Chapter 10: Professional Standards: Scope of Practice, Assessment, Treatment
Planning, Informed Consent, Documentation, and Networking with Health Care
Providers
Salvo: Massage Therapy
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which term describes professional activities that can be performed legally by members of a
licensed profession?
a. Scope of practice
b. Informed consent
c. Client documentation
d. Professional reference
ANS: A
Scope of practice refers to professional activities that can be performed legally by members of
a licensed profession as well as the context in which these activities can be applied. Scope of
practice is defined by state law or practice act.
2. Which method is within the scope of practice for massage therapists?
a. Herbalism
b. Acupuncture
c. Hot pack application
d. Nutritional counseling
ANS: C
Within massage therapy scope of practice are usually use of therapeutic agents such as hot and
cold applications (e.g., packs, stones), hydrotherapy, topical agents (e.g., muds, clays, salts,
sugars)
3. What are chiropractic adjustments considered in relation to massage therapy?
a. An exclusion
b. A delegation
c. Within scope of practice
d. Within standard of care
ANS: A
Exclusion means something that is outside scope of practiced. Massage therapists cannot
provide services or apply techniques that would require a separate state license to practice,
such as psychotherapy, chiropractic procedures, acupuncture, physical or occupational
therapy, or any other branch of medicine, unless they have the appropriate state license.
4. Which term refers to the degree of prudence or caution reasonable individuals follow who
have similar training and who work under similar circumstances?
a. Exclusion
b. Delegation
c. Scope of practice
d. Standard of care
ANS: D
, Standard of care refers to the degree of prudence or caution reasonable individuals follow who
have similar training and who work under similar circumstances.
5. Which term means the act of exchanging thoughts, feelings, and behaviors?
a. Literacy
b. Documentation
c. Assessment
d. Communication
ANS: D
Communication is the act of exchanging thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Massage therapists
have a duty to factually communicate and report.
6. Which term means the capacity of and individual to obtain and understand information and
services to make appropriate wellness care decisions?
a. Health literacy
b. Research literacy
c. Assessment
d. Documentation
ANS: A
Health literacy is the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate,
process, and understand basic health information and services in order to make appropriate
decisions.
7. What is the purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
a. Prevent client personal health information from being shared among professionals
b. Protect the storage andTtrEaSnsTmBisAsiNoKn SofEcLliLenEt Rpe.rsCoOnaMl health
information
c. Determine what personal health care information the client is allowed to release
d. Determine how much the client can charge for personal health information
ANS: B
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and the Patient
Protection and Affordable Health Care Act of 2010 were created by the Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS) to protect client rights and targets the storage, transmission, and
dissemination of personal health information, which includes information that is written,
spoken, recorded, or electronically stored that pertains to the past, present, or future care of
clients.
8. Which method is recommended to protect client information?
a. Apply the double-lock rule
b. Keep family members out of the filing room
c. Store records offsite from where services are provided
d. Record all client information while at home
ANS: A
Planning, Informed Consent, Documentation, and Networking with Health Care
Providers
Salvo: Massage Therapy
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which term describes professional activities that can be performed legally by members of a
licensed profession?
a. Scope of practice
b. Informed consent
c. Client documentation
d. Professional reference
ANS: A
Scope of practice refers to professional activities that can be performed legally by members of
a licensed profession as well as the context in which these activities can be applied. Scope of
practice is defined by state law or practice act.
2. Which method is within the scope of practice for massage therapists?
a. Herbalism
b. Acupuncture
c. Hot pack application
d. Nutritional counseling
ANS: C
Within massage therapy scope of practice are usually use of therapeutic agents such as hot and
cold applications (e.g., packs, stones), hydrotherapy, topical agents (e.g., muds, clays, salts,
sugars)
3. What are chiropractic adjustments considered in relation to massage therapy?
a. An exclusion
b. A delegation
c. Within scope of practice
d. Within standard of care
ANS: A
Exclusion means something that is outside scope of practiced. Massage therapists cannot
provide services or apply techniques that would require a separate state license to practice,
such as psychotherapy, chiropractic procedures, acupuncture, physical or occupational
therapy, or any other branch of medicine, unless they have the appropriate state license.
4. Which term refers to the degree of prudence or caution reasonable individuals follow who
have similar training and who work under similar circumstances?
a. Exclusion
b. Delegation
c. Scope of practice
d. Standard of care
ANS: D
, Standard of care refers to the degree of prudence or caution reasonable individuals follow who
have similar training and who work under similar circumstances.
5. Which term means the act of exchanging thoughts, feelings, and behaviors?
a. Literacy
b. Documentation
c. Assessment
d. Communication
ANS: D
Communication is the act of exchanging thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Massage therapists
have a duty to factually communicate and report.
6. Which term means the capacity of and individual to obtain and understand information and
services to make appropriate wellness care decisions?
a. Health literacy
b. Research literacy
c. Assessment
d. Documentation
ANS: A
Health literacy is the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate,
process, and understand basic health information and services in order to make appropriate
decisions.
7. What is the purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
a. Prevent client personal health information from being shared among professionals
b. Protect the storage andTtrEaSnsTmBisAsiNoKn SofEcLliLenEt Rpe.rsCoOnaMl health
information
c. Determine what personal health care information the client is allowed to release
d. Determine how much the client can charge for personal health information
ANS: B
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and the Patient
Protection and Affordable Health Care Act of 2010 were created by the Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS) to protect client rights and targets the storage, transmission, and
dissemination of personal health information, which includes information that is written,
spoken, recorded, or electronically stored that pertains to the past, present, or future care of
clients.
8. Which method is recommended to protect client information?
a. Apply the double-lock rule
b. Keep family members out of the filing room
c. Store records offsite from where services are provided
d. Record all client information while at home
ANS: A
