CAS Quality Assurance & Compliance 3

Question 1

A new counselor asks why the agency uses the ASAM Patient Placement Criteria. The BEST answer is that the ASAM criteria:

Accepted Answer

Provide a standardized, evidence-based framework for matching clients to appropriate levels of care

Answer

The ASAM criteria offer a multidimensional, evidence-based approach to determining the most appropriate level of addiction treatment for each client.

Question 2

A state auditor finds that a residential program has not been conducting mandatory fire drills as required by its license. This finding would most likely be classified as a:

Accepted Answer

Plan of correction deficiency

Answer

Licensing deficiencies related to regulatory non-compliance, such as missed fire drills, typically result in a plan of correction being required.

Question 3

Under HIPAA, which of the following is NOT a permitted disclosure of protected health information (PHI) without patient authorization?

Accepted Answer

Disclosure to a marketing firm that partners with the facility

Answer

HIPAA prohibits disclosing PHI to marketing entities without explicit patient authorization.

Question 4

Which JCAHO/Joint Commission standard requires treatment programs to demonstrate continuous performance improvement rather than simply meeting minimum thresholds?

Accepted Answer

Performance Improvement (PI) Standard

Answer

The Joint Commission's Performance Improvement standards require ongoing systematic efforts to improve care quality, not just compliance with minimums.

Question 5

A facility's quality committee reviews data showing that urine drug screens are being collected inconsistently. The MOST appropriate corrective action is to:

Accepted Answer

Retrain all staff on collection protocols and establish monitoring

Answer

Retraining with subsequent monitoring directly addresses the root cause (inconsistent practice) and prevents recurrence.

(CAS) Certified Addiction Specialist Practice Test

(CAS) Certified Addiction Specialist Practice Test

CAS Quality Assurance & Compliance 3