Legal Issues for COMLEX Level 1 Exam
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Cruzan vs. Director - Correct answer--Patients have the right to refuse life-
sustaining treatment (including a feeding tube)
-Like other life-sustaining treatments, artificial nutrition and hydration could be
stopped legally and ethically
Patient Self-Determination Act - Correct answer-Requires, that at time of
admission:
1) Ask patients if they have *Advanced Directives*
2) Inform patients of their rights to accept or refuse medical treatment
3) Incorporate Advanced Directives into patient medical records
The Stafford Act - Correct answer-The Stafford *Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act*
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, -Authorizes the President to issue a major disaster or an emergency declaration in
response to an event that overwhelms state or local government
-If enacted, the local government can have access to *funds and services from
FEMA*
A physician is unwilling to perform heart surgery on a patient with HIV. What is
your next step? - Correct answer-Refer the patient to a different cardiothoracic
surgeon
Low levels of literacy often lead to *adverse health outcomes*. What is one way a
physician may communicate to a patient with low literacy levels? - Correct answer-
Use *visual aids*
-E.g. drawings, videos, etc.
A fellow physician is smelling of alcohol on the job. What do you do? - Correct
answer-Report him to state medical board and inform chief of staff, etc.
Capitation - Correct answer-Contract b/t a physician and a HMO in which a *flat
fee per patient* is paid each month
Bundled payment - Correct answer-Reimbursement on the basis of expected cost
of the course of treatment
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2026 Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Guaranteed
Cruzan vs. Director - Correct answer--Patients have the right to refuse life-
sustaining treatment (including a feeding tube)
-Like other life-sustaining treatments, artificial nutrition and hydration could be
stopped legally and ethically
Patient Self-Determination Act - Correct answer-Requires, that at time of
admission:
1) Ask patients if they have *Advanced Directives*
2) Inform patients of their rights to accept or refuse medical treatment
3) Incorporate Advanced Directives into patient medical records
The Stafford Act - Correct answer-The Stafford *Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act*
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, -Authorizes the President to issue a major disaster or an emergency declaration in
response to an event that overwhelms state or local government
-If enacted, the local government can have access to *funds and services from
FEMA*
A physician is unwilling to perform heart surgery on a patient with HIV. What is
your next step? - Correct answer-Refer the patient to a different cardiothoracic
surgeon
Low levels of literacy often lead to *adverse health outcomes*. What is one way a
physician may communicate to a patient with low literacy levels? - Correct answer-
Use *visual aids*
-E.g. drawings, videos, etc.
A fellow physician is smelling of alcohol on the job. What do you do? - Correct
answer-Report him to state medical board and inform chief of staff, etc.
Capitation - Correct answer-Contract b/t a physician and a HMO in which a *flat
fee per patient* is paid each month
Bundled payment - Correct answer-Reimbursement on the basis of expected cost
of the course of treatment
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