Public Health ch.5

A local convenience store is fined on the basis of state law for selling cigarettes to minors. This is an example of which of the following principles of U.S. health law?

Police powers allow states to pass legislation and take actions to protect the common good.

All of the following protections are provided to research subjects, except:

the right to be informed of the treatment to which they have been assigned before beginning the treatment.

A World Health Organization document that attempts to restrict advertising of cigarettes is ignored by tobacco companies in the United States. This is an example of which of the following principles of U.S. health law?

A provision of international law does not apply in the United States unless United States law incorporates the provision such as ratification of a treaty by the United States Congress.

If the Department of Health and Human Services writes a series of rules to implement a recently passed bill designed to ensure the safety of newly approved drugs, this would be an example of which type of law?

Administrative regulation

Which of the following principles reflects the concept of market justice?

All of these are correct. Individuals are primarily responsible for their own health. Health care is not a right. Health care is most efficiently provided through the private sector

If the United States Supreme Court determines that there is a right to privacy, this would be an example of which type of law?

Constitutional law

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about Health in All Policies?

Health in All Policies implies that the health consequences should be considered in the making all public policies.

If a state court rules that state law permits a resident physician to testify in a malpractice suit to provide information on the expectations of clinical practice in his future specialty, this would be an example of which type of law?

Judicial law/case law

If Congress authorizes funds for the states to build highways contingent on passage of state law raising the drinking age to 21, this would be an example of which type of law?

Legislative statute

Tobacco products are regulated on the basis that they are manufactured in one state and sold throughout the country. This is an example of which of the following principles of U.S. health law?

The Interstate Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution has been used as a basis for justifying federal action in the area of health.

Which of the following represents the status of a right to health care in the United States?

The United States Congress, through legislation, has established a right to health care under specific circumstances, such as access to emergency care.

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about International Health Regulations?

The ability to declare a public health emergency of international concern is an important authority of the Director of the World Health Organization