NCCT Medical Assistant Practice
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that
individuals with disabilities are -
correct answer ✅Not to be discriminated against in obtaining
employment
Which of the following health care issues is NOT covered under the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? -
correct answer ✅Obtaining payment of Medicare and Medicaid
Which of the following constitutes a breach of contract by a health
care provider? -
correct 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? -
correct answer ✅Both the medical assistant and the
employer/provider
,NCCT Medical Assistant Practice
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Touching a patient in a manner to which they have not consented is
considered a tort of -
correct answer ✅Battery
All of the following minors (under age 18) are considered
emancipated EXCEPT a minor who is -
correct 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? -
correct 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? -
correct answer ✅When the litigant filed a claim
What normal patient right is suspended upon discovery of child
abuse? -
correct answer ✅Confidentiality
,NCCT Medical Assistant Practice
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
A POLST form is a type of -
correct 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 -
correct answer ✅Licensed
Which of the following best describes ethics? -
correct answer ✅Personal values governing an individual's
perceptions of right and wrong
Bioethics is defined as -
correct 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? -
correct answer ✅Specific ways of dealing with certain situations
, NCCT Medical Assistant Practice
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
At present, what is the main difference between reporting child
abuse and reporting elder or intimate partner abuse? -
correct 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? -
correct answer ✅The provider can ethically deny treatment
What is the time frame during which an abortion can be legally
performed in all states? -
correct answer ✅Abortion can be performed during the first
trimester
Therapeutic communication interjects what element into
communication? -
correct answer ✅Empathy
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that
individuals with disabilities are -
correct answer ✅Not to be discriminated against in obtaining
employment
Which of the following health care issues is NOT covered under the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? -
correct answer ✅Obtaining payment of Medicare and Medicaid
Which of the following constitutes a breach of contract by a health
care provider? -
correct 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? -
correct answer ✅Both the medical assistant and the
employer/provider
,NCCT Medical Assistant Practice
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Touching a patient in a manner to which they have not consented is
considered a tort of -
correct answer ✅Battery
All of the following minors (under age 18) are considered
emancipated EXCEPT a minor who is -
correct 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? -
correct 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? -
correct answer ✅When the litigant filed a claim
What normal patient right is suspended upon discovery of child
abuse? -
correct answer ✅Confidentiality
,NCCT Medical Assistant Practice
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
A POLST form is a type of -
correct 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 -
correct answer ✅Licensed
Which of the following best describes ethics? -
correct answer ✅Personal values governing an individual's
perceptions of right and wrong
Bioethics is defined as -
correct 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? -
correct answer ✅Specific ways of dealing with certain situations
, NCCT Medical Assistant Practice
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
At present, what is the main difference between reporting child
abuse and reporting elder or intimate partner abuse? -
correct 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? -
correct answer ✅The provider can ethically deny treatment
What is the time frame during which an abortion can be legally
performed in all states? -
correct answer ✅Abortion can be performed during the first
trimester
Therapeutic communication interjects what element into
communication? -
correct answer ✅Empathy
