Chapter 8 Law and Ethics

The age of majority in most jurisdiction is

18 years

A partnership is

A consultaion which physicians and patients via the telephone or the internet

The transplant of animal tissue into a human is known as

A heterograft

In which case can a minor medical records be released

A parent with legal custody has signed the release forms

Liable means

Accountable under law

Good Samaritain laws

All of these Encourage physicians to render emergancy first aid Exist in all 50 States Protects physicians against liability for negligence in certain circumstances Deal with the treatment of accident victims

The uniform anatomical gift act includes the provision that

All of these Physicians who accept organs and tissue is good faith, relying on apparently valid documents are protected from lawsuits The time of death must be determined by a physician Any person over 18 years of age may give all or any part of his or her body up after death for research or transplantation

In order to protect the confidentiality and privacy of patients, medical assistants should never

All of these, Discuss confidential matter such as test results and finances over the telephone Leave messages with someone other than the patient about test results or finances Release medical records without the signed consent of the patients or legal guardian

A contract

All of these, In a voluntary agreement Is made for a consideration Involves a specific promise made Involves two or more parties

A physician is reqiured to report all of the following except

Communicable disease

Which of the following items is the most important for medical assistants to keep in mind during their daily work routine in medical officices

Confidentaility

All of the following are stages of grief identified by Kubler-ross except

Death

All of the following are the Ds of negligence except

Debts

Consent is unnessary in

Emergancy situations

Information held confidential within the protected physician=patient relationship is

Informed consent

The power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judgement is called

Jurisdiction

Professional negligence is also called

Malpractice

A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as a

Misdemeanor

All of the following are part of the patients bill of rights except

Refusing discharge from the hosptial

Which of the following means " Let the higher-up answer"

Respondeat superior

Res ipsa loquitur is a latin phrase that refers to

Something that is common knowledege or that speaks for itself

In cases of malpractice involving res ispa loquitur

The physician has the burden of proving his or her innocence

In which of the following situations is it permissble to release information from a patient records

When a court requests it by means of a subpoena

It is permissible to release private and confidential information about a patients

When the patient has signed a release form

When is it also permissible to release information from a patients records

When the patient signs a release