NRCMA Medical Law and Ethics 3

Question 1

Which document allows a designated person to make medical decisions for a patient who becomes incapacitated?

Accepted Answer

Durable power of attorney for healthcare

Answer

Living will

Answer

Do-not-resuscitate order

Answer

POLST form

Question 2

Mandatory reporting laws require medical assistants and other healthcare workers to report all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A patient's financial difficulties

Answer

Suspected child abuse

Answer

Gunshot wounds

Answer

Communicable diseases

Question 3

Which ethical principle requires a healthcare provider to do good and act in the patient's best interest?

Accepted Answer

Beneficence

Answer

Autonomy

Answer

Nonmaleficence

Answer

Justice

Question 4

The statute of limitations in a malpractice case refers to:

Accepted Answer

The time period within which a lawsuit must be filed

Answer

The limit on damages a patient can collect

Answer

The number of expert witnesses allowed

Answer

The length of time medical records must be retained

Question 5

A patient refuses a recommended treatment. The medical assistant should:

Accepted Answer

Document the refusal and notify the physician

Answer

Administer the treatment anyway for the patient's safety

Answer

Discharge the patient immediately

Answer

Contact the patient's family to override the decision

Question 6

Which of the following actions by a medical assistant could constitute fraud?

Accepted Answer

Intentionally upcoding services to receive higher reimbursement

Answer

Accidentally billing the wrong CPT code once

Answer

Filing a claim after the patient's insurance lapses

Answer

Submitting a claim without the patient's signature

Question 7

The ethical principle of justice in healthcare primarily refers to:

Accepted Answer

Fair and equitable distribution of healthcare resources

Answer

Always telling patients the truth

Answer

Doing no harm to the patient

Answer

Respecting patient decision-making