CHL Law and Ethics 2

Question 1

A patient refuses a blood transfusion on religious grounds despite life-threatening blood loss. What is the healthcare leader's primary obligation?

Accepted Answer

Document the refusal and respect the competent patient's decision

Answer

Override the refusal to save the patient's life

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Seek a court order immediately

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Transfer the patient to another facility without discussion

Question 2

Which federal law governs the privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI)?

Accepted Answer

HIPAA Security Rule

Answer

EMTALA

Answer

Stark Law

Answer

False Claims Act

Question 3

Under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a hospital with an emergency department must:

Accepted Answer

Provide a medical screening exam to anyone who presents, regardless of ability to pay

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Admit all patients who request inpatient care

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Transfer unstable patients to reduce liability

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Require insurance verification before initiating emergency care

Question 4

A healthcare leader discovers that a physician is self-referring patients to a laboratory in which the physician has a financial interest. This likely violates which law?

Accepted Answer

Stark Law (Physician Self-Referral Law)

Answer

Anti-Kickback Statute only

Answer

EMTALA

Answer

COBRA

Question 5

Which ethical principle is most directly applied when a clinician discloses the risks and benefits of a procedure to a patient before obtaining their signature?

Accepted Answer

Informed consent / Autonomy

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Justice

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Beneficence

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Nonmaleficence

Question 6

An employee reports suspected Medicare fraud to a federal agency and is subsequently terminated. Which law most directly protects this employee?

Accepted Answer

False Claims Act whistleblower provisions

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

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OSHA General Duty Clause

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National Labor Relations Act

Question 7

A hospital's compliance committee is reviewing a potential Anti-Kickback Statute issue. Which element is essential to establish a violation?

Accepted Answer

There must be intent to induce referrals of federally reimbursed services

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The arrangement must involve a publicly traded company

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The physician must have been disciplined previously

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The amount exchanged must exceed $10,000