AAPC CPB - Chapter 14 Review | Questions
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__________ sets standards and directives to protect workers against transmission of infectious agents.
a. HIPAA
b. JCAHO
c. NCHS
d. OSHA - Answer - d. OSHA
Response Feedback:
OSHA sets standards and directives that are directly applicable to protecting workers against
transmission of infectious agents.
For OSHA, which employees are included as healthcare workers?
I. medical staff
II. maintenance staff
III . housekeeping
IV. food service staff
V. administrative staff
a. I only
b. I and V
c. I, III, and V
,d. I-V - Answer - d. I-V
Response Feedback:
Rationale: Healthcare workers include medical staff, maintenance, housekeeping, food service, laundry,
and administrative staff. Healthcare workers face a number of serious safety and health hazards.
Which entity governs workers' compensation law?
a. Federal
b. State
c. Department of Labor
d. OSHA - Answer - b. State
Response Feedback:
The Workers' compensation law is governed by each state. The specific of the law can vary but the key
features are consistent.
Workers' compensation is a(n) ______________ insurance program.
a. Catastrophic
b. No fault
c. At fault
d. Personal injury - Answer - b. No fault
Response Feedback:
, Workers' compensation is a "no fault" insurance program that provides benefits to employees who suffer
job-related injuries or illnesses.
Which of the following allows employers in some states to choose coverage options (state, commercial,
or self) to comply with workers' compensation coverage requirements?
a. Federal Employees' Compensation Program
b. State Insurance Fund
c. Combination Programs
d. There is no type of coverage that allows this. - Answer - c. Combination Programs
Response Feedback:
In some states, employers can choose a combination of coverage options (state, commercial or self) to
comply with workers' compensation coverage requirements.
Which scenario would apply for a Workers' Compensation case?
a. An employee is injured in an auto accident on the way to work.
b. An independent contractor is injured when he falls off a ladder in the office building.
c. An employee develops food poisoning from the lunch he brought from home.
d. A file clerk is hit by a filing cabinet at work when it fell over. - Answer - d. A file clerk is hit by a filing
cabinet at work when it fell over.
Which program provides lump-sum compensation and health benefits for eligible Department of Energy
nuclear weapons workers injured on the job?
a. Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
b. Federal Employees' Compensation Program
c. Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Program
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__________ sets standards and directives to protect workers against transmission of infectious agents.
a. HIPAA
b. JCAHO
c. NCHS
d. OSHA - Answer - d. OSHA
Response Feedback:
OSHA sets standards and directives that are directly applicable to protecting workers against
transmission of infectious agents.
For OSHA, which employees are included as healthcare workers?
I. medical staff
II. maintenance staff
III . housekeeping
IV. food service staff
V. administrative staff
a. I only
b. I and V
c. I, III, and V
,d. I-V - Answer - d. I-V
Response Feedback:
Rationale: Healthcare workers include medical staff, maintenance, housekeeping, food service, laundry,
and administrative staff. Healthcare workers face a number of serious safety and health hazards.
Which entity governs workers' compensation law?
a. Federal
b. State
c. Department of Labor
d. OSHA - Answer - b. State
Response Feedback:
The Workers' compensation law is governed by each state. The specific of the law can vary but the key
features are consistent.
Workers' compensation is a(n) ______________ insurance program.
a. Catastrophic
b. No fault
c. At fault
d. Personal injury - Answer - b. No fault
Response Feedback:
, Workers' compensation is a "no fault" insurance program that provides benefits to employees who suffer
job-related injuries or illnesses.
Which of the following allows employers in some states to choose coverage options (state, commercial,
or self) to comply with workers' compensation coverage requirements?
a. Federal Employees' Compensation Program
b. State Insurance Fund
c. Combination Programs
d. There is no type of coverage that allows this. - Answer - c. Combination Programs
Response Feedback:
In some states, employers can choose a combination of coverage options (state, commercial or self) to
comply with workers' compensation coverage requirements.
Which scenario would apply for a Workers' Compensation case?
a. An employee is injured in an auto accident on the way to work.
b. An independent contractor is injured when he falls off a ladder in the office building.
c. An employee develops food poisoning from the lunch he brought from home.
d. A file clerk is hit by a filing cabinet at work when it fell over. - Answer - d. A file clerk is hit by a filing
cabinet at work when it fell over.
Which program provides lump-sum compensation and health benefits for eligible Department of Energy
nuclear weapons workers injured on the job?
a. Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
b. Federal Employees' Compensation Program
c. Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Program
