receive.