NCCT MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXAM PRACTICE (Latest Update) Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct Grade A.pdf

NCCT MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXAM PRACTICE
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1. Title 1 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that individu-
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als with disabilities are
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A) to be provided access to public services
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B) to be given opportunities for public housing
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C) not be discriminated against in obtaining employment
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D) to be provided means of telecommunication
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Answer> Answer is C m m m




2. #2 Answer is D
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Answer> Which of the following health care issues is NOT covered under the Healt
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h Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) ?
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A) Increasing the probability of health insurance
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B) Addressing health care fraud and abuse
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C) standardizing the electronic transmission of health data
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D) Outlining payment of Medicare and Medicaid
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3. #3 Answer is A
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,Answer> Which of the following constitutes a breach of contract by a health care pro
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A) Discontinuing treatment because of the patient did not pay in a timely manner
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B) Discontinuing treatment because it is no longer needed
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C) Being formally discharged by the patient
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D) Withdrawing from the case due to patient noncompliance or an inability to serve
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the patient
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4. #4 Answer is C
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Answer> Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, who can potentially be held l
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egally responsible for an act of negligence by a medical assistant ?
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A) The medical assistant only
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B) The employee/provider only
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C) Both the medical assistant and the employer/provider
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5. #5 Answer is B
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Answer> Touching a patient in a manner to which they have not consented is consid
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ered a tort of
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B) battery

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,C) libel

D) slander

6. #6 Answer is D
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Answer> All of the following minors ( under age 18) are considered emancip
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ated EXCEPT a minor who is
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A) a member of the armed forces
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B) financially responsible and no longer under parental car
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C) married

D) being tested for a sexually transmitted disease
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7. #7 Answer is A
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Answer> Unless public safety is involved, what is required in all cases to release p
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atient medical records after a subpoena is issued ?
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A) the patients written consent
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B) a court order
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C) a deposition
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D) an interrogatory
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8. #9 Answer is B
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Answer> What normal patient right is suspended upon discovery of child abuse ?
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A) privacy
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9. #10 Answer is C
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Answer> A POLST dorm is a type of
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A) document declaring durable power of attorney for health care
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B) document releasing a provider from liability under Good Samaritan laws
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C) living will or advance directive
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D) PSDA

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Answer> Generally, medical assistants are permitted to do certain clinical procedu
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res only under the supervision of an employer/provider because they are NOT
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A) certifies

B) registered

C) licenses

D) certified, registered, or licensed
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Answer> Which of the following best describes ethics ?
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A) individual choices relating to conduct
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