AMCA MEDICAL ASSISTANT
CERTIFICATION EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
2025 NEWEST COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
To comply with HIPAA, a medical office must always
furnish what information to a new patient to be seen for
treatment?
A) A copy of each staff member's malpractice insurance
policy
B) Certifications and licensure documents of medical staff
c) Office policy manual
D) The provision of privacy practices document Correct
Answer The provision of privacy practices document
Verbally divulging information about a patient to someone
not directly involved in the patient's care is an example of
which improper conduct?
A) Libel
B) Misfeasance
c) Defamation
D) Invasion of privacy Correct Answer Invasion of privacy
Which of the following reasons led to the creation of the
states' Medical Practice Acts?
A) The need to determine the methods and requirements
of physician licensure
,B) The need to protect all health-care professionals
reporting both STDs and child/elderly abuse
C) The need to regulate serious issues of drug use and
abuse
D) The need to ensure medical facility access to all people
Correct Answer The need to determine the methods and
requirements of physician licensure
The occurrence of malpractice lawsuits is directly related
to which factor?
A) The yearly income of the patient
B) The level of the patient's education
c) The socioeconomic status of the patient
D) The level of trust in the physician-patient relationship
Correct Answer The level of trust in the physician-patient
relationship
Which of the following concepts refers to the principles of
conduct that are required by legislative enactments?
A) Morals
B) Professionalism
C) Laws
D) Ethics Correct Answer Laws
When a patient formally gives a loved one durable power
of attorney for health-care matters, at what point does this
legal document become active?
A) When the patient signed the document
B) When the patient's physician is notified of the
document's existence
,c) When the patient can no longer make competent
medical decisions
D) When the patient has been placed in a nursing home
Correct Answer When the patient can no longer make
competent medical decisions
A patient's unreasonable conduct resulted in injury to
himself, and he has filed a claim of medical malpractice
against his physician. What is the term for the finding for
when/if the court determines the patient to be fully or
partially at fault?
A) Malfeasance
B) Quid pro quo
C) Nonfeasance
D) Contributory negligence Correct Answer Contributory
negligence
What is the term for an employee who is considered to be
acting on the doctor's behalf while performing professional
tasks?
A) Respondeat superior
B) Subpoena duces tecum
c) Malfeasance
D) Res ipsa loquitur Correct Answer Respondeat superior
If a physician simply decided to stop providing care for his
or her noncompliant patient without following the
appropriate legal steps, the patient could file a lawsuit
against the physician on which of the following grounds?
A) Quid pro quo
B) Malfeasance
, c) Abandonment
D) Res ipsa loquitur Correct Answer Abandonment
The Americans with Disabilities Act guarantees which of
the following rights for the physically impaired?
A) Equal pay for like positions
B) Health insurance for full-time employees
c) Vacation pay
D) Ease in physical access to the workplace Correct
Answer Ease in physical access to the workplace
Which of the following demonstrates positive
communication skill?
A) Ignoring a patient's anger
B) Giving advice to the patient although they may not have
asked for it
C) Responding to the patient's stated problem by saying
"let's discuss it"
D) Telling an unhappy patient to "cheer up; things will get
better" Correct Answer Responding to the patient's stated
problem by saying "let's discuss it"
What form of medical practice may have personal property
attached in case of business failure and earns all of the
profit when the business succeeds?
A) Profit sharing corporation
B) Partnership with limits
c) Sole proprietorship
D) Specialty group Correct Answer Sole proprietorship
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