HIMT 1133 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
Public law - Answers conflict between private party and government
private law - Answers conflicts between private parties
civil law - Answers non-criminal law
tort law - Answers encompasses the rights and duties that exist between parties that are
independent of a contract
criminal law - Answers declare certain conduct injurious to the public order and provide
specified punishment for those found to have engaged in such conduct.
substantive law - Answers creates, defines, and regulate rights
procedural law - Answers concentrates on steps in which case proceeds
contract law - Answers agreement between 2 or more parties that creates obligation to act
consideration - Answers what one party to a contract receives from other party in return for
performing contractual obligation
Constitution - Answers fundamental law of a nation or state may be written or unwritten
Bill of Rights - Answers The first ten amendments to the Constitution
legislative branch - Answers enacts the laws
executive branch - Answers enforces and administers the Laws
judicial branch - Answers interpret the laws
burden of proof (criminal) - Answers beyond a reasonable doubt
burden proof (civil) - Answers preponderance of the evidence
plaintiff (criminal) - Answers state or federal government
plaintiff (civil) - Answers anyone
statutes - Answers Written laws made by legislatures and signed by executive
ordinance - Answers a law, usually of a city or county
HIPAA - Answers Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act addresses privacy and
security of health record
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Answers a publication of US government that contains
, regulations issued by administrative agencies
sources of law - Answers primary and secondary
stare decisis - Answers let the decision stand
respondeat superior - Answers let the master respond
res judicata - Answers A thing or matter settled by judgment
res ipsa loquitur - Answers the thing speaks for itself
quasi-legal requirement - Answers 1. healthcare organization can be held accountable for not
meeting their requirement
2.context of accrediting standards
deeming authority - Answers Compliance with the requirements and standards of either or both
accrediting organizations may substitute for compliance with the Medicare Conditions of
Participation for Hospitals published by the CMS.
Court Structure (federal) - Answers federal system, us bankruptcy court, us district court, us
court of appeal
Court Structure (state) - Answers state system, inferior court, trial court, intermediate appellate
courts, state high courts
Jurisdiction - Answers feral courts, limited jurisdiction, concurrent jurisdiction, state court, and
general jurisdiction
Civil procedure and evidence rules - Answers governs admissibility of health records into
evidence
Federal rules of evidence - Answers VII- Opinions and Expert Testimony
VIII- Hearsay
IX- Authentication and Identification
X- Contents of writing, recording, and photographs
steps in civil lawsuit - Answers 1. Complaint
2. Discovery
3. Pretrial Conference
4. Trial
Public law - Answers conflict between private party and government
private law - Answers conflicts between private parties
civil law - Answers non-criminal law
tort law - Answers encompasses the rights and duties that exist between parties that are
independent of a contract
criminal law - Answers declare certain conduct injurious to the public order and provide
specified punishment for those found to have engaged in such conduct.
substantive law - Answers creates, defines, and regulate rights
procedural law - Answers concentrates on steps in which case proceeds
contract law - Answers agreement between 2 or more parties that creates obligation to act
consideration - Answers what one party to a contract receives from other party in return for
performing contractual obligation
Constitution - Answers fundamental law of a nation or state may be written or unwritten
Bill of Rights - Answers The first ten amendments to the Constitution
legislative branch - Answers enacts the laws
executive branch - Answers enforces and administers the Laws
judicial branch - Answers interpret the laws
burden of proof (criminal) - Answers beyond a reasonable doubt
burden proof (civil) - Answers preponderance of the evidence
plaintiff (criminal) - Answers state or federal government
plaintiff (civil) - Answers anyone
statutes - Answers Written laws made by legislatures and signed by executive
ordinance - Answers a law, usually of a city or county
HIPAA - Answers Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act addresses privacy and
security of health record
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Answers a publication of US government that contains
, regulations issued by administrative agencies
sources of law - Answers primary and secondary
stare decisis - Answers let the decision stand
respondeat superior - Answers let the master respond
res judicata - Answers A thing or matter settled by judgment
res ipsa loquitur - Answers the thing speaks for itself
quasi-legal requirement - Answers 1. healthcare organization can be held accountable for not
meeting their requirement
2.context of accrediting standards
deeming authority - Answers Compliance with the requirements and standards of either or both
accrediting organizations may substitute for compliance with the Medicare Conditions of
Participation for Hospitals published by the CMS.
Court Structure (federal) - Answers federal system, us bankruptcy court, us district court, us
court of appeal
Court Structure (state) - Answers state system, inferior court, trial court, intermediate appellate
courts, state high courts
Jurisdiction - Answers feral courts, limited jurisdiction, concurrent jurisdiction, state court, and
general jurisdiction
Civil procedure and evidence rules - Answers governs admissibility of health records into
evidence
Federal rules of evidence - Answers VII- Opinions and Expert Testimony
VIII- Hearsay
IX- Authentication and Identification
X- Contents of writing, recording, and photographs
steps in civil lawsuit - Answers 1. Complaint
2. Discovery
3. Pretrial Conference
4. Trial
