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Certified Medical Assistant — Practice Exam

Law and compliance: practice questions

Our Medical Assistant bank has 37 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

What is informed consent?

  1. A signature on a form that the patient has not been given time to read
  2. An agreement to pay for services before the visit begins
  3. Permission given by the office manager on the patient's behalf
  4. Agreement after the patient understands the procedure, risks, benefits and alternatives
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D. Agreement after the patient understands the procedure, risks, benefits and alternatives — The provider is responsible for explaining the procedure.

Question 2

What is abandonment?

  1. Refusing to see a new patient who has no insurance
  2. Moving a patient's appointment to another day
  3. Ending the provider-patient relationship without reasonable notice
  4. Referring a patient to a specialist for more care
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C. Ending the provider-patient relationship without reasonable notice — Withdrawal should be done in writing with time to find new care.

Question 3

What is battery?

  1. Threatening to touch a patient
  2. Touching a patient without consent
  3. Billing for services that were never provided
  4. Leaving a patient without care
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B. Touching a patient without consent — Even a beneficial procedure done without consent can be battery.

Question 4

What is respondeat superior?

  1. An employee is never responsible for their own mistakes
  2. A superior court decides all malpractice claims
  3. A patient must respond to the provider's questions honestly
  4. An employer can be held liable for employees' actions within the scope of their job
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D. An employer can be held liable for employees' actions within the scope of their job — It means 'let the master answer'.

Question 5

What is the False Claims Act used for?

  1. Allowing patients to sue for incorrect bills
  2. Penalizing those who knowingly submit false claims to the government
  3. Limiting how much providers may charge
  4. Requiring providers to accept all insurance
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B. Penalizing those who knowingly submit false claims to the government — Whistleblowers (qui tam relators) may share in recoveries.

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