NCCT MEDICAL ASSISTANT PRACTICE EXAM 2026 UPDATED
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Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that individuals with disabilities are
- correct answer -Not to be discriminated against in obtaining employment
Which of the following health care issues is NOT covered under the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? - correct answer -Obtaining payment of Medicare and
Medicaid
Which of the following constitutes a breach of contract by a health care provider? - correct
answer -Discontinuing treatment because the patient did not pay in a timely manner
Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, who can potentiallybe held legally responsible for
an act of neglience by a medical assistant? - correct answer -Both the medical assistant and the
employer/provider
Touching a patient in a manner to which they have not consented is considered a tort of -
correct answer -Battery
All of the following minors (under age 18) are considered emancipated EXCEPT a minor who is -
correct answer -Being treated for a sexually transmitted disease
Unless publicly safety is involved, what is required in all cases to release patient medical records
after a subpoena is issued? - correct answer -The patient's written consent
According to typical statuses of limitations involving neglience or malpractice, which of the
following time points is NOT used as a starting point? - correct answer -When the litigant filed a
claim
,What normal patient right is suspended upon discovery of child abuse? - correct answer -
Confidentiality
A POLST form is a type of - correct answer -Living will or advance directive
Generally, medical assistants are permitted to do certain clinical procedures only under the
supervision of an employer/ proider because they are NOT - correct answer -Licensed
Which of the following best describes ethics? - correct answer -Personal values governing an
individual's perceptions of right and wrong
Bioethics is defined as - correct answer -Any ethical matter that pertains to life and/ or health
care
Which of the following principles for a medical assistant is NOT set forth by the American
Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Code of Ethics? - correct answer -Specific ways of
dealing with certain situations
At present, what is the main difference between reporting child abuse and reporting elder or
intimate partner abuse? - correct answer -Child abuse must be reported to authorities in all 50
states while other types of abuse do not always need to be reported
A provider is dealing with a patient with HIV or AIDS. Which of the following statements
regarding the provider's legal or ethical requirements is NOT true? - correct answer -The
provider can ethically deny treatment
What is the time frame during which an abortion can be legally performed in all states? - correct
answer -Abortion can be performed during the first trimester
, Therapeutic communication interjects what element into communication? - correct answer -
Empathy
Active listening requires - correct answer -Being attuned to what the other person is saying and
what they are communicating nonverbally
In order for verbal communication between two people to be effective, the sender's message
must be - correct answer -All of the above
Complete, cohesive, clear and concise
In the United States, what do most people consider a comfortable personal space for dealing on
a personal (not intimate) level with another individual? - correct answer -Between 1-1/2 and 4
feet
The use of a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously ascribes ther own undesirable
acts or impulses to someone else is known as - correct answer -Projection
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is the first level of need that people must
satisfy before all others? - correct answer -Physiological and survival needs
A cultural broker is someone who - correct answer -Acts as an intermediary or advocate for
another person or cultural group within the health care community
When interviewing a patient, which of the following types of questions prompts only a yes or no
question? - correct answer -Closed question
Which of the following does NOT initially occur when a person is exposed to an acute stressor? -
correct answer -Triggering of the parasympathetic nervous system
EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES |
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Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that individuals with disabilities are
- correct answer -Not to be discriminated against in obtaining employment
Which of the following health care issues is NOT covered under the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? - correct answer -Obtaining payment of Medicare and
Medicaid
Which of the following constitutes a breach of contract by a health care provider? - correct
answer -Discontinuing treatment because the patient did not pay in a timely manner
Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, who can potentiallybe held legally responsible for
an act of neglience by a medical assistant? - correct answer -Both the medical assistant and the
employer/provider
Touching a patient in a manner to which they have not consented is considered a tort of -
correct answer -Battery
All of the following minors (under age 18) are considered emancipated EXCEPT a minor who is -
correct answer -Being treated for a sexually transmitted disease
Unless publicly safety is involved, what is required in all cases to release patient medical records
after a subpoena is issued? - correct answer -The patient's written consent
According to typical statuses of limitations involving neglience or malpractice, which of the
following time points is NOT used as a starting point? - correct answer -When the litigant filed a
claim
,What normal patient right is suspended upon discovery of child abuse? - correct answer -
Confidentiality
A POLST form is a type of - correct answer -Living will or advance directive
Generally, medical assistants are permitted to do certain clinical procedures only under the
supervision of an employer/ proider because they are NOT - correct answer -Licensed
Which of the following best describes ethics? - correct answer -Personal values governing an
individual's perceptions of right and wrong
Bioethics is defined as - correct answer -Any ethical matter that pertains to life and/ or health
care
Which of the following principles for a medical assistant is NOT set forth by the American
Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Code of Ethics? - correct answer -Specific ways of
dealing with certain situations
At present, what is the main difference between reporting child abuse and reporting elder or
intimate partner abuse? - correct answer -Child abuse must be reported to authorities in all 50
states while other types of abuse do not always need to be reported
A provider is dealing with a patient with HIV or AIDS. Which of the following statements
regarding the provider's legal or ethical requirements is NOT true? - correct answer -The
provider can ethically deny treatment
What is the time frame during which an abortion can be legally performed in all states? - correct
answer -Abortion can be performed during the first trimester
, Therapeutic communication interjects what element into communication? - correct answer -
Empathy
Active listening requires - correct answer -Being attuned to what the other person is saying and
what they are communicating nonverbally
In order for verbal communication between two people to be effective, the sender's message
must be - correct answer -All of the above
Complete, cohesive, clear and concise
In the United States, what do most people consider a comfortable personal space for dealing on
a personal (not intimate) level with another individual? - correct answer -Between 1-1/2 and 4
feet
The use of a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously ascribes ther own undesirable
acts or impulses to someone else is known as - correct answer -Projection
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is the first level of need that people must
satisfy before all others? - correct answer -Physiological and survival needs
A cultural broker is someone who - correct answer -Acts as an intermediary or advocate for
another person or cultural group within the health care community
When interviewing a patient, which of the following types of questions prompts only a yes or no
question? - correct answer -Closed question
Which of the following does NOT initially occur when a person is exposed to an acute stressor? -
correct answer -Triggering of the parasympathetic nervous system
