Deck 3: Ethics Jurisprudence and the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act

Question 1

The dental office must create and display a Patient Rights Notice that states all of the rights patients have in regards to their PHI.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The Civil Monetary Penalties are a noncriminal violation that includes disclosures made in error with no intent to violate.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A privacy officer in the dental office can only be the dentist.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Moral judgment is ___________.

A) jurisprudence
B) ethics
C) both a and b
D) neither a nor b

Question 5

If any part of the dental office chooses to transmit any transactions electronically, they must comply with OSHA standards.

Question 6

A contract can be terminated when one of the parties does not meet contractual obligations.

Question 7

In safekeeping, all of the PHI must be kept in a locked safe.

Question 8

Is it the responsibility of the provider to ensure that he or she is up to date and has the correct information on insurance policies.

Question 9

The dental assistant must develop the HIPAA office privacy policy for disciplining employees who violate and continue to violate privacy rules and regulations.

Question 10

The location of the fax machine is critical so that any PHI that is copied or faxed may not be viewed by any individuals who pass by the machine.

Question 11

The Current Dental Terminology (CDT) 2011 has twelve categories in the code standard.

Question 12

A binding agreement between two or more persons is known as a deed.

Question 13

What describes the legal restrictions and controls for the practice of dentistry?

A) Expanded functions
B) ADA
C) Dental Practice Act
D) None of the above

Question 14

The law that provides people immunity for acts performed while providing emergency care is the Good Samaritan Law.

Question 15

Any information that identifies an individual or gives a reasonable basis in identifying the individual must be protected.

Question 16

An employee who files a HIPAA complaint is covered under the whistleblower provision where no retaliation is to occur.

Question 17

Employees must be trained to understand the privacy policies under HIPAA.

Question 18

Dental offices must self-monitor and self-evaluate the HIPAA practices.

Question 19

The enforcement of HIPAA is with the Office of Civil Rights of the American Dental Association.

Question 20

The laws that govern dentistry are ___________.

A) dental jurisprudence
B) dental ethics
C) both a and b
D) neither a nor b

Question 21

A wrongful act that results in injury to one person by another is ___________.

A) noncompliance
B) negligence
C) malpractice
D) tort

Question 22

A written or verbal contract is a(n) _________.

A) implied contract
B) res gestae
C) expressed contract
D) agent

Question 23

The job of examining applicants for dental licenses is done by the _____________.

A) State Board of Dental Examiners
B) Dental Quality Assurance Board
C) either a or b
D) neither a nor b

Question 24

False or malicious spoken words is ________.

A) slander
B) libel
C) both a and b
D) tort

Question 25

Failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonable person would do in the same circumstances is defined as ____________.

A) negligence
B) noncompliance
C) due care
D) none of the above

Question 26

Reasonable and prudent care that any dental professional would do in the same circumstances is defined as _____________.

A) negligence
B) noncompliance
C) due care
D) none of the above

Question 27

As far as the statute of limitations is concerned, most dentists keep their records __________.

A) 2 to 3 years
B) 5 years
C) 10 years
D) indefinitely

Question 28

The delegated functions that require increased responsibility and skill are ____________.

A) expanded functions
B) ADA
C) Dental Practice Act
D) none of the above

Question 29

To comply with the privacy rule, the dental office must follow which of the following privacy standards?

A) PHI
B) Individual rights
C) Disclosures with patient authorization
D) All of the above

Question 30

When the patient is informed about the procedure in words that can be easily understood, this is _____________.

A) informed consent
B) implied consent
C) either a or b
D) neither a nor b

Question 31

Professional negligence is defined as ___________.

A) negligence
B) noncompliance
C) malpractice
D) none of the above

Question 32

Charts in the dental office must be ____________.

A) handwritten
B) written in pencil
C) written in ink
D) typed

Question 33

A(n) ________ contract is implemented by actions, not words.

A) implied
B) res gestae
C) expressed
D) agent

Question 34

When an act of wrongdoing takes place under the guidelines of employment, this action falls under _____________.

A) reciprocity
B) doctrine of respondeat superior
C) res gestae
D) none of the above

Question 35

Which organization has identified a code of ethics specific to dental assistants?

A) ADA
B) DANB
C) ADAA
D) State Dental Practice Act

Question 36

The most common area of fraud in the dental office is __________.

A) insurance fraud
B) patient fraud
C) employee fraud
D) none of the above

Question 37

The administrative board that supervises the Dental Practice Act is the ____________.

A) State Board of Dental Examiners
B) Dental Quality Assurance Board
C) either a or b
D) neither a nor b

Question 38

The principle of _______ translates to mean "part of the action."

A) implied contract
B) res gestae
C) expressed contract
D) doctrine of respondeat superior

Question 39

Individuals who have passed the requirements for one state and are allowed to perform their dental skills in other states without taking written or clinical examinations are examples of _____________.

A) reciprocity
B) doctrine of respondeat superior
C) contract
D) none of the above

Question 40

Corrections made in a dental chart should be made by ____________.

A) correction fluid
B) eraser
C) a single line through each error
D) none of the above

Question 41

The person who brings charges against another person in a legal action is called the _________.

A) defendant
B) plaintiff
C) respondent
D) criminal

Question 42

When a privacy officer is identified, the officer's role is to include which of the following?

A) Information to patients about their privacy rights
B) Information on how patients' personal information may be used
C) Written patient information
D) All of the above

Question 43

The type of supervision that requires the dentist to be present in the treatment facility is __________.

A) direct
B) indirect
C) controlled
D) implied

Question 44

After initial employment, staff training regarding patient rights is to occur ________.

A) every 6 months
B) annually
C) twice a year
D) every other year

Question 45

Which of the following are ways for the dental assistant to strive to stay within the law?

A) Handle patients in a professional manner.
B) Preserve confidentiality.
C) Maintain legible and accurate records.
D) All of the above

Question 46

A notice from the dental office for the patient should describe which of the following?

A) Information must be written so it is easily understood.
B) How health information about the patient may be used.
C) Information can be accessed by the patient.
D) All of the above

Question 47

Dental offices may identify in the office HIPAA manual that the office policy for transferring records is ____ years of information.

A) 1
B) 5
C) 3
D) 10

Question 48

The ____ organization has prepared a HIPAA privacy kit that has policies and procedures for dental offices.

A) ADAA
B) ADA
C) PHI
D) CDT

Question 49

If a dental office staff members notes signs of physical or emotional abuse in a patient they should respect the privacy of the patient and not offer any assistance.

Question 50

________ is the rule of ability to control access and protect patient information.

A) Disclosure
B) Contract
C) Security
D) Code set

Question 51

The HIPAA training for each employee must include what information?

A) Coding on electronic claim submissions
B) Privacy and security
C) Procedures and processes to be used within the office
D) All of the above