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GA PT JURISPRUDENCE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
The maximum charge for certifying medical records - correct
answer -$7.50
Maximum cost for postage for medical records - correct answer -
Actual costs incurred
Year that HIPAA went into effect - correct answer -2001
What is provided under HIPAA - correct answer -Patients have
access to their medical records and more control over how their
personal health information is used and disclosed
Safeguard provisions under HIPAA - correct answer -Written
privacy procedures, employee training and designated privacy
officer
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Boundries on medical record use - correct answer -Information is
not used for non-health related purposes, clear strong protections
on marketing, providing minimum amount of information
necessary
Consumer control over health information - correct answer -
ensure patients understand their privacy rights, ensure patient
access to their medical records
Accountability for medical record use and release - correct
answer -Civil and criminal penalties for violating standards
Confidentiality - correct answer -each patient's medical record
must be safeguarded against disclosure or exposure to non
proprietary individuals
Care by qualified individuals - correct answer -All care must meet
standards established by the state
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Informed Consent - correct answer -patient must be fully informed
in order to participate in the choices about their health care
decisions
Elements of informed consent - correct answer -nature of
procedure, alternatives, risks, benefits, uncertainties,
consequences of non-treatment, goals of treatment, prognosis,
assessment of patient understanding, acceptance of intervention
by the patient
In order for consent to be valid, patient must be ... - correct
answer -considered to be competent and the consent must be
volentary
Care based on medical necessity - correct answer -it is unethical
to alter or withhold care based on extraneous factors without the
patients knowledge and consent
Triad for billing and coding - correct answer -What was
performed, what was documented, what was billed
must all be identical
GA PT JURISPRUDENCE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
The maximum charge for certifying medical records - correct
answer -$7.50
Maximum cost for postage for medical records - correct answer -
Actual costs incurred
Year that HIPAA went into effect - correct answer -2001
What is provided under HIPAA - correct answer -Patients have
access to their medical records and more control over how their
personal health information is used and disclosed
Safeguard provisions under HIPAA - correct answer -Written
privacy procedures, employee training and designated privacy
officer
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Boundries on medical record use - correct answer -Information is
not used for non-health related purposes, clear strong protections
on marketing, providing minimum amount of information
necessary
Consumer control over health information - correct answer -
ensure patients understand their privacy rights, ensure patient
access to their medical records
Accountability for medical record use and release - correct
answer -Civil and criminal penalties for violating standards
Confidentiality - correct answer -each patient's medical record
must be safeguarded against disclosure or exposure to non
proprietary individuals
Care by qualified individuals - correct answer -All care must meet
standards established by the state
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Informed Consent - correct answer -patient must be fully informed
in order to participate in the choices about their health care
decisions
Elements of informed consent - correct answer -nature of
procedure, alternatives, risks, benefits, uncertainties,
consequences of non-treatment, goals of treatment, prognosis,
assessment of patient understanding, acceptance of intervention
by the patient
In order for consent to be valid, patient must be ... - correct
answer -considered to be competent and the consent must be
volentary
Care based on medical necessity - correct answer -it is unethical
to alter or withhold care based on extraneous factors without the
patients knowledge and consent
Triad for billing and coding - correct answer -What was
performed, what was documented, what was billed
must all be identical
