Ace the Washington MPJE 2026 – Your Ticket to Pharmacy Law Mastery!

Information can be shared without violating privacy rules when it is de-identified, meaning that all personal identifying information has been removed. This option is correct because it protects an individual's privacy while still allowing for necessary sharing of information.

Options B and C are incorrect because they do not guarantee that privacy rules will not be violated. As a physician's discretion or obtaining a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number does not necessarily ensure that personal information will not be shared without consent or authorization.

Option D, sharing information with a court order, can only be done in specific circumstances and does not always guarantee protection of an individual's privacy.