Deck 5: Health Law, Policy, and Ethics

Question 1

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?

A) Police powers allow states to pass legislation and take actions to protect the common good.
B) The Interstate Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution has been used as a basis for justifying federal action in the area of health.
C) 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.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

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) Police powers allow states to pass legislation and take actions to protect the common good.
B) The Interstate Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution has been used as a basis for justifying federal action in the area of health.
C) 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.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

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?

A) Police powers allow states to pass legislation and take actions to protect the common good.
B) The Interstate Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution has been used as a basis for justifying federal action in the area of health.
C) 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.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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

A) Constitutional law
B) Legislative statute
C) Administrative regulation
D) Judicial law/case law

Question 5

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?

A) Constitutional law
B) Legislative statute
C) Administrative regulation
D) Judicial law/case law

Question 6

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?

A) Constitutional law
B) Legislative statute
C) Administrative regulation
D) Judicial law/case law

Question 7

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?

A) Constitutional law
B) Legislative statute
C) Administrative regulation
D) Judicial law/case law

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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

A) review of the research protocol by an institutional review board to determine whether it is acceptable for an individual to consent to participate.
B) an informed consent process designed to ensure that participants understand the potential benefits and harms as well as the process that will occur.
C) the right to withdraw from the research at any time and for any reason.
D) the right to be informed of the treatment to which they have been assigned before beginning the treatment.

Question 10

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

A) The United States, like most countries, has accepted a right to health care.
B) The United States Supreme Court has found a right to health care in the United States Constitution.
C) The United States Congress, through legislation, has established a right to health care under specific circumstances, such as access to emergency care.
D) The right to health care is accepted in the United States as a result of participation in the World Health Organization.

Question 11

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

A) Health in All Policies implies that health officials should take the lead in making all public policies.
B) Health in All Policies implies that health- and non-health-related agencies of government should be merged.
C) Health in All Policies implies that the health consequences should be considered in the making all public policies.
D) Health in All Polices implies that health is the only outcome that should be considered in making public policy.

Question 12

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

A) Changes in International Health Regulations have occurred every few years
B) The ability to declare a public health emergency of international concern is an important authority of the Director of the World Health Organization
C) International Health Regulations are directed exclusively at communicable diseases.
D) The International Health Regulations are credited with successfully addressing the Ebola epidemic of 2014-2015.