COMLEX Medical Law/Ethics Questions
With 100% Verified Answers
\Q\.What are the reportable disease in most US states? - ANSWERS✔-HepA
HepB
Syphilis
Gonorrhea
Mumps
Measles
Rubella
Tuberculosis
Salmonellosis
Shigellosis
E.Coli (think food outbreaks)
AIDS (not HIV)
Varicella
Meningitis
***easily spread and/or dangerous diseases need to be reported
\Q\.True or False: Parents can refuse to have their child receive Chemotherapy -
ANSWERS✔-False- if parents refuse consent for treatment for a non-emergent, but fatal medical
condition the physical should obtain a court order
, \Q\.In terms of consent, if both parents (who are divorced) have custody of a
child, do both need to give consent for the child to be treated? - ANSWERS✔-No-
only one parent needs to consent for treatment
\Q\.What classifies one as an emancipated minor? - ANSWERS✔-Homeless
Parent (i.e. 16yo mother)
Married
Military
Finically independent
High School Graduate
\Q\.What medical circumstances do minor not need parental consent? -
ANSWERS✔-emergency care
STIs
substance abuse
prenatal care
\Q\.How long does a physician have to release records when requested by a
patient? - ANSWERS✔-30 days
\Q\.What is the difference between competency and capacity? - ANSWERS✔-
Competency= legal definition
Capacity= medical definition
--ability to make decisions on their own
\Q\.What is the Hospice Model? - ANSWERS✔--focus on quality of life (not life
prolongation)
With 100% Verified Answers
\Q\.What are the reportable disease in most US states? - ANSWERS✔-HepA
HepB
Syphilis
Gonorrhea
Mumps
Measles
Rubella
Tuberculosis
Salmonellosis
Shigellosis
E.Coli (think food outbreaks)
AIDS (not HIV)
Varicella
Meningitis
***easily spread and/or dangerous diseases need to be reported
\Q\.True or False: Parents can refuse to have their child receive Chemotherapy -
ANSWERS✔-False- if parents refuse consent for treatment for a non-emergent, but fatal medical
condition the physical should obtain a court order
, \Q\.In terms of consent, if both parents (who are divorced) have custody of a
child, do both need to give consent for the child to be treated? - ANSWERS✔-No-
only one parent needs to consent for treatment
\Q\.What classifies one as an emancipated minor? - ANSWERS✔-Homeless
Parent (i.e. 16yo mother)
Married
Military
Finically independent
High School Graduate
\Q\.What medical circumstances do minor not need parental consent? -
ANSWERS✔-emergency care
STIs
substance abuse
prenatal care
\Q\.How long does a physician have to release records when requested by a
patient? - ANSWERS✔-30 days
\Q\.What is the difference between competency and capacity? - ANSWERS✔-
Competency= legal definition
Capacity= medical definition
--ability to make decisions on their own
\Q\.What is the Hospice Model? - ANSWERS✔--focus on quality of life (not life
prolongation)
