NHCO CERTIFICATION ACTUAL
EXAMINATION PAPER 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH VERY
ELABORATED DETAILED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥What does HIPAA stand for ? Answer: Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act
⩥What does PHI stand for ? Answer: Protected Health Information
⩥what does TJC stand for ? Answer: The Joint Commission
⩥when was TJC founded and what role does it play in the medical field
Answer: founded in 1951
role: establishing practices/operations that benefit patients and
overseeing POCT
⩥what does POCT stand for? Answer: Point of Care Testing
⩥what is CLSI Answer: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
,⩥what is the role of CLSI ? Answer: developing standards using
representatives from fields they oversee
(MAINLY OVERSEEING LABS)
⩥list the forms of consent : Answer: - informed
- expressed
- implied
- hiv
- parental
- assumed
⩥what is a form of out-patient identification ? Answer: state issued ID
containing DOB
(which is used with insurance)
⩥what is a form of in-patient identification ? Answer: identification
band (MUST be physically on patient)
⩥when a mistake occurs whom should the phlebotomist report to ?
Answer: their supervisor
, ⩥what is OSHA Answer: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
⩥what is the role of OSHA ? Answer: overseeing the Occupational
Safety and Health Act , by mandating safety regulations in every
workplace
⩥list the 4 types of OSHA inspections : Answer: - complaint
- fatality/ accident
- programmed
- imminent danger
⩥complaint inspection Answer: employee filed
* most common
⩥fatality/accident inspection Answer: employer sends out notice
⩥programmed inspection Answer: occurs yearly at random
* in hazardous work places
⩥imminent danger inspection Answer: report is received concerning a
condition of imminent danger
EXAMINATION PAPER 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH VERY
ELABORATED DETAILED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥What does HIPAA stand for ? Answer: Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act
⩥What does PHI stand for ? Answer: Protected Health Information
⩥what does TJC stand for ? Answer: The Joint Commission
⩥when was TJC founded and what role does it play in the medical field
Answer: founded in 1951
role: establishing practices/operations that benefit patients and
overseeing POCT
⩥what does POCT stand for? Answer: Point of Care Testing
⩥what is CLSI Answer: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
,⩥what is the role of CLSI ? Answer: developing standards using
representatives from fields they oversee
(MAINLY OVERSEEING LABS)
⩥list the forms of consent : Answer: - informed
- expressed
- implied
- hiv
- parental
- assumed
⩥what is a form of out-patient identification ? Answer: state issued ID
containing DOB
(which is used with insurance)
⩥what is a form of in-patient identification ? Answer: identification
band (MUST be physically on patient)
⩥when a mistake occurs whom should the phlebotomist report to ?
Answer: their supervisor
, ⩥what is OSHA Answer: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
⩥what is the role of OSHA ? Answer: overseeing the Occupational
Safety and Health Act , by mandating safety regulations in every
workplace
⩥list the 4 types of OSHA inspections : Answer: - complaint
- fatality/ accident
- programmed
- imminent danger
⩥complaint inspection Answer: employee filed
* most common
⩥fatality/accident inspection Answer: employer sends out notice
⩥programmed inspection Answer: occurs yearly at random
* in hazardous work places
⩥imminent danger inspection Answer: report is received concerning a
condition of imminent danger
