NHA CCMA TEST BANK EXAMS SET
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
GRADED A+.
◍ What is outside the scope of practice ? Answer: 1. Diagnosing
patients.
2. Administering narcotics.
3. Interpreting laboratory results.
4. Pathogenic identification.
5. Performing an Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)
◍ What is assault ? Answer: Open threat of bodily harm against
another person.
◍ What is battery ? Answer: An action that causes bodily harm.
◍ How do you define fraud ? Answer: Deception with the intent to
deprive another person of his or her own rights.
◍ What is invasion of privacy ? Answer: Intruding on a patients
private affairs, or disclosure of private information.
Example: Entering a patients room without knocking or having
permission.
,◍ Malpractice ? Answer: The negligent delivery of professional
services.
◍ Negligence ? Answer: The failure to do something that a
reasonably prudent individual would do under similar circumstances.
◍ Spousal abuse/ Intimate partner abuse ? Answer: Provides a list of
organizations within the local community that can assist in the
situation.
◍ What should you do if you suspect child abuse ? Answer: Report
suspected child abuse to the provider.
◍ Tort ? Answer: A civil wrong committed against a person or
property. (fraud)
◍ Chain of custody ? Answer: In legal context, refers to the
chronological documentation showing the paper trail, custody,
control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic
evidence.
Sample evidence must be sealed in front of patient.
(drug screen)
◍ What is the purpose of the CLIA ? Answer: Clinical laboratory
Improvement Amendment sets quality standards and issues
certifications for human laboratories.
,◍ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
Answer: Then right to inspect, review, and to receive a copy of your
medical records and billing records that are held by health plans and
healthcare providers covered by the privacy rule.
◍ What are the two main purposes of HIPPA ? Answer: 1. To provide
continuous health insurance coverage for workers who lose or change
their job.
2.To reduce the administrative burdens and cost of healthcare by
standardizing the electronic transmission of administrative and
financial transactions and protects the patients personal medical
information and confidentiality.
◍ A CCMA cannot disclose what information ? Answer: A Patients
information unless authorized.
◍ Discussing a patients medical information is breaking what ?
Answer: HIPPA guidelines
◍ Even if you are related to the patient you are required to have what
to obtain medical information ? Answer: Consent of the patient
◍ The Joint Commission is responsible for what ? Answer: Regulates
that identifying patients is crucial to improving patient safety.
◍ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Answer:
1. Federal agency that oversees and regulates safety in the workplace.
, 2. Training provided to employee at no cost.
◍ Quality Control (QC) promotes what ? Answer: Accurate test
results
◍ What is the most important step in ensuring patient safety ?
Answer: Is proper identification
◍ Always ask for what two forms of identification to ID a patient ?
Answer: FULL NAME
DATE OF BIRTH
◍ Never confirm a patients name and date of birth how ? Answer: By
speaking their name and date of birth to them.
If they are not paying attention they may say yes when they didn't
hear you.
◍ What is implied consent ? Answer: Extending an arm for
phlebotomy
Removing clothes for a medical procedure or examination.
◍ What is informed consent ? Answer: Informing the patient of the
risk, possible outcomes, and alternative therapies.
◍ What is written consent ? Answer: Must have a patients signature
to perform procedure.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
GRADED A+.
◍ What is outside the scope of practice ? Answer: 1. Diagnosing
patients.
2. Administering narcotics.
3. Interpreting laboratory results.
4. Pathogenic identification.
5. Performing an Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)
◍ What is assault ? Answer: Open threat of bodily harm against
another person.
◍ What is battery ? Answer: An action that causes bodily harm.
◍ How do you define fraud ? Answer: Deception with the intent to
deprive another person of his or her own rights.
◍ What is invasion of privacy ? Answer: Intruding on a patients
private affairs, or disclosure of private information.
Example: Entering a patients room without knocking or having
permission.
,◍ Malpractice ? Answer: The negligent delivery of professional
services.
◍ Negligence ? Answer: The failure to do something that a
reasonably prudent individual would do under similar circumstances.
◍ Spousal abuse/ Intimate partner abuse ? Answer: Provides a list of
organizations within the local community that can assist in the
situation.
◍ What should you do if you suspect child abuse ? Answer: Report
suspected child abuse to the provider.
◍ Tort ? Answer: A civil wrong committed against a person or
property. (fraud)
◍ Chain of custody ? Answer: In legal context, refers to the
chronological documentation showing the paper trail, custody,
control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic
evidence.
Sample evidence must be sealed in front of patient.
(drug screen)
◍ What is the purpose of the CLIA ? Answer: Clinical laboratory
Improvement Amendment sets quality standards and issues
certifications for human laboratories.
,◍ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
Answer: Then right to inspect, review, and to receive a copy of your
medical records and billing records that are held by health plans and
healthcare providers covered by the privacy rule.
◍ What are the two main purposes of HIPPA ? Answer: 1. To provide
continuous health insurance coverage for workers who lose or change
their job.
2.To reduce the administrative burdens and cost of healthcare by
standardizing the electronic transmission of administrative and
financial transactions and protects the patients personal medical
information and confidentiality.
◍ A CCMA cannot disclose what information ? Answer: A Patients
information unless authorized.
◍ Discussing a patients medical information is breaking what ?
Answer: HIPPA guidelines
◍ Even if you are related to the patient you are required to have what
to obtain medical information ? Answer: Consent of the patient
◍ The Joint Commission is responsible for what ? Answer: Regulates
that identifying patients is crucial to improving patient safety.
◍ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Answer:
1. Federal agency that oversees and regulates safety in the workplace.
, 2. Training provided to employee at no cost.
◍ Quality Control (QC) promotes what ? Answer: Accurate test
results
◍ What is the most important step in ensuring patient safety ?
Answer: Is proper identification
◍ Always ask for what two forms of identification to ID a patient ?
Answer: FULL NAME
DATE OF BIRTH
◍ Never confirm a patients name and date of birth how ? Answer: By
speaking their name and date of birth to them.
If they are not paying attention they may say yes when they didn't
hear you.
◍ What is implied consent ? Answer: Extending an arm for
phlebotomy
Removing clothes for a medical procedure or examination.
◍ What is informed consent ? Answer: Informing the patient of the
risk, possible outcomes, and alternative therapies.
◍ What is written consent ? Answer: Must have a patients signature
to perform procedure.
