NCCT MEDICAL ASSISTANT PRACTICE EXAM
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2025 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following health care issues is NOT covered under the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?. Answer:
Obtaining payment of Medicare and Medicaid
◉ Which of the following constitutes a breach of contract by a health
care provider?. Answer: Discontinuing treatment because the patient did
not pay in a timely manner
◉ Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, who can potentiallybe held
legally responsible for an act of neglience by a medical assistant?.
Answer: Both the medical assistant and the employer/provider
◉ Touching a patient in a manner to which they have not consented is
considered a tort of. Answer: Battery
◉ All of the following minors (under age 18) are considered
emancipated EXCEPT a minor who is. Answer: Being treated for a
sexually transmitted disease
,◉ Unless publicly safety is involved, what is required in all cases to
release patient medical records after a subpoena is issued?. Answer: The
patient's written consent
◉ According to typical statuses of limitations involving neglience or
malpractice, which of the following time points is NOT used as a
starting point?. Answer: When the litigant filed a claim
◉ What normal patient right is suspended upon discovery of child
abuse?. Answer: Confidentiality
◉ A POLST form is a type of. Answer: Living will or advance directive
◉ Generally, medical assistants are permitted to do certain clinical
procedures only under the supervision of an employer/ proider because
they are NOT. Answer: Licensed
◉ Which of the following best describes ethics?. Answer: Personal
values governing an individual's perceptions of right and wrong
◉ Bioethics is defined as. Answer: Any ethical matter that pertains to
life and/ or health care
,◉ Which of the following principles for a medical assistant is NOT set
forth by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Code
of Ethics?. Answer: Specific ways of dealing with certain situations
◉ At present, what is the main difference between reporting child abuse
and reporting elder or intimate partner abuse?. Answer: Child abuse
must be reported to authorities in all 50 states while other types of abuse
do not always need to be reported
◉ A provider is dealing with a patient with HIV or AIDS. Which of the
following statements regarding the provider's legal or ethical
requirements is NOT true?. Answer: The provider can ethically deny
treatment
◉ What is the time frame during which an abortion can be legally
performed in all states?. Answer: Abortion can be performed during the
first trimester
◉ Therapeutic communication interjects what element into
communication?. Answer: Empathy
◉ Active listening requires. Answer: Being attuned to what the other
person is saying and what they are communicating nonverbally
, ◉ In order for verbal communication between two people to be
effective, the sender's message must be. Answer: All of the above
Complete, cohesive, clear and concise
◉ In the United States, what do most people consider a comfortable
personal space for dealing on a personal (not intimate) level with another
individual?. Answer: Between 1-1/2 and 4 feet
◉ The use of a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously
ascribes ther own undesirable acts or impulses to someone else is known
as. Answer: Projection
◉ According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is the first level of
need that people must satisfy before all others?. Answer: Physiological
and survival needs
◉ A cultural broker is someone who. Answer: Acts as an intermediary or
advocate for another person or cultural group within the health care
community
◉ When interviewing a patient, which of the following types of
questions prompts only a yes or no question?. Answer: Closed question
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2025 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following health care issues is NOT covered under the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?. Answer:
Obtaining payment of Medicare and Medicaid
◉ Which of the following constitutes a breach of contract by a health
care provider?. Answer: Discontinuing treatment because the patient did
not pay in a timely manner
◉ Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, who can potentiallybe held
legally responsible for an act of neglience by a medical assistant?.
Answer: Both the medical assistant and the employer/provider
◉ Touching a patient in a manner to which they have not consented is
considered a tort of. Answer: Battery
◉ All of the following minors (under age 18) are considered
emancipated EXCEPT a minor who is. Answer: Being treated for a
sexually transmitted disease
,◉ Unless publicly safety is involved, what is required in all cases to
release patient medical records after a subpoena is issued?. Answer: The
patient's written consent
◉ According to typical statuses of limitations involving neglience or
malpractice, which of the following time points is NOT used as a
starting point?. Answer: When the litigant filed a claim
◉ What normal patient right is suspended upon discovery of child
abuse?. Answer: Confidentiality
◉ A POLST form is a type of. Answer: Living will or advance directive
◉ Generally, medical assistants are permitted to do certain clinical
procedures only under the supervision of an employer/ proider because
they are NOT. Answer: Licensed
◉ Which of the following best describes ethics?. Answer: Personal
values governing an individual's perceptions of right and wrong
◉ Bioethics is defined as. Answer: Any ethical matter that pertains to
life and/ or health care
,◉ Which of the following principles for a medical assistant is NOT set
forth by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Code
of Ethics?. Answer: Specific ways of dealing with certain situations
◉ At present, what is the main difference between reporting child abuse
and reporting elder or intimate partner abuse?. Answer: Child abuse
must be reported to authorities in all 50 states while other types of abuse
do not always need to be reported
◉ A provider is dealing with a patient with HIV or AIDS. Which of the
following statements regarding the provider's legal or ethical
requirements is NOT true?. Answer: The provider can ethically deny
treatment
◉ What is the time frame during which an abortion can be legally
performed in all states?. Answer: Abortion can be performed during the
first trimester
◉ Therapeutic communication interjects what element into
communication?. Answer: Empathy
◉ Active listening requires. Answer: Being attuned to what the other
person is saying and what they are communicating nonverbally
, ◉ In order for verbal communication between two people to be
effective, the sender's message must be. Answer: All of the above
Complete, cohesive, clear and concise
◉ In the United States, what do most people consider a comfortable
personal space for dealing on a personal (not intimate) level with another
individual?. Answer: Between 1-1/2 and 4 feet
◉ The use of a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously
ascribes ther own undesirable acts or impulses to someone else is known
as. Answer: Projection
◉ According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is the first level of
need that people must satisfy before all others?. Answer: Physiological
and survival needs
◉ A cultural broker is someone who. Answer: Acts as an intermediary or
advocate for another person or cultural group within the health care
community
◉ When interviewing a patient, which of the following types of
questions prompts only a yes or no question?. Answer: Closed question
