RMA EXAM - LAW AND ETHICS
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2026
ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. Informed consent requires that the: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Information provided in
enough for the patient to make an educated decision
2. Law refers to the: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Recognized rule of conduct enforced by a legal
authority.
3. The law requires a physician to report to the appropriate authority: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-
4. Consent for a person's own medical treatment may be given by a: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
17-year-old who is in the Navy
5. A patient's implied consent usually covers a(n): - CORRECT ANSWERS-Electrocardiogram
6. A tort is: - CORRECT ANSWERS-A type of civil law.
7. Malfeasance is one form of: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Malpractice
8. A physician may obtain his or her license by any of the following except: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Registration
9. Advance directives include a: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Medical power of attorney
, 10. Respondeat Superior refers to: - CORRECT ANSWERS-A physician's responsibility for the
actions of his or her staff.
11. The Good Samaritan Act does not cover a health-care provider who: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Volunteers to provide first aid at a charitable "fun run"
12. A physician who accepts payment from another physician for the referral of a patient is
guilty of: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Fee splitting
13. Failure to act in a manner that a prudent and reasonable person would under similar
circumstances is: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Negligence
14. The "Four Ds" are used to determine malpractice; the following are the D's except: -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Defendant
15. A minor may consent for for all of the following except: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Sterilization
16. A communicable disease to be reported to the county health department is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Rubella
17. Medical examiner cases involve: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Deaths
18. A situation in which the very nature of the injury implicates malpractice is called: -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Res ipsa loquitur
19. The strongest mandatory credential regulated by the state to practice a profession is
a(n): - CORRECT ANSWERS-Licensure
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2026
ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. Informed consent requires that the: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Information provided in
enough for the patient to make an educated decision
2. Law refers to the: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Recognized rule of conduct enforced by a legal
authority.
3. The law requires a physician to report to the appropriate authority: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-
4. Consent for a person's own medical treatment may be given by a: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
17-year-old who is in the Navy
5. A patient's implied consent usually covers a(n): - CORRECT ANSWERS-Electrocardiogram
6. A tort is: - CORRECT ANSWERS-A type of civil law.
7. Malfeasance is one form of: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Malpractice
8. A physician may obtain his or her license by any of the following except: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Registration
9. Advance directives include a: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Medical power of attorney
, 10. Respondeat Superior refers to: - CORRECT ANSWERS-A physician's responsibility for the
actions of his or her staff.
11. The Good Samaritan Act does not cover a health-care provider who: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Volunteers to provide first aid at a charitable "fun run"
12. A physician who accepts payment from another physician for the referral of a patient is
guilty of: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Fee splitting
13. Failure to act in a manner that a prudent and reasonable person would under similar
circumstances is: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Negligence
14. The "Four Ds" are used to determine malpractice; the following are the D's except: -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Defendant
15. A minor may consent for for all of the following except: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Sterilization
16. A communicable disease to be reported to the county health department is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Rubella
17. Medical examiner cases involve: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Deaths
18. A situation in which the very nature of the injury implicates malpractice is called: -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Res ipsa loquitur
19. The strongest mandatory credential regulated by the state to practice a profession is
a(n): - CORRECT ANSWERS-Licensure
