Maryland Laws and Rules Pertinent To Insurance
Exam 1 Questions And Answers.
5-101. in this title, _______ means a dead human body - ANSWER:
body
5-201. a pronouncement of death shall be used for all purposes in this
State, including trials of _______ and ________ cases. - ANSWER: civil
criminal
5-202. - An individual is dead if, based on ordinary standards of medical
practice, the individual has sustained either (2): - ANSWER: -irreversible
cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions
-irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brin, including the
brain stem
What are the 2 exceptions to death requirements in title 5-202? -
ANSWER: -it does not apply to the removal of a vital organ while the
individual is alive
-pronouncement shall be made before any vital organ is removed for
transplantation
5-301. Term used for State Postmortem Examiners. - ANSWER:
comission
5-301. this term means a death that a medical examiner is required by
law to investigate - ANSWER: medical examiner's case
5-302. there is a _____ postmortem examiners commission in the
department - ANSWER: state
,5-306. The Commission may appoint one or more deputy medical
examiners and forensic investigators for each ________. - ANSWER:
county
5-306. Each deputy medical examiner appointed shall be a _______. -
ANSWER: physician
5-306. Each deputy medical examiner is entitled to these type of
compensation (3): - ANSWER: -a fee set in accordance with the state
budget for each case
-if called as a witness before grand jury/criminal case, the fee is set by a
court
-additional compensation that county provides
5-307. The Commission may adopt ________ and __________to carry
out the provisions of this subtitle. - ANSWER: rules and regulations
5-309. A medical examiner shall investigate the death of a human being
if the death occurs (5) - ANSWER: -violence
-suicide
-casualty
-suddenly if deceased was in apparent good health
-suspicious manner
5-309. A medical examiner shall investigate the death of a human fetus
if (2): - ANSWER: -death occurs before the complete expulsion from
mother (regardless of duration); and
-the mother is not attended by a physician at or after delivery
, 5-309. If a medical examiner's case occurs, the ______ or _______
immediately shall notify the medical examiner and State's Attorney for
the county where the body is found and give the known facts concerning
the time, place, manner, and circumstances of the death. - ANSWER:
police or sheriff
5-309. The medical examiner or the investigator shall investigate fully
the_______ _________concerning the medical cause of death and,
before leaving the premises, reduce these facts and the names and
addresses of witnesses to writing, which shall be filed in the medical
examiner's office. - ANSWER: essential facts
5-309. who takes possession of and delivers objects of the deceased to
the state attorneys office as it may be useful in establishing the cause of
death? - ANSWER: the medical examiner
5-309. If the NOK of the deceased is not present at the investigation, the
police officer or sheriff at the investigation or, if a police officer or sheriff
is not present, the medical examiner or the investigator shall do what
with property found on the body (3)? - ANSWER: -take possession
-report inventory
-deliver property to appropriate sheriff/police department
5-309. The sheriff or police department shall surrender the property to
this person who is entitled to its possession or custody. - ANSWER:
personal representative; the person who is entitled to its possession or
custody
5-309. If the case involves the unexpected death of a child, the medical
examiner shall notify: - ANSWER: the chairperson of the local child
fatality review team for the county the child resides
Exam 1 Questions And Answers.
5-101. in this title, _______ means a dead human body - ANSWER:
body
5-201. a pronouncement of death shall be used for all purposes in this
State, including trials of _______ and ________ cases. - ANSWER: civil
criminal
5-202. - An individual is dead if, based on ordinary standards of medical
practice, the individual has sustained either (2): - ANSWER: -irreversible
cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions
-irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brin, including the
brain stem
What are the 2 exceptions to death requirements in title 5-202? -
ANSWER: -it does not apply to the removal of a vital organ while the
individual is alive
-pronouncement shall be made before any vital organ is removed for
transplantation
5-301. Term used for State Postmortem Examiners. - ANSWER:
comission
5-301. this term means a death that a medical examiner is required by
law to investigate - ANSWER: medical examiner's case
5-302. there is a _____ postmortem examiners commission in the
department - ANSWER: state
,5-306. The Commission may appoint one or more deputy medical
examiners and forensic investigators for each ________. - ANSWER:
county
5-306. Each deputy medical examiner appointed shall be a _______. -
ANSWER: physician
5-306. Each deputy medical examiner is entitled to these type of
compensation (3): - ANSWER: -a fee set in accordance with the state
budget for each case
-if called as a witness before grand jury/criminal case, the fee is set by a
court
-additional compensation that county provides
5-307. The Commission may adopt ________ and __________to carry
out the provisions of this subtitle. - ANSWER: rules and regulations
5-309. A medical examiner shall investigate the death of a human being
if the death occurs (5) - ANSWER: -violence
-suicide
-casualty
-suddenly if deceased was in apparent good health
-suspicious manner
5-309. A medical examiner shall investigate the death of a human fetus
if (2): - ANSWER: -death occurs before the complete expulsion from
mother (regardless of duration); and
-the mother is not attended by a physician at or after delivery
, 5-309. If a medical examiner's case occurs, the ______ or _______
immediately shall notify the medical examiner and State's Attorney for
the county where the body is found and give the known facts concerning
the time, place, manner, and circumstances of the death. - ANSWER:
police or sheriff
5-309. The medical examiner or the investigator shall investigate fully
the_______ _________concerning the medical cause of death and,
before leaving the premises, reduce these facts and the names and
addresses of witnesses to writing, which shall be filed in the medical
examiner's office. - ANSWER: essential facts
5-309. who takes possession of and delivers objects of the deceased to
the state attorneys office as it may be useful in establishing the cause of
death? - ANSWER: the medical examiner
5-309. If the NOK of the deceased is not present at the investigation, the
police officer or sheriff at the investigation or, if a police officer or sheriff
is not present, the medical examiner or the investigator shall do what
with property found on the body (3)? - ANSWER: -take possession
-report inventory
-deliver property to appropriate sheriff/police department
5-309. The sheriff or police department shall surrender the property to
this person who is entitled to its possession or custody. - ANSWER:
personal representative; the person who is entitled to its possession or
custody
5-309. If the case involves the unexpected death of a child, the medical
examiner shall notify: - ANSWER: the chairperson of the local child
fatality review team for the county the child resides
