Regarding requests to send records via unsecured transmission, which statement aligns with the described standard?

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Patients have a right to confidential communications and may request to receive or transmit PHI through alternative, including unsecured, means. The provider should accommodate reasonable requests when the patient understands the risks of unencrypted transmission and provides any necessary consent. However, this approach conflicts with higher standards for safeguarding electronic PHI, since the Security Rule emphasizes protecting data during transmission. So the client may request unsecured transmission, but doing so goes against the stronger security expectations, and compliance depends on the patient’s informed consent rather than an automatic approval.