Which statement best defines the practice known as fee splitting - Answers The unethical
practice in which physicians are paid for referring the patients
The person bring a case or legal action to court is the____ and the person being sued is the ____
- Answers Plaintiff, defendant
Local governments create and enact - Answers Ordinances
Criminal law governs violations of the law that are punishable as offenses against: - Answers
The state or government
Which of the following is considered an emancipated minor and has the right to consent to
treatment and patient confidentiality? - Answers Self supporting 16 year old living separately
from parents or legal guardian
Witch of the following is not a requirement for a valid, legal contract? - Answers The contract
must be in writing
Which of the following conditions does not support classification of a minor by the court as
emancipated - Answers The minor wants to enter the armed forces
The stage is Maslow's hierarchy of needs in wich we maximize our potential is - Answers Self-
actualization
What is meant by the "litigious nature of today's society"? - Answers Patients are more likely to
bring lawsuits than in than in the past
Respondeat superior is a Latin term meaning - Answers let the master answer
If the medical assistant suspects that a patient is being abused, the first person to whom the
medical assistant should report the abuse is - Answers The physician
"The thing speaks for itself" and presumed negligence if the individual or group being sued had
exclusive control over whatever caused the injury, even though there is no specific evidence of
negligence - Answers Red Ipsa loquitur
A minor crime is called a(n): - Answers Misdemeanor
Refraining from the act of causing harm or committing evil is called - Answers Nonmaleficence
Medical liability cases can stem from - Answers A breach of trust on the part of the physician, a
breach of trust on the part of the patient and some type of miscommunication between the
patient and physician
(All the above)