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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are | required in any business that has any hazardous material. |
| Which of the following individuals with a sexually transmitted disease would be required by all states to tell a sexual partner of this disease? | A person with HIV. |
| Which of the following victims was the Laci and Conner's Act passed to protect? | Fetuses |
| Which of the following agencies registers physicians for the writing of prescriptions of controlled substances? | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| Which of the following federal laws makes it illegal to discriminate in hiring or firing because of union membership or organizational activities? | Wagner Act of 1935 |
| Which of the following individuals would probably have more stringent reporting requirements if they have a communicable disease? | A waitress |
| Physicians may not sign a death certificate in which of the following situations? | Death is suspicious |
| Which of the following court cases held that federal privacy laws like HIPAA may preempt stricter state privacy laws? | OPIS v. Florida Agency for Health Care Administration |
| A physician pays a long-term care administrator to refer all new Medicare and Medicaid patients to his medical practice. He is most likely to be accused of violating which federal law? | Federal Anti-Kickback Law |
| A practice manager fires a medical assistant and cannot provide a legal reason for the dismissal. This is an example of which of the following? | Wrongful discharge |
| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers which of the following? | Makes discrimination in the workplace illegal |
| Briefly define the term federalism. | Cooperation among federal, state, and local governments |
| A breach of more than _________blank records requires notification to the media. | 500 |
| Examples of public data collected by law from physicians include | births, deaths, rapes, and assaults. |
| Which agency tests and approves prescription drugs before releasing them for public use? | Food and Drug Administration |
| If a patient dies of natural causes while under his or her physician's care, who is responsible for completion of the medical portion of the death certificate? | Attending physician |
| Which of the following court cases first declared that a constitutional right to privacy was implied? | Griswold v. Connecticut |
| A practice manager is interviewing a medical assistant for a new position in the office. Which of the following information can an employer legally ask of a prospective employee? | Education |
| The first federal law to specifically deal with the privacy of health care records was | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. |
| An employee of a nursing home is injured on the job while lifting patients. She believes her back has been injured, but not badly. What is the initial action she should be taking after hurting her back? | Report the injury to a supervisor. |
| Which of the following are considered covered entities? | Insurance companies, Hospitals, Rehabilitation facilities, All of these |
| Who must be notified if controlled substances are stolen from a medical facility? | The nearest DEA office and the local police |
| In the revision to the Hazard Communication Standard, OSHA created a new name for Material Safety Data Sheets. What is the new acronym? | SDS |
| A permission is defined as | a reason under HIPAA for disclosing patient information. |
| Certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs) must be reported whenever diagnosed. Which of the following is not a reportable STI? | Cervical cancer |