AHS 321 - Final Exam 2023 with complete solution
True or False? One of the objectives of criminal law is to maintain public order
and safety
True
To be enforceable, contracts must contain ____.
All of these are correct (an offer or communication, consideration, and acceptance)
Duty
_____ is a legal obligation of care, performance, or observance imposed on one to
safeguard the rights of others
Battery
The violation of another person's physical integrity is
Sovereign Immunity
__________ is a common law doctrine by which federal and state governments
historically have been immune from liability for harm suffered from the torturous conduct
of employees
Negligence
__________ is the unintentional commission or omission of an act that a reasonably
prudent person would or would not perform under given circumstances
Fraud
__________ is the willful and intentional misrepresentation that could cause harm or
loss to an individual or property
True or False: Negligence generally involves the following acts: malfeasance,
misfeasance, and nonmaleficence
False
To recover damages caused by negligence, one must prove __________.
All of these are correct (duty to care, breach of duty, injury, and causation)
Criminal
_________ law is society's expression of the limits of acceptable human and
institutional behavior.
Crime
A social harm defined and made punishable by law
Negligent act
The unintentional commission or omission of an act that is a reasonably prudent person
would or would not do is a
Negligence can be the form of
All of the above (malfeasance, nonfeasance, misfeasance)
A written word from a defamation
Libel
The failure of Congress to act when there is __________ by playing partisan
politics is unconscionable to the citizens of the United States.
duty to act
The Privacy Act of 1974, Title 5 Unites States Code (U.S.C.) 552, was enacted to
All of the above (a safeguard individual privacy from the misuse of federal records, to
give individuals access to records concerning themselves, to establish a privacy
protection safety commission)
, Misdemeanor
An offense punishable by less than one year in jail and/or a fine
Ethics in patient referral act of 1989
What act prohibits physicians who have ownership interest or compensation
arrangements with a clinical laboratory from referring Medicaid patients to that
laboratory
Evidence is offered by objects themselves
demonstrative
assault
The infringement on the mental security or tranquillity of another person is
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The __________ was designed to protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of
patient information.
Privacy Act of 1974
___________ was enacted to safeguard individual privacy from the misuses of federal
records, to get individuals access to records concerning themselves that are maintained
by federal agencies, and to establish a privacy protection safety commission.
EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act)
____ forbids Medicare-participating hospitals from "dumping" patients out of emergency
departments.
Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the guidelines of the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) prohibit the practice of
Racial discrimination
Sarbanes Oxley Act (2002)
The __________ was signed by President George W. Bush on July 30, 2002, in
response to the Enron debacle and high-profile cases of corporate financial
mismanagement.
A source of public policy can include __________.
All of these are correct (legislation, administrative rules, regulations or decisions, and
judicial decisions)
The Amendment to the Constitution that provides that a state cannot act to deny
any person equal protection of the law is the __________.
14th
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010)
The __________ focuses on reform of the private health insurance market, providing
better coverage for people with preexisting conditions, improving prescription drug
coverage in Medicare, and extending the life of the Medicare trust fund by at least 12
years. It is a federal statue also.
political malpractice
__________ is negligent or unethical conduct on the part of an elected official
Committee on Ethics
The __________ is designated the "supervising ethics office" for the House of
Representatives
An organization's code of ethics __________.
All of these answers are correct (Builds trust, provides guidelines for behavior,
increases awareness of ethical issues, guides decision making, encourages staff to
True or False? One of the objectives of criminal law is to maintain public order
and safety
True
To be enforceable, contracts must contain ____.
All of these are correct (an offer or communication, consideration, and acceptance)
Duty
_____ is a legal obligation of care, performance, or observance imposed on one to
safeguard the rights of others
Battery
The violation of another person's physical integrity is
Sovereign Immunity
__________ is a common law doctrine by which federal and state governments
historically have been immune from liability for harm suffered from the torturous conduct
of employees
Negligence
__________ is the unintentional commission or omission of an act that a reasonably
prudent person would or would not perform under given circumstances
Fraud
__________ is the willful and intentional misrepresentation that could cause harm or
loss to an individual or property
True or False: Negligence generally involves the following acts: malfeasance,
misfeasance, and nonmaleficence
False
To recover damages caused by negligence, one must prove __________.
All of these are correct (duty to care, breach of duty, injury, and causation)
Criminal
_________ law is society's expression of the limits of acceptable human and
institutional behavior.
Crime
A social harm defined and made punishable by law
Negligent act
The unintentional commission or omission of an act that is a reasonably prudent person
would or would not do is a
Negligence can be the form of
All of the above (malfeasance, nonfeasance, misfeasance)
A written word from a defamation
Libel
The failure of Congress to act when there is __________ by playing partisan
politics is unconscionable to the citizens of the United States.
duty to act
The Privacy Act of 1974, Title 5 Unites States Code (U.S.C.) 552, was enacted to
All of the above (a safeguard individual privacy from the misuse of federal records, to
give individuals access to records concerning themselves, to establish a privacy
protection safety commission)
, Misdemeanor
An offense punishable by less than one year in jail and/or a fine
Ethics in patient referral act of 1989
What act prohibits physicians who have ownership interest or compensation
arrangements with a clinical laboratory from referring Medicaid patients to that
laboratory
Evidence is offered by objects themselves
demonstrative
assault
The infringement on the mental security or tranquillity of another person is
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The __________ was designed to protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of
patient information.
Privacy Act of 1974
___________ was enacted to safeguard individual privacy from the misuses of federal
records, to get individuals access to records concerning themselves that are maintained
by federal agencies, and to establish a privacy protection safety commission.
EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act)
____ forbids Medicare-participating hospitals from "dumping" patients out of emergency
departments.
Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the guidelines of the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) prohibit the practice of
Racial discrimination
Sarbanes Oxley Act (2002)
The __________ was signed by President George W. Bush on July 30, 2002, in
response to the Enron debacle and high-profile cases of corporate financial
mismanagement.
A source of public policy can include __________.
All of these are correct (legislation, administrative rules, regulations or decisions, and
judicial decisions)
The Amendment to the Constitution that provides that a state cannot act to deny
any person equal protection of the law is the __________.
14th
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010)
The __________ focuses on reform of the private health insurance market, providing
better coverage for people with preexisting conditions, improving prescription drug
coverage in Medicare, and extending the life of the Medicare trust fund by at least 12
years. It is a federal statue also.
political malpractice
__________ is negligent or unethical conduct on the part of an elected official
Committee on Ethics
The __________ is designated the "supervising ethics office" for the House of
Representatives
An organization's code of ethics __________.
All of these answers are correct (Builds trust, provides guidelines for behavior,
increases awareness of ethical issues, guides decision making, encourages staff to
