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CPCO EXAM (Certified Professional Compliance
Officer) STUDY GUIDE ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: What is a high-level statement or plan that embraces an organization's general
beliefs, goals, objectives and acceptable procedure for a specified subject area?
a. policy
b. standard for all organizations
c. risk for the organization
d. compliance program - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔policy
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Question: After an employee receives their initial training regarding the practice/organization
Compliance Program, what is the next step the compliance officer should take to protect the
practice against potential non-compliance activity?
a. Retain the training record for employee evaluation reviews.
b. Perform a baseline assessment of the employee's competency scores to determine if
additional training is required.
c. repeat the training in 1 year.
d. No additional steps are necessary; the requirement to train new employees has been met. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Perform a baseline assessment of the employee's competency scores to
determine if additional training is required.
Question: The first responsibility of the Compliance Officer is the development of the
Compliance Program. What is the first step in the process that needs to be completed before
the formal Compliance Program documents are drafted?
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a. Training and education should be conducted.
b. Conduct a HIPAA and OSHA audit.
c. Areas of risk need to be assessed.
d. Policies and procedures should be developed. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Areas of risk need to
be assessed.
Question: What is more important to have in place for enforcing and disciplining individuals
who violate the practice's compliance program or other practice standards?
a. Training
b. Rules
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c. Procedures
d. Meetings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Procedures
Question: Kim, the Compliance Officer for ABC Provider Group, created a compliance plan and
policy one year ago. While reviewing the groups baseline audits, it comes to her attention that
many of the staff have decided NOT to follow the compliance plan. Which statement is TRUE
regarding this scenario?
a. No issues of no-compliance have exist in the scenario.
b. The non-compliance has created issues that will cause huge fines for the practice
c. The non-compliance has created a big risk of the group and Kim needs to make sure that
everyone knows about the risk of not following the compliance plan
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CPCO EXAM (Certified Professional Compliance
Officer) STUDY GUIDE ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: What is a high-level statement or plan that embraces an organization's general
beliefs, goals, objectives and acceptable procedure for a specified subject area?
a. policy
b. standard for all organizations
c. risk for the organization
d. compliance program - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔policy
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Question: After an employee receives their initial training regarding the practice/organization
Compliance Program, what is the next step the compliance officer should take to protect the
practice against potential non-compliance activity?
a. Retain the training record for employee evaluation reviews.
b. Perform a baseline assessment of the employee's competency scores to determine if
additional training is required.
c. repeat the training in 1 year.
d. No additional steps are necessary; the requirement to train new employees has been met. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Perform a baseline assessment of the employee's competency scores to
determine if additional training is required.
Question: The first responsibility of the Compliance Officer is the development of the
Compliance Program. What is the first step in the process that needs to be completed before
the formal Compliance Program documents are drafted?
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a. Training and education should be conducted.
b. Conduct a HIPAA and OSHA audit.
c. Areas of risk need to be assessed.
d. Policies and procedures should be developed. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Areas of risk need to
be assessed.
Question: What is more important to have in place for enforcing and disciplining individuals
who violate the practice's compliance program or other practice standards?
a. Training
b. Rules
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c. Procedures
d. Meetings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Procedures
Question: Kim, the Compliance Officer for ABC Provider Group, created a compliance plan and
policy one year ago. While reviewing the groups baseline audits, it comes to her attention that
many of the staff have decided NOT to follow the compliance plan. Which statement is TRUE
regarding this scenario?
a. No issues of no-compliance have exist in the scenario.
b. The non-compliance has created issues that will cause huge fines for the practice
c. The non-compliance has created a big risk of the group and Kim needs to make sure that
everyone knows about the risk of not following the compliance plan
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