NHA CCMA Exam Study Guide Practice
Questions and Explanations 2026
Licensure - Correct Answers ✅mandatory and is the legal
right and responsibility to practice medicine (providers are
licensed)
Licensure Reciprocity - Correct Answers ✅some states
agree to grant license based on recognized requirements
from another state without having to take the credentialing
exam
-endorsed by the National Board of Certification
CMA - Correct Answers ✅Certified Medical Assistant
credentialed by AAMA - must complete accredited training
program, practicum, and pass exam
CMA certification renewal - Correct Answers ✅Every 5
years, 60 CEUs
CCMA - Correct Answers ✅Certified Clinical Medical
Assistant by NHA, must complete HS diploma or GED,
complete accredited training program, and pass exam.
CCMA certification renewal - Correct Answers ✅Every 2
years, 10 CEUs
Ambulatory care - Correct Answers ✅refers to any care
received in an outpatient facility
,NHA CCMA Exam Study Guide Practice
Questions and Explanations 2026
Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) - Correct Answers
✅A model of primary care provider (PCP) coordinates
treatment to make sure patients receive the required care
when and where they need it, and in a way they can
understand
Appropriate Telehealth Visits - Correct Answers ✅follow up
on meds adjustment, chronic condition review and discussion,
patient education, mental health, nutrition counseling,
evaluation of minor or common rashes and skin concerns,
follow up on medical equipment, discussion of lab results
MA role in telehealth visit - Correct Answers ✅scheduling,
gathering health history, verifying or reconciling medications,
verifying pharmacy address and location, following up with
next steps (AVS), assisting with obtaining referrals and
diagnostic testing coordination
-they're also completing the intake process
Fee for service - Correct Answers ✅providers and medical
facilities bill insurance and patients for service provided, each
have an associated procedure code and charge
benefits: patient only pays for service they use
risk: can lead to unnecessary visits, tests, and procedures
, NHA CCMA Exam Study Guide Practice
Questions and Explanations 2026
Value-Based plan - Correct Answers ✅goals are improved
patient outcomes, patient satisfaction and lower cost. cost is
more holistic and prioritizes prevention and early detection
Mananged Care - Correct Answers ✅umbrella term for
plans that provide healthcare in return for payment delivered
through a network of providers and hospitals
HMO - Correct Answers ✅contacts with medical center or
provider to provide preventative and acute care, require
referrals to specialists and well as prior authorizations for
procedures and treatments
PPO - Correct Answers ✅have more flexibility than HMOs.
Does not require a PCP and can see providers out of their
network, but an in network provider usually costs less
Pharmacokinetics - Correct Answers ✅the study of how
medications move through the body
Absorption - Correct Answers ✅body converts the
medication into a form the body can use and move to
bloodstream; varies by route of administration
Distribution - Correct Answers ✅transportation of the
medication throughout the body through the blood stream;
some barriers exists such as blood-brain barrier that protects
Questions and Explanations 2026
Licensure - Correct Answers ✅mandatory and is the legal
right and responsibility to practice medicine (providers are
licensed)
Licensure Reciprocity - Correct Answers ✅some states
agree to grant license based on recognized requirements
from another state without having to take the credentialing
exam
-endorsed by the National Board of Certification
CMA - Correct Answers ✅Certified Medical Assistant
credentialed by AAMA - must complete accredited training
program, practicum, and pass exam
CMA certification renewal - Correct Answers ✅Every 5
years, 60 CEUs
CCMA - Correct Answers ✅Certified Clinical Medical
Assistant by NHA, must complete HS diploma or GED,
complete accredited training program, and pass exam.
CCMA certification renewal - Correct Answers ✅Every 2
years, 10 CEUs
Ambulatory care - Correct Answers ✅refers to any care
received in an outpatient facility
,NHA CCMA Exam Study Guide Practice
Questions and Explanations 2026
Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) - Correct Answers
✅A model of primary care provider (PCP) coordinates
treatment to make sure patients receive the required care
when and where they need it, and in a way they can
understand
Appropriate Telehealth Visits - Correct Answers ✅follow up
on meds adjustment, chronic condition review and discussion,
patient education, mental health, nutrition counseling,
evaluation of minor or common rashes and skin concerns,
follow up on medical equipment, discussion of lab results
MA role in telehealth visit - Correct Answers ✅scheduling,
gathering health history, verifying or reconciling medications,
verifying pharmacy address and location, following up with
next steps (AVS), assisting with obtaining referrals and
diagnostic testing coordination
-they're also completing the intake process
Fee for service - Correct Answers ✅providers and medical
facilities bill insurance and patients for service provided, each
have an associated procedure code and charge
benefits: patient only pays for service they use
risk: can lead to unnecessary visits, tests, and procedures
, NHA CCMA Exam Study Guide Practice
Questions and Explanations 2026
Value-Based plan - Correct Answers ✅goals are improved
patient outcomes, patient satisfaction and lower cost. cost is
more holistic and prioritizes prevention and early detection
Mananged Care - Correct Answers ✅umbrella term for
plans that provide healthcare in return for payment delivered
through a network of providers and hospitals
HMO - Correct Answers ✅contacts with medical center or
provider to provide preventative and acute care, require
referrals to specialists and well as prior authorizations for
procedures and treatments
PPO - Correct Answers ✅have more flexibility than HMOs.
Does not require a PCP and can see providers out of their
network, but an in network provider usually costs less
Pharmacokinetics - Correct Answers ✅the study of how
medications move through the body
Absorption - Correct Answers ✅body converts the
medication into a form the body can use and move to
bloodstream; varies by route of administration
Distribution - Correct Answers ✅transportation of the
medication throughout the body through the blood stream;
some barriers exists such as blood-brain barrier that protects
