A man calls the psychiatric unit to speak to his sister.The nurse connects him to the community phone and the sister is summoned.The nurse later realizes that the brother was not on the client's approved call list.What law has the nurse broken?

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The nurse has violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) by disclosing protected health information to someone who is not authorized to receive it. The client's approved call list is a part of their protected health information and the nurse should have verified the caller's identity and relationship to the client before allowing them to speak on the community phone.

A Man Calls the Psychiatric Unit to Speak to His