MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
CLIA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, passed by Congress to
establish standards for imporving the quality of laboratory testing in the United States
Waived Tests - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅laboratory tests that have been determined by HHS to meet the
CLIA criteria for being simple procedures and have low risk for erroneous test results; example is blood
glucose testing
Moderate-Complexity Tests - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅non-waived tests that are subject to the CLIA 1998
regulations; most performed at hospitals, independent laboratories, and some medical offices; examples
are urine/throat cultures, hematology, and blood chemistry tests
High-Complexity Tests - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅non-waived tests that are subject to the CLIA 1998
regulations; these tests are not completed in medical offices and are performed in laboratories already
subject to federal regulations; examples are cytogenetics, histopathology, and cytology tests; these tests
are not performed by a medical assistant
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a division of the
Department of Health and Human Services; responsible for regulating and operating under the CLIA
program
Patient's Bills of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅referred to as the Consumer Bill of Rights and
Responsibilities, which was adopted by the Presidential Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection
and Quality in the Health Care Industry; this document was created to improve consumer trust in the
Health Care System by defining the rights and responsibilities of consumers, health care professionals,
health care institutions, and insurance plans; varies from state to state; the Medical Assistant and all
employees of the medical field must protect the patients' rights
A Living Will - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a document that expressed the wishes of a patient in case of
terminal illness or an accident after which they cannot express their wishes
PPE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Personal Protective Equipment; masks, goggles, face shileds, respirators,
etc.
ANSWERS
CLIA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, passed by Congress to
establish standards for imporving the quality of laboratory testing in the United States
Waived Tests - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅laboratory tests that have been determined by HHS to meet the
CLIA criteria for being simple procedures and have low risk for erroneous test results; example is blood
glucose testing
Moderate-Complexity Tests - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅non-waived tests that are subject to the CLIA 1998
regulations; most performed at hospitals, independent laboratories, and some medical offices; examples
are urine/throat cultures, hematology, and blood chemistry tests
High-Complexity Tests - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅non-waived tests that are subject to the CLIA 1998
regulations; these tests are not completed in medical offices and are performed in laboratories already
subject to federal regulations; examples are cytogenetics, histopathology, and cytology tests; these tests
are not performed by a medical assistant
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a division of the
Department of Health and Human Services; responsible for regulating and operating under the CLIA
program
Patient's Bills of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅referred to as the Consumer Bill of Rights and
Responsibilities, which was adopted by the Presidential Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection
and Quality in the Health Care Industry; this document was created to improve consumer trust in the
Health Care System by defining the rights and responsibilities of consumers, health care professionals,
health care institutions, and insurance plans; varies from state to state; the Medical Assistant and all
employees of the medical field must protect the patients' rights
A Living Will - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a document that expressed the wishes of a patient in case of
terminal illness or an accident after which they cannot express their wishes
PPE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Personal Protective Equipment; masks, goggles, face shileds, respirators,
etc.
