Healthcare Compliance, common laws and regulations (Questions with 100% complete answers)

5 most important federal fraud and abuse laws: correct answers *False Claims Act (FCA) *Anti - kickback Statute (AKS) *Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark I II III ) *Exclusion Authorities *Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL) The purpose of EMTALA is to prevent: a. Hospitals from rejecting patients in a discriminatory manner by, refusing treatment, or transferring patients to "charity hospitals" or "county hospitals," because they are unable to pay. b. Hospitals from admitting patients unable to pay and then transferring them to "charity hospitals" or "county hospitals." c. A hospital from incurring a large debt when a patient cannot afford to pay. d. On-call physicians from not showing up when there is an emergency. correct answers a. Hospitals from rejecting patients in a discriminatory manner by, refusing treatment, or transferring patients to "charity hospitals" or "county hospitals," because they are unable to pay. EMTALA requires Medicare-participating hospitals with emergency departments to screen and treat the emergency medical conditions of patients in a non discriminatory manner to anyone, regardless of their ability to pay, insurance status, national origin, race, creed or color. Note: practice question from AAPC CPCO Ch6 Which is the underlying principal of the Equal Employment Opportunity law? a. This law requires all persons to be entitled to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, or national origin. b. This law requires all minorities to be entitled to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.