NCCT Medical Assistant Practice Exam
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates
that individuals with disabilities are - Correct Answers
✅Not to be discriminated against in obtaining employment
Which of the following health care issues is NOT covered
under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA)? - Correct Answers ✅Obtaining payment of
Medicare and Medicaid
Which of the following constitutes a breach of contract by a
health care provider? - Correct Answers ✅Discontinuing
treatment because the patient did not pay in a timely manner
Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, who can
potentiallybe held legally responsible for an act of neglience
by a medical assistant? - Correct Answers ✅Both the
medical assistant and the employer/provider
Touching a patient in a manner to which they have not
consented is considered a tort of - Correct Answers
✅Battery
All of the following minors (under age 18) are considered
emancipated EXCEPT a minor who is - Correct Answers
✅Being treated for a sexually transmitted disease
,NCCT Medical Assistant Practice Exam
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
Unless publicly safety is involved, what is required in all cases
to release patient medical records after a subpoena is issued?
- Correct Answers ✅The patient's written consent
According to typical statuses of limitations involving
neglience or malpractice, which of the following time points is
NOT used as a starting point? - Correct Answers ✅When
the litigant filed a claim
What normal patient right is suspended upon discovery of
child abuse? - Correct Answers ✅Confidentiality
A POLST form is a type of - Correct Answers ✅Living will or
advance directive
Generally, medical assistants are permitted to do certain
clinical procedures only under the supervision of an
employer/ proider because they are NOT - Correct Answers
✅Licensed
Which of the following best describes ethics? - Correct
Answers ✅Personal values governing an individual's
perceptions of right and wrong
Bioethics is defined as - Correct Answers ✅Any ethical
matter that pertains to life and/ or health care
,NCCT Medical Assistant Practice Exam
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
Which of the following principles for a medical assistant is
NOT set forth by the American Association of Medical
Assistants (AAMA) Code of Ethics? - Correct Answers
✅Specific ways of dealing with certain situations
At present, what is the main difference between reporting
child abuse and reporting elder or intimate partner abuse? -
Correct Answers ✅Child abuse must be reported to
authorities in all 50 states while other types of abuse do not
always need to be reported
A provider is dealing with a patient with HIV or AIDS. Which of
the following statements regarding the provider's legal or
ethical requirements is NOT true? - Correct Answers ✅The
provider can ethically deny treatment
What is the time frame during which an abortion can be
legally performed in all states? - Correct Answers
✅Abortion can be performed during the first trimester
Therapeutic communication interjects what element into
communication? - Correct Answers ✅Empathy
Active listening requires - Correct Answers ✅Being attuned
to what the other person is saying and what they are
communicating nonverbally
, NCCT Medical Assistant Practice Exam
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
In order for verbal communication between two people to be
effective, the sender's message must be - Correct Answers
✅All of the above
Complete, cohesive, clear and concise
In the United States, what do most people consider a
comfortable personal space for dealing on a personal (not
intimate) level with another individual? - Correct Answers
✅Between 1-1/2 and 4 feet
The use of a defense mechanism in which a person
unconsciously ascribes ther own undesirable acts or impulses
to someone else is known as - Correct Answers
✅Projection
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is the first
level of need that people must satisfy before all others? -
Correct Answers ✅Physiological and survival needs
A cultural broker is someone who - Correct Answers ✅Acts
as an intermediary or advocate for another person or cultural
group within the health care community
When interviewing a patient, which of the following types of
questions prompts only a yes or no question? - Correct
Answers ✅Closed question
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates
that individuals with disabilities are - Correct Answers
✅Not to be discriminated against in obtaining employment
Which of the following health care issues is NOT covered
under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA)? - Correct Answers ✅Obtaining payment of
Medicare and Medicaid
Which of the following constitutes a breach of contract by a
health care provider? - Correct Answers ✅Discontinuing
treatment because the patient did not pay in a timely manner
Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, who can
potentiallybe held legally responsible for an act of neglience
by a medical assistant? - Correct Answers ✅Both the
medical assistant and the employer/provider
Touching a patient in a manner to which they have not
consented is considered a tort of - Correct Answers
✅Battery
All of the following minors (under age 18) are considered
emancipated EXCEPT a minor who is - Correct Answers
✅Being treated for a sexually transmitted disease
,NCCT Medical Assistant Practice Exam
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
Unless publicly safety is involved, what is required in all cases
to release patient medical records after a subpoena is issued?
- Correct Answers ✅The patient's written consent
According to typical statuses of limitations involving
neglience or malpractice, which of the following time points is
NOT used as a starting point? - Correct Answers ✅When
the litigant filed a claim
What normal patient right is suspended upon discovery of
child abuse? - Correct Answers ✅Confidentiality
A POLST form is a type of - Correct Answers ✅Living will or
advance directive
Generally, medical assistants are permitted to do certain
clinical procedures only under the supervision of an
employer/ proider because they are NOT - Correct Answers
✅Licensed
Which of the following best describes ethics? - Correct
Answers ✅Personal values governing an individual's
perceptions of right and wrong
Bioethics is defined as - Correct Answers ✅Any ethical
matter that pertains to life and/ or health care
,NCCT Medical Assistant Practice Exam
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
Which of the following principles for a medical assistant is
NOT set forth by the American Association of Medical
Assistants (AAMA) Code of Ethics? - Correct Answers
✅Specific ways of dealing with certain situations
At present, what is the main difference between reporting
child abuse and reporting elder or intimate partner abuse? -
Correct Answers ✅Child abuse must be reported to
authorities in all 50 states while other types of abuse do not
always need to be reported
A provider is dealing with a patient with HIV or AIDS. Which of
the following statements regarding the provider's legal or
ethical requirements is NOT true? - Correct Answers ✅The
provider can ethically deny treatment
What is the time frame during which an abortion can be
legally performed in all states? - Correct Answers
✅Abortion can be performed during the first trimester
Therapeutic communication interjects what element into
communication? - Correct Answers ✅Empathy
Active listening requires - Correct Answers ✅Being attuned
to what the other person is saying and what they are
communicating nonverbally
, NCCT Medical Assistant Practice Exam
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
In order for verbal communication between two people to be
effective, the sender's message must be - Correct Answers
✅All of the above
Complete, cohesive, clear and concise
In the United States, what do most people consider a
comfortable personal space for dealing on a personal (not
intimate) level with another individual? - Correct Answers
✅Between 1-1/2 and 4 feet
The use of a defense mechanism in which a person
unconsciously ascribes ther own undesirable acts or impulses
to someone else is known as - Correct Answers
✅Projection
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is the first
level of need that people must satisfy before all others? -
Correct Answers ✅Physiological and survival needs
A cultural broker is someone who - Correct Answers ✅Acts
as an intermediary or advocate for another person or cultural
group within the health care community
When interviewing a patient, which of the following types of
questions prompts only a yes or no question? - Correct
Answers ✅Closed question
