HOSA MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS
TEST 2026 FINAL PAPER SOLVED
QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
100 PERCENT CORRECT
◉ Ethics. Answer: set of moral standards and a code for behavior that
govern an individuals interactions with other individuals and within
society
◉ Bioethics. Answer: ethical implications of biomedical technology and
its practices
◉ Ethical issues in modern medicine. Answer: medical fertility, do not
resuscitate orders, artificial sources of nutrition, palliative care,
euthanasia, organ transplantation, reproductive rights/abortion
◉ 3 brances of government. Answer: Legislative- makes laws
Executive- administers laws
Judicial- enforces laws
◉ 2 types of law. Answer: Common law
Statutory law
◉ common law. Answer: A legal system based on custom and court
rulings
,also called case law
◉ Statutory law. Answer: Law enacted by Congress, or by state
legislatures or local legislative bodies.
◉ Administrative law. Answer: administrative agencies are given the
power to enact regulations that also have the force of law
◉ Civil law. Answer: type of law that affects relations between
individuals, corporations, government agencies, and other
organizations
◉ criminal law. Answer: acts committed against the welfare and safety
of the public or society as a whole
◉ felony. Answer: crime punishable by death or imprisonment for
more than a year
◉ misdemeanor. Answer: crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment
for up to 1 year
◉ appellant. Answer: one who appeals a case
◉ trial process. Answer: jury selection
,opening statements
examination
cross examination
closing arguments
jury deliberation
verdict
guilty or not guilty
◉ Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Answer: enforces the
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, or
Controlled Substances Act
◉ Registrant. Answer: according to the law, the only person allowed to
issue prescriptions
◉ Schedule I Drugs. Answer: high potential for abuse and have no
current medical use
heroin and LSD
◉ Schedule II Drugs. Answer: have current medical use in U.S. but with
severe restrictions
Morphine (narcotic) and Ritalin (non-narcotic)
, ◉ Schedule III Drugs. Answer: have less potential for abuse than I and II
drugs but can lead to moderate/low physical dependence or high
psychological dependence; requires prescription
Vicodin (narcotic) and Didrex (non-narcotic)
◉ Schedule IV Drugs. Answer: have lower potential for abuse than III
drugs but can lead to limited physical or psychological dependency;
requires prescription
Xanax and Klonopin
◉ Schedule V Drugs. Answer: have less potential for abuse that IV drugs
and their abuse may be limited to physical or psychological dependency
Cough medicines and antidiarrheals
◉ probate court. Answer: also called estate court
oversees distribution of the person's estate upon death
◉ appeals court. Answer: reviews decisions of courts
◉ small claims court. Answer: allows the physician or physician
representative o file action against a client for an unpaid or delinquent
account
can seek monetary up to $2000
TEST 2026 FINAL PAPER SOLVED
QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
100 PERCENT CORRECT
◉ Ethics. Answer: set of moral standards and a code for behavior that
govern an individuals interactions with other individuals and within
society
◉ Bioethics. Answer: ethical implications of biomedical technology and
its practices
◉ Ethical issues in modern medicine. Answer: medical fertility, do not
resuscitate orders, artificial sources of nutrition, palliative care,
euthanasia, organ transplantation, reproductive rights/abortion
◉ 3 brances of government. Answer: Legislative- makes laws
Executive- administers laws
Judicial- enforces laws
◉ 2 types of law. Answer: Common law
Statutory law
◉ common law. Answer: A legal system based on custom and court
rulings
,also called case law
◉ Statutory law. Answer: Law enacted by Congress, or by state
legislatures or local legislative bodies.
◉ Administrative law. Answer: administrative agencies are given the
power to enact regulations that also have the force of law
◉ Civil law. Answer: type of law that affects relations between
individuals, corporations, government agencies, and other
organizations
◉ criminal law. Answer: acts committed against the welfare and safety
of the public or society as a whole
◉ felony. Answer: crime punishable by death or imprisonment for
more than a year
◉ misdemeanor. Answer: crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment
for up to 1 year
◉ appellant. Answer: one who appeals a case
◉ trial process. Answer: jury selection
,opening statements
examination
cross examination
closing arguments
jury deliberation
verdict
guilty or not guilty
◉ Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Answer: enforces the
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, or
Controlled Substances Act
◉ Registrant. Answer: according to the law, the only person allowed to
issue prescriptions
◉ Schedule I Drugs. Answer: high potential for abuse and have no
current medical use
heroin and LSD
◉ Schedule II Drugs. Answer: have current medical use in U.S. but with
severe restrictions
Morphine (narcotic) and Ritalin (non-narcotic)
, ◉ Schedule III Drugs. Answer: have less potential for abuse than I and II
drugs but can lead to moderate/low physical dependence or high
psychological dependence; requires prescription
Vicodin (narcotic) and Didrex (non-narcotic)
◉ Schedule IV Drugs. Answer: have lower potential for abuse than III
drugs but can lead to limited physical or psychological dependency;
requires prescription
Xanax and Klonopin
◉ Schedule V Drugs. Answer: have less potential for abuse that IV drugs
and their abuse may be limited to physical or psychological dependency
Cough medicines and antidiarrheals
◉ probate court. Answer: also called estate court
oversees distribution of the person's estate upon death
◉ appeals court. Answer: reviews decisions of courts
◉ small claims court. Answer: allows the physician or physician
representative o file action against a client for an unpaid or delinquent
account
can seek monetary up to $2000
