HOSA MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS TEST
EXAM 2026 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
⫸ advance directives Answer: ...legal documents that allow individuals
to state what medical treatment they want or do not want in the event
that they become incapacitated and are unable to express their wishes
regarding medical care
⫸ agent Answer: ...in contract law this person is working under the
employer in this role
⫸ assault and battery Answer: ...threat or attempt to injure or the
unlawful touching of another person without consent
⫸ civil law Answer: A law that governs relationships between
individuals and defines their legal rights.
⫸ confidentiality Answer: information about the patient must remain
private and can be shared only with other members of the patient's health
care team
⫸ contract Answer: ...an agreement between two or more parties
⫸ criminal law Answer: ...deals with the wrongs against a persons
property example: practicing without a license
,⫸ defamation Answer: ...occurs when false statements either cause a
person to be ridiculed or damage there person's reputation
⫸ designation of health care surrogate Answer: ...to appoint another
person to make any decisions regarding health care if the principal
should become unable to make decisions
⫸ Durable Power of Attorney Answer: ...Document that appoints
another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the
principal should become unable to make decisions
⫸ ethics Answer: a set of principles relating to what is morally right or
wrong
⫸ expressed contracts Answer: ...stated in distinct and clear language,
either orally or in writing ex. surgical permit
⫸ false imprisonment Answer: ...restraining or restricting an
individual's freedom
⫸ health care records Answer: ...privilege communications that contain
information about the care provided to the patient
⫸ implied contracts Answer: ...obligations that are understood without
verbally expressed terms
,⫸ informed consent Answer: permission granted voluntarily by a person
who is of sound mind and aware of all factors involved
⫸ invasion of privacy Answer: ...includes unnecessarily exposing an
individual or revealing personal information about and individual
without that person's consent
⫸ legal Answer: ...based on law
⫸ legal disability Answer: ...a person who does not have legal capacity
to form a contract
⫸ libel Answer: ...written defamation
⫸ living wills Answer: ...documents that allow individuals to state what
measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when their
conditions are terminal
⫸ malpractice Answer: ...professional negligence
⫸ negligence Answer: ...failure to give care that is normally expected of
a person in a particular position, resulting in injury to another person
, ⫸ Patient self determination act Answer: ...federal law that ensures
patients are informed of their rights
⫸ Patients' Bill of Rights Answer: ...List of patient rights honored by
hospitals
⫸ patients' rights Answer: ...the factors of care that patients can expect
to receive
⫸ privileged communications Answer: ...comprise all information given
to health care personnel by a patient
⫸ Resident's Bill of Rights Answer: ...List of resident rights honored by
long term care facilities
⫸ slander Answer: ...spoken defamation
⫸ tort Answer: ...wrongful act that does not involve a contract
⫸ Law Answer: societal rules or regulations that are adviseable or
obligatory to observe (mandatory, face civil or criminal liability).
⫸ Ethics Answer: moral standards and a code for behavior that govern
an individual's interactions with others and within society.
EXAM 2026 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
⫸ advance directives Answer: ...legal documents that allow individuals
to state what medical treatment they want or do not want in the event
that they become incapacitated and are unable to express their wishes
regarding medical care
⫸ agent Answer: ...in contract law this person is working under the
employer in this role
⫸ assault and battery Answer: ...threat or attempt to injure or the
unlawful touching of another person without consent
⫸ civil law Answer: A law that governs relationships between
individuals and defines their legal rights.
⫸ confidentiality Answer: information about the patient must remain
private and can be shared only with other members of the patient's health
care team
⫸ contract Answer: ...an agreement between two or more parties
⫸ criminal law Answer: ...deals with the wrongs against a persons
property example: practicing without a license
,⫸ defamation Answer: ...occurs when false statements either cause a
person to be ridiculed or damage there person's reputation
⫸ designation of health care surrogate Answer: ...to appoint another
person to make any decisions regarding health care if the principal
should become unable to make decisions
⫸ Durable Power of Attorney Answer: ...Document that appoints
another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the
principal should become unable to make decisions
⫸ ethics Answer: a set of principles relating to what is morally right or
wrong
⫸ expressed contracts Answer: ...stated in distinct and clear language,
either orally or in writing ex. surgical permit
⫸ false imprisonment Answer: ...restraining or restricting an
individual's freedom
⫸ health care records Answer: ...privilege communications that contain
information about the care provided to the patient
⫸ implied contracts Answer: ...obligations that are understood without
verbally expressed terms
,⫸ informed consent Answer: permission granted voluntarily by a person
who is of sound mind and aware of all factors involved
⫸ invasion of privacy Answer: ...includes unnecessarily exposing an
individual or revealing personal information about and individual
without that person's consent
⫸ legal Answer: ...based on law
⫸ legal disability Answer: ...a person who does not have legal capacity
to form a contract
⫸ libel Answer: ...written defamation
⫸ living wills Answer: ...documents that allow individuals to state what
measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when their
conditions are terminal
⫸ malpractice Answer: ...professional negligence
⫸ negligence Answer: ...failure to give care that is normally expected of
a person in a particular position, resulting in injury to another person
, ⫸ Patient self determination act Answer: ...federal law that ensures
patients are informed of their rights
⫸ Patients' Bill of Rights Answer: ...List of patient rights honored by
hospitals
⫸ patients' rights Answer: ...the factors of care that patients can expect
to receive
⫸ privileged communications Answer: ...comprise all information given
to health care personnel by a patient
⫸ Resident's Bill of Rights Answer: ...List of resident rights honored by
long term care facilities
⫸ slander Answer: ...spoken defamation
⫸ tort Answer: ...wrongful act that does not involve a contract
⫸ Law Answer: societal rules or regulations that are adviseable or
obligatory to observe (mandatory, face civil or criminal liability).
⫸ Ethics Answer: moral standards and a code for behavior that govern
an individual's interactions with others and within society.
