CMT - Certified Medical Technician Regulatory Standards and Ethics 1

Question 1

Under HIPAA, a covered entity may disclose a patient's protected health information (PHI) without written authorization for which of the following purposes?

Accepted Answer

Public health activities authorized by law, such as disease surveillance

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Marketing campaigns by a pharmaceutical company partner

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Sharing records with the patient's employer upon the employer's request

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Providing information to a patient's adult child without patient consent

Question 2

The bioethical principle of 'non-maleficence' obligates a medical technician to:

Accepted Answer

Avoid performing actions that cause unnecessary harm or injury to the patient

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Obtain informed consent before every procedure

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Distribute healthcare resources fairly among all patients

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Respect and support the patient's right to make autonomous decisions

Question 3

Which federal agency has primary regulatory authority over in vitro diagnostic devices and reagents used in medical laboratory testing?

Accepted Answer

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Question 4

A medical technician discovers that a colleague has been documenting specimen collection times that were never actually performed. The most appropriate initial action is to:

Accepted Answer

Report the observation to a supervisor or through the facility's established chain of command

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Confront the colleague privately and ask them to self-report

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Disregard the incident if no patient harm is immediately apparent

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Contact the patient directly to disclose the documentation error

Question 5

State-designated mandatory reporting laws in healthcare primarily require providers to report:

Accepted Answer

Communicable diseases and conditions specified on the state's reportable disease list

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All laboratory test results that fall outside normal reference ranges

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Any patient who refuses a recommended treatment or procedure

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Cases where a patient lacks adequate health insurance coverage

Question 6

A medical technician's 'scope of practice' is most authoritatively defined by:

Accepted Answer

State statutes, administrative regulations, and the standards set by the relevant certification body

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The personal clinical judgment of the supervising physician on any given shift

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The number of years of hands-on experience the technician has accumulated

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Internal policies written by the facility's human resources department