MAC PRE-TEST E 2025 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Because of the high cost cosmetic surgery, a patient agrees to and signs a written payment plan. The
payments are to be for 7 months and 7 installments for $95. The legislative act that gives the
requirements for the written payment plan is the: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Truth in Lending Act
A medical assistant suspects a young patient is the victim of child abuse. Signs of abuse are also the
finding of the examining physician. The medical assistant and the physician should: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅document findings in the medical record and report it to the proper authorities
Medical record copies may be released to any one of the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The husband or wife of the patient
While telephoning to confirm their appointments for the next day, a patient states that they are
cancelling the appointment. What shouldn't you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Leave a phone
message for the physician so they can call them later
Which of the following terms of not one of the 5 C's, or components of communication? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Consistent
The physician-patient relationship is considered what type of legal relationship? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅a contract
Which envelope address is typed according to the U.S. Postal Service preferred format? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅TOLLAND CT 06084
What is false? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The physician patient relationship is legally recognized
when the patient arrives at the office for treatment
According to the law, which statement is FALSE regarding financial responsibilities for patients? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅If a mother refuses to pay for her treatments, her adult son is responsible
for payment
, Responsibility for the actions of a medical assistant falls first to the: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅employer/physician
The legal terms for the confidential information exchanged in a physician and patient relationship is: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅privileged
Any breach by medial office staff of patient confidentiality may result in charges of: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅negligence
The legal term for committing an improper act that is legally unjustified and possible harmful to another
is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Malfeasance
The courts mandate that the physician uphold the "standard of care" in practice. This means the
physician is required to provide care that is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Comparable to reasonable,
attentiive, diligent physicians of the same education, same specialty, and practicing in the same or
similar geographic area
A factor that may influence when the onset period of time for the statute of limitations on a negligent
action resulting in an injury begins may be: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When the injury is discovered
Slander is defamation through what type of act? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Spoken statements that
damage someone's reputation
Any breached federal or state narcotics laws are considered what type of offense? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Criminal acts
Which would present a civil rather than a criminal liability for a physician? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅A surgeon performs knee replacement on the wrong knee (professional negligence)
Which is not a true statement about ethics? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ethics compromises the
formal actions of a legislative body
ANSWERS
Because of the high cost cosmetic surgery, a patient agrees to and signs a written payment plan. The
payments are to be for 7 months and 7 installments for $95. The legislative act that gives the
requirements for the written payment plan is the: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Truth in Lending Act
A medical assistant suspects a young patient is the victim of child abuse. Signs of abuse are also the
finding of the examining physician. The medical assistant and the physician should: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅document findings in the medical record and report it to the proper authorities
Medical record copies may be released to any one of the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The husband or wife of the patient
While telephoning to confirm their appointments for the next day, a patient states that they are
cancelling the appointment. What shouldn't you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Leave a phone
message for the physician so they can call them later
Which of the following terms of not one of the 5 C's, or components of communication? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Consistent
The physician-patient relationship is considered what type of legal relationship? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅a contract
Which envelope address is typed according to the U.S. Postal Service preferred format? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅TOLLAND CT 06084
What is false? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The physician patient relationship is legally recognized
when the patient arrives at the office for treatment
According to the law, which statement is FALSE regarding financial responsibilities for patients? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅If a mother refuses to pay for her treatments, her adult son is responsible
for payment
, Responsibility for the actions of a medical assistant falls first to the: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅employer/physician
The legal terms for the confidential information exchanged in a physician and patient relationship is: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅privileged
Any breach by medial office staff of patient confidentiality may result in charges of: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅negligence
The legal term for committing an improper act that is legally unjustified and possible harmful to another
is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Malfeasance
The courts mandate that the physician uphold the "standard of care" in practice. This means the
physician is required to provide care that is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Comparable to reasonable,
attentiive, diligent physicians of the same education, same specialty, and practicing in the same or
similar geographic area
A factor that may influence when the onset period of time for the statute of limitations on a negligent
action resulting in an injury begins may be: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When the injury is discovered
Slander is defamation through what type of act? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Spoken statements that
damage someone's reputation
Any breached federal or state narcotics laws are considered what type of offense? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Criminal acts
Which would present a civil rather than a criminal liability for a physician? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅A surgeon performs knee replacement on the wrong knee (professional negligence)
Which is not a true statement about ethics? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ethics compromises the
formal actions of a legislative body
