MDA 165 MEDICAL LAW & ETHICS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Who makes federal law? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Congress
Who is in charge of prosecuting crimes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅District Attourney
What is the statute of limitations? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Patient must file within a time limit from
when the incident occurred
What are characteristics that encourage ethical behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Advice available,
confidential reporting system, written code of standards.
What is an ethical dilema? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Conflicting principles, no clear right or wrong, right
behavior leads to wrong outcome
What is the focus of bioethics? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Life-and-death matters
Organizational values: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Organizational ethics
What is an intentional tort? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Trespassing (Committing wrongdoing with
intention)
Involuntary manslaughter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Motor vehicle accident (An accident caused by one
that results in the death of one or multiple separate parties without the intention of harm)
What separates robbery from theft? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Robbery is accompanied with force or
intimidation on another party
Common legal roles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Plaintiff, Defendant, Felony, Misdemeanor
, What establishes a physician-patient relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When a physician offers care
and patient accepts.
Medical Assistant Scope of Practice: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Preforming delegated duties under
supervision
What does Duty of Care entail? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Reasonable care
What is an issue with a physician self-referral? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Conflict of interest
Where to find medical ethics codes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅AMA Code of Medical Ethics
2 Types of consent - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Implied (emergency surgery for unconscious patient),
expressed (written consent)
Contract types - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅implied, expressed
Types of insurance a practice may have - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅medical malpractice, liability, personal
injury
What does the American with Disabilities Act do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protects against disability
discrimination; broad coverage
What is the Good Samaritan Act? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protects a first aid provider from liability for
medical care performed in good faith or medical care similar to that expected of another first aid
provider with equal training.
What is the difference between a Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney? (Durable POA) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Living will is a document that outlines the wishes of the patient regarding life-sustaining
measures, whereas a Durable DOA allows a patient to choose one entity that they trust to decide on life-
sustaining measures for them on their behalf.
ANSWERS
Who makes federal law? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Congress
Who is in charge of prosecuting crimes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅District Attourney
What is the statute of limitations? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Patient must file within a time limit from
when the incident occurred
What are characteristics that encourage ethical behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Advice available,
confidential reporting system, written code of standards.
What is an ethical dilema? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Conflicting principles, no clear right or wrong, right
behavior leads to wrong outcome
What is the focus of bioethics? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Life-and-death matters
Organizational values: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Organizational ethics
What is an intentional tort? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Trespassing (Committing wrongdoing with
intention)
Involuntary manslaughter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Motor vehicle accident (An accident caused by one
that results in the death of one or multiple separate parties without the intention of harm)
What separates robbery from theft? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Robbery is accompanied with force or
intimidation on another party
Common legal roles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Plaintiff, Defendant, Felony, Misdemeanor
, What establishes a physician-patient relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When a physician offers care
and patient accepts.
Medical Assistant Scope of Practice: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Preforming delegated duties under
supervision
What does Duty of Care entail? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Reasonable care
What is an issue with a physician self-referral? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Conflict of interest
Where to find medical ethics codes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅AMA Code of Medical Ethics
2 Types of consent - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Implied (emergency surgery for unconscious patient),
expressed (written consent)
Contract types - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅implied, expressed
Types of insurance a practice may have - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅medical malpractice, liability, personal
injury
What does the American with Disabilities Act do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protects against disability
discrimination; broad coverage
What is the Good Samaritan Act? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protects a first aid provider from liability for
medical care performed in good faith or medical care similar to that expected of another first aid
provider with equal training.
What is the difference between a Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney? (Durable POA) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Living will is a document that outlines the wishes of the patient regarding life-sustaining
measures, whereas a Durable DOA allows a patient to choose one entity that they trust to decide on life-
sustaining measures for them on their behalf.
