What is HIPAA’s training requirement?

• A. Initial only
• B. Initial and twice a year refresher
• C. Initial and an annual refresher
• D. Initial and an every other year refresher

Answer: (C)

HIPAA training is an ongoing protection effort for patient information. When someone joins a covered entity or business associate, they receive initial training to understand their responsibilities and how to handle PHI securely. After that, the program requires a refresher at least once each year to keep everyone up to date with policies, threat awareness, and incident reporting.

So the best answer is initial and an annual refresher because it matches the requirement for ongoing education beyond onboarding. Initial only would leave gaps, twice-yearly refreshers exceed the minimum need, and biennial refreshers are not frequent enough to maintain current awareness of policies and threats.