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MD. MT Jursiprudence
State of Maryland Jurisprudence Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| HIPAA regulations require you to keep adult patient records for | 6 years |
| HIPAA regulations require you to keep minor patient records for | until they are 21 or 5 years after the record is made |
| How long do you have to release patient records to the patient? | 24-48 hours |
| What fees can you charge for providing patient records? | .68 per page- 20.52 preparation fee- and shipping and handling |
| If the patient doesn’t pay you for the records | you can withhold them - but you can't withhold them if they owe you for services but pay your record fees . |
| If you die | your estate must publish a notice in a daily newspaper for two weeks stating the records will be destroyed or transferred |
| To destroy records | you have to shred or incinerate them |
| If you violate record keeping law- 4-403 (3) g | you can be charged up to $10K |
| 20-102(f) allows you to | release minor's health information to parent |
| How do you report child abuse? | you must report possible child abuse or neglect to local authorities and make an oral and written report of the details |
| What must a child abuse report contain? | name - age - address of minor patient and guardian - wherabouts - nature and extent - cause - and identity of individuals |
| who regulates massage therapists? | Maryland department of health & mental hygiene |
| What's the name of the regulations? | COMAR: title 10- subtitle 65- et seq. |
| Scope of regulations? | they don't regulate anything you're already approved for by something else |
| "Massage Therapy" includes | myotherapy- use of cold and heat- & nonlegend topical applications |
| "Massage Therapy" does not include | diagnosis- treatment of illness disease or injury- chiropractic- or energetic work like reiki or polarity therapy |
| "Practice massage therapy" means | getting paid |
| "Practice non-therapeutic massage" means | getting paid outside of a "health care facility" |
| "Registered massage practitioner" means | registered to "practice non-therapeutic massage" |
| "registration" proves | you can legally practice non-therapeutic massage |
| You can practice massage therapy without being registered | as a student - for 30 days (no more than 7 consecutive) if you're qualified in another state per year - if your application is pending - on a family member - as an athletic trainer - as a govt. employee - as a cosmetologist |
| Applicants must | be 18 or older - of good morals - complete the application - pay - pass NCE - 500 hours (100 anatomy) - 60 college credits |
| Certificates issued are valid for no more than | 2 years |
| You have 60 days to provide | proof of passing the NCE |
| If you move or change names you have to | notify the board within 60 days |
| you have to display your certificate | conspicuously- even in temporary places |
| You should get a renewal notice | by first class mail 30 days before current certificate or registration expiry detailing date of exipry and amount of renewal fees |
| if you don't get a renewal notice | notify the board at least 15 days before the expiration date |
| If your registration expires | you can pay a late fee in addition to the renewal fee within 30 days- or reinstatement fee + renewal fee after 30 days |
| If your registration expired 2 years ago | you have to comply with whatever new laws are in effect- you're not grandfathered in |
| You may be place in inactive status | if you pay biennially and complete the application |
| you may reactivate your certificate | by paying the reactivation fee |
| If there's a mistake on your certificate | you can get a free duplicate within 6 weeks - request in writing |
| if you don't receive your certificate | within 6 weeks- then let the board know within 4 months from the date of registration - request in writing |
| If you practice in more than one location | you can get a duplicate certificate - by paying fee and requesting in writing. |
| Failure to notify board of address change can cost you | $100 |
| "Non bona fide treatement" means | non-terapeutic sexual contact |
| "Sexually exploitative relationship means | sexual contact within time period during or following therapeutic relationship even if mutually consensual |
| "therpeutic deception | misrepresentation of sexal conduct as treatment |
| The certificate or registration is primarily concerned with the | welfare of the client |
| If you are impaired from practicing | you must seek professional treatment and not practice until accomdations can be made |
| you shall | report any non -compliance |
| you cannot descrimitate on the basis of | age gender sexual orientation disability nat. origin religion or race |
| you must maintain written records of treatment for | at least 5 years after termination of treatment |
| Ethics violations can cost you | $5K |
| If you are registered but not certified you may not advertise | health-related therapeutic massage |
| you may NOT advertise | if you're a visiting pracitioner - pending - or suspended or revoked |
| Certificate holders shall complete a CEU min of | 24 hours in 2 years |
| the break down of CEU hours is | 24 hours - 3 in ethics or jurisprudence - 3 in communicable disease education - 18 hours in massage related courses |
| You are exempt from CEU requirements if you | are initally certified within 12 months of renewal date - have petitioned for hardship 90 days before renewal date |
| application fee is | $150 |
| certification fee is | $200 |
| State exam fee | $275 |
| Re-examination fee | $300 |
| Biennial renewal fee | $250 |
| Late renewal fee | $200 |
| Reinstatement fee | $200 |
| Inactive renewal fee | $50 |
| Duplicate certificate fee | $40 |
| duplicate certificate ordered at renewal | $20 |
| verification fee | $35 |
| penalty for returned checks | $50 |
| Mailing labels or rosters | $200 |
| penalty for old address | $100 |
| CEU processing fee per hourly unit | $25 per credit hour- $600 total for 24 units |
| MHCC is | Maryland health care commission |
| COMAR is | Code of Maryland Regulations |
| The Massage Therapy Advisory Committee | consists of 6 members appointed by the board- 2 chiropractors and 4 MTs |
| Non-therapeutic massage practitioners may not practice in | a health care provider's office or a hospital |