NHA CCMA Mock Exam 2 Questions and
Answers. 1-25
1. Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that individuals with
disabilities are
a. to be provided access to public services
b. to be given opportunities for public housing
c. not be discriminated against in obtaining employment
d. to be provided means of telecommunication -
\C. to be given opportunities for public housing
2. Which of the following health care issues is NOT covered under the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
a. Increasing the portability of health insurance
b. Addressing health care fraud and abuse
c. Standardizing the electronic transmission of health data
d. Outlining payment of Medicare and Medicaid -
\D. outlining payment of Medicare and Medicaid
3. Which of the following constitutes a breach of contract by a health care provider?
a. Discontinuing treatment because the patient did not pay in a timely manner
b. Discontinuing treatment because it is no longer needed
c. Being formally discharged by the patient
d. Withdrawing from the case due to patient noncompliance or an inability to serve the
patient -
\A. discontinuing treatment because the patient did not pay in a timely manner
4. Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, who can potentially be held legally
responsible for an act of negligence by a medical assistant?
a. The medical assistant only
b. The employer/provider only
c. Both the medical assistant and the employer/provider
d. The patient -
\C. both the medical assistant and the employer/provider
5. Touching a patient in a manner to which they have not consented is considered a tort
of
, a. invasion of privacy
b. battery
c. libel
d. slander -
\B. battery
6. All of the following minors (under age 18) are considered emancipated EXCEPT a
minor who is
a. a member of the armed forces
b. financially responsible and no longer under parental care
c. married
d. being treated for a sexually transmitted disease -
\D. being treated for a sexually transmitted disease
7. Unless public safety is involved, what is required in all cases to release patient
medical records after a subpoena is issued?
a. The patient's written consent
b. A court order
c. A deposition
d. An interrogatory -
\A. the patient's written consent
8. According to typical statutes of limitations involving negligence or malpractice, which
of the following time points is NOT used as a starting point?
a. When the negligent act occurred
b. When the negligent act was revealed
c. When the litigant filed a claim
d. When treatment was terminated -
\C. when the litigant filed a claim
9. What normal patient right is suspended upon discovery of child abuse?
a. Privacy
b. Confidentiality
c. Documentation
d. Standard of care -
\B. confidentiality
10. A POLST form is a type of
a. document declaring durable power of attorney for health care
b. document releasing a provider from liability under Good Samaritan laws
Answers. 1-25
1. Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that individuals with
disabilities are
a. to be provided access to public services
b. to be given opportunities for public housing
c. not be discriminated against in obtaining employment
d. to be provided means of telecommunication -
\C. to be given opportunities for public housing
2. Which of the following health care issues is NOT covered under the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
a. Increasing the portability of health insurance
b. Addressing health care fraud and abuse
c. Standardizing the electronic transmission of health data
d. Outlining payment of Medicare and Medicaid -
\D. outlining payment of Medicare and Medicaid
3. Which of the following constitutes a breach of contract by a health care provider?
a. Discontinuing treatment because the patient did not pay in a timely manner
b. Discontinuing treatment because it is no longer needed
c. Being formally discharged by the patient
d. Withdrawing from the case due to patient noncompliance or an inability to serve the
patient -
\A. discontinuing treatment because the patient did not pay in a timely manner
4. Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, who can potentially be held legally
responsible for an act of negligence by a medical assistant?
a. The medical assistant only
b. The employer/provider only
c. Both the medical assistant and the employer/provider
d. The patient -
\C. both the medical assistant and the employer/provider
5. Touching a patient in a manner to which they have not consented is considered a tort
of
, a. invasion of privacy
b. battery
c. libel
d. slander -
\B. battery
6. All of the following minors (under age 18) are considered emancipated EXCEPT a
minor who is
a. a member of the armed forces
b. financially responsible and no longer under parental care
c. married
d. being treated for a sexually transmitted disease -
\D. being treated for a sexually transmitted disease
7. Unless public safety is involved, what is required in all cases to release patient
medical records after a subpoena is issued?
a. The patient's written consent
b. A court order
c. A deposition
d. An interrogatory -
\A. the patient's written consent
8. According to typical statutes of limitations involving negligence or malpractice, which
of the following time points is NOT used as a starting point?
a. When the negligent act occurred
b. When the negligent act was revealed
c. When the litigant filed a claim
d. When treatment was terminated -
\C. when the litigant filed a claim
9. What normal patient right is suspended upon discovery of child abuse?
a. Privacy
b. Confidentiality
c. Documentation
d. Standard of care -
\B. confidentiality
10. A POLST form is a type of
a. document declaring durable power of attorney for health care
b. document releasing a provider from liability under Good Samaritan laws
