A researcher wishes to identify all school-age children who have type 2 diabetes mellitus in a local community in order to develop a sampling methodology for a study of this population.Which might serve as a barrier to obtaining this information?

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets restrictions on the sharing of personally identifiable health information, which may make it more difficult for the researcher to obtain information about children with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the community. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) are not directly relevant to this issue, and while an Institutional Review Board (IRB) may review and approve the study methodology, it does not serve as a barrier to obtaining information about the population of interest.

A Researcher Wishes to Identify All School-Age Children Who Have