CLMS Certification Exam Latest Update
2025 With Questions and Answers Graded
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What specific information is protected by HIPAA?
A. An individual's past, present or future physical or mental health condition
B. The provision of healthcare to an individual
C. The payment for the provision of healthcare
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-D
,Which of the following examples would NOT qualify as a serious health condition:
A. Fri/Mon absence due to allergies, with a non-working weekend in between
B. Morning sickness as a result of a normal pregnancy without complications
C. Bi-annual colonoscopy prep day and procedure
D. Bringing a parent to a one-hour physical therapy appointment - CORRECT ANSWER-C
True or False: The individual with the serious health condition must always be under a
treatment plan. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
True or False: The FMLA defines a serious health condition as one in which an employee is
unable to perform ONE of the essential functions of the employee's position. - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
Which of the following medical conditions would likely have a predictable absence schedule,
requiring the employee to provide advance notice of leave?
A. Migraine headaches
B. Back pain
C. Pre-natal routine care
D. Allergies - CORRECT ANSWER-C
, Benjamin submits a request for a two-week absence. Benjamin's employer provides him with
the necessary FMLA paperwork and gives him 15 days to complete and return it. The employer
also tells Benjamin to contact the vendor that handles their short-term disability benefit. After
9 days, the disability is approved as the vendor reached out to the physician directly. A report
of approval is provided to the employer. However, this employer does not receive the FMLA
certification form back from Benjamin. His FMLA leave request is denied for failure to provide
the requested certification. Since he had been on a performance management plan for
absenteeism, Benjamin is also terminated. True or False: Benjamin's employer was within their
rights to terminate his employment because under the FMLA, an employer has the right to
require employees to follow absence procedures. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
True or False: Because Patrick's three-week absence for surgery was approved and paid for
under the workers' compensation program, he does not need coverage under the FMLA. The
time will only be covered by workers' compensation. - CORRECT ANSWER-False - It is
important to know that when an absence qualifies for WC, and a claim is denied under WC, this
does not impact FMLA.
Tracy, who lives in Texas, requests an absence of five weeks to care for her terminally ill
mother. At the end of week three, her mother passes away and Tracy remains out to tend to
funeral services and take bereavement time. Tracy's employer informs her that weeks one
through three will be covered under federal FMLA. However, since her mother passed away at
the end of week three, her absence is no longer covered under the federal FMLA. Tracy is
entitled to five days of bereavement leave, but she will need to return at the beginning of week
five of her original request. The state of Texas does not have a state FMLA leave. The federal
FMLA and bereavement leave do not run concurrently as it is not a qualified event under the
federal FMLA. There are some states, such as Oregon, which do cover bereavement as part of
2025 With Questions and Answers Graded
A+
What specific information is protected by HIPAA?
A. An individual's past, present or future physical or mental health condition
B. The provision of healthcare to an individual
C. The payment for the provision of healthcare
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-D
,Which of the following examples would NOT qualify as a serious health condition:
A. Fri/Mon absence due to allergies, with a non-working weekend in between
B. Morning sickness as a result of a normal pregnancy without complications
C. Bi-annual colonoscopy prep day and procedure
D. Bringing a parent to a one-hour physical therapy appointment - CORRECT ANSWER-C
True or False: The individual with the serious health condition must always be under a
treatment plan. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
True or False: The FMLA defines a serious health condition as one in which an employee is
unable to perform ONE of the essential functions of the employee's position. - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
Which of the following medical conditions would likely have a predictable absence schedule,
requiring the employee to provide advance notice of leave?
A. Migraine headaches
B. Back pain
C. Pre-natal routine care
D. Allergies - CORRECT ANSWER-C
, Benjamin submits a request for a two-week absence. Benjamin's employer provides him with
the necessary FMLA paperwork and gives him 15 days to complete and return it. The employer
also tells Benjamin to contact the vendor that handles their short-term disability benefit. After
9 days, the disability is approved as the vendor reached out to the physician directly. A report
of approval is provided to the employer. However, this employer does not receive the FMLA
certification form back from Benjamin. His FMLA leave request is denied for failure to provide
the requested certification. Since he had been on a performance management plan for
absenteeism, Benjamin is also terminated. True or False: Benjamin's employer was within their
rights to terminate his employment because under the FMLA, an employer has the right to
require employees to follow absence procedures. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
True or False: Because Patrick's three-week absence for surgery was approved and paid for
under the workers' compensation program, he does not need coverage under the FMLA. The
time will only be covered by workers' compensation. - CORRECT ANSWER-False - It is
important to know that when an absence qualifies for WC, and a claim is denied under WC, this
does not impact FMLA.
Tracy, who lives in Texas, requests an absence of five weeks to care for her terminally ill
mother. At the end of week three, her mother passes away and Tracy remains out to tend to
funeral services and take bereavement time. Tracy's employer informs her that weeks one
through three will be covered under federal FMLA. However, since her mother passed away at
the end of week three, her absence is no longer covered under the federal FMLA. Tracy is
entitled to five days of bereavement leave, but she will need to return at the beginning of week
five of her original request. The state of Texas does not have a state FMLA leave. The federal
FMLA and bereavement leave do not run concurrently as it is not a qualified event under the
federal FMLA. There are some states, such as Oregon, which do cover bereavement as part of
