CCLE Review Worksheet Exam Questions and
Answers
Who determines if treatment is excessive? - -Local Chiropractors.
The administration of treatment or the use of diagnostic procedures which
are
clearly excessive as determined by the customary practice and standards of
the local community of licensees.
- What is excessive treatment? - -• Treatment beyond what is
reasonable/necessary or within the standard of care
• Failure to document necessity (conduct a thorough exam, diagnose the
condition, implement a treatment plan, and conduct follow-up exams
to assess progress)
- If you are guilty of excessive treatment, this falls under_______________. - -
Unprofessional Conduct
- elder abuse - -Causes or permits infliction of physical pain or mental
suffering under circumstances or conditions not likely to produce great bodily
harm or death.
Willfully causes or permits an elder to suffer.
Unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering.
Embezzlement.
Willfully threatens to commit a crime which will result in death or great
bodily injury.
- Known or suspected causes of abuse of elder or dependent adult (6). - -
Physical
Abandonment
Abduction
Isolation
Financial
Neglect
- Punishment of failure to report elder abuse? - -If no great harm came to
the patient, it is a misdemeanor, *six months in jail, $1000 fine*
If the abuse results in bodily harm and death it is a felony. *one year in jail,
$5000 fine*
- Who do you report elder abuse to? - -local law enforcement agency or
adult protective services.
, - What are common violations that chiropractors treat beyond their scope of
practice? - -1) Performing surgical procedures
2) Furnishing/prescribing controlled substances
3) Claiming to treat/cure cancer
- A chiropractor may use laser as long as it is _______ ________________, it is
used for _______ ____________________, all manufacture___________________ are
followed and they comply with all____________ _____________. - -A chiropractor
may use and (FDA) approved laser if it is used for purposes other than
treatment consistent with section 302 and the product's FDA approval or
clearance, all manufacturer's specified guidelines are followed and they
comply with all state and federal laws governing the use of lasers in clinical
settings.
- Chiropractic scope of practice (5) - -1) *manipulate* bone, joints, muscles
and connective tissue.
2) As part of a course of chiropractic treatment, may use all necessary
*mechanical, hygienic, and sanitary measures* incident to the care of the
body in the course of chiropractic manipulations and/or adjustments.
3) *may treat any condition, disease, or injury in any patient*, including a
pregnant woman, and *may diagnose,* so long as such treatment or
diagnosis is done in a manner consistent with chiropractic methods and
techniques
4) may employ the *use of vitamins, food supplements, foods for special
dietary use*, or proprietary medicines, so long as such substances are not
included in materia medica.
5) may make use of *X-ray and thermography equipment for the purposes of
diagnosis* but not for the purposes of treatment. A duly licensed
chiropractor may make use of diagnostic ultrasound equipment for the
purposes of neuromuscular skeletal diagnosis.
- Unlicensed Individual - -any person, including a student or graduate of a
chiropractic institution, who does not hold a valid California chiropractic
license. An exemption is hereby created for student doctors participating in
board approved preceptorship programs.
- You find out that a D.C. is billing insurance companies illegally. What do
you do? What is this infraction? - -Cal the board!
"The issuance and disposition of a citation shall be reported to other
chiropractic boards and other regulatory agencies."
Answers
Who determines if treatment is excessive? - -Local Chiropractors.
The administration of treatment or the use of diagnostic procedures which
are
clearly excessive as determined by the customary practice and standards of
the local community of licensees.
- What is excessive treatment? - -• Treatment beyond what is
reasonable/necessary or within the standard of care
• Failure to document necessity (conduct a thorough exam, diagnose the
condition, implement a treatment plan, and conduct follow-up exams
to assess progress)
- If you are guilty of excessive treatment, this falls under_______________. - -
Unprofessional Conduct
- elder abuse - -Causes or permits infliction of physical pain or mental
suffering under circumstances or conditions not likely to produce great bodily
harm or death.
Willfully causes or permits an elder to suffer.
Unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering.
Embezzlement.
Willfully threatens to commit a crime which will result in death or great
bodily injury.
- Known or suspected causes of abuse of elder or dependent adult (6). - -
Physical
Abandonment
Abduction
Isolation
Financial
Neglect
- Punishment of failure to report elder abuse? - -If no great harm came to
the patient, it is a misdemeanor, *six months in jail, $1000 fine*
If the abuse results in bodily harm and death it is a felony. *one year in jail,
$5000 fine*
- Who do you report elder abuse to? - -local law enforcement agency or
adult protective services.
, - What are common violations that chiropractors treat beyond their scope of
practice? - -1) Performing surgical procedures
2) Furnishing/prescribing controlled substances
3) Claiming to treat/cure cancer
- A chiropractor may use laser as long as it is _______ ________________, it is
used for _______ ____________________, all manufacture___________________ are
followed and they comply with all____________ _____________. - -A chiropractor
may use and (FDA) approved laser if it is used for purposes other than
treatment consistent with section 302 and the product's FDA approval or
clearance, all manufacturer's specified guidelines are followed and they
comply with all state and federal laws governing the use of lasers in clinical
settings.
- Chiropractic scope of practice (5) - -1) *manipulate* bone, joints, muscles
and connective tissue.
2) As part of a course of chiropractic treatment, may use all necessary
*mechanical, hygienic, and sanitary measures* incident to the care of the
body in the course of chiropractic manipulations and/or adjustments.
3) *may treat any condition, disease, or injury in any patient*, including a
pregnant woman, and *may diagnose,* so long as such treatment or
diagnosis is done in a manner consistent with chiropractic methods and
techniques
4) may employ the *use of vitamins, food supplements, foods for special
dietary use*, or proprietary medicines, so long as such substances are not
included in materia medica.
5) may make use of *X-ray and thermography equipment for the purposes of
diagnosis* but not for the purposes of treatment. A duly licensed
chiropractor may make use of diagnostic ultrasound equipment for the
purposes of neuromuscular skeletal diagnosis.
- Unlicensed Individual - -any person, including a student or graduate of a
chiropractic institution, who does not hold a valid California chiropractic
license. An exemption is hereby created for student doctors participating in
board approved preceptorship programs.
- You find out that a D.C. is billing insurance companies illegally. What do
you do? What is this infraction? - -Cal the board!
"The issuance and disposition of a citation shall be reported to other
chiropractic boards and other regulatory agencies."
