CMTBC Law & Ethics Latest Update 2024-2025
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-Under the College bylaws, services that do not fall under massage therapy -
CORRECT ANSWER: cannot be advertised or described as part of the registrant's
massage therapy practice.
-The registrant must use separate letterhead, business cards, and statements of
account for those services, and must bill the patient separately for those services.
*Massage Therapists Regulation* is a - CORRECT ANSWER: specific list of services
that an RMT is not permitted to perform
A mature minor's consent is - CORRECT ANSWER: sufficient if the RMT is satisfied that
the minor understands the nature, consequences, and reasonably foreseeable benefits
and risks of the proposed health care
A patient presents an RMT with a problem that appears to be outside of the RMT's
scope of practice. Which of the following choices is the best response? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Ask the patient to raise the issue with a doctor.
A patient seeks special status, having been 'your loyal patient for eight years'. She
would like a reduction in the RMT's fee. To the RMT's knowledge, the patient is not
enduring financial hardship. Which of the following concepts could the RMT reflect
upon, to help clarify this situation for the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER: Limits of care
ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER: - Areas of the patient's body that will be addressed
- Benefits, effects—what the patient can expect from the treatment or from refusal of the
treatment
- Cautions or concerns—any potential problems associated with the treatmentA
,- Draping and duration—how the patient will be draped and how long the treatment is
expected to last
- Empowerment—the patient is given an opportunity to ask questions and is
encouraged to stop the treatment at any time if the treatment becomes uncomfortable or
if he or she wishes to change the course
All active registrants must have liability insurance of at least - CORRECT ANSWER:
$2,000,000 per claim or occurrence
All registrants are required to keep a record containing: - CORRECT ANSWER: - patient
identifying information as provided by the patient, including the patient's full name,
gender and date of birth;
- the patient's address and telephone number;
- the name of any referring practitioner;
- the date of each attendance by the patient and the name of the registrant who treated
the patient;
- health history obtained and updated, findings from any assessments, clinical
impressions, relevant information to the patient's condition, and clinical findings and
periodic reassessment findings;
- any treatment plan, including any revisions made to the plan, treatment provided and
the patient's response to such treatment, any follow-up plan, and any recommendations
or instructions for patient self-care;
- and all written reports received from or sent to other practitioners with respect to the
patient.
Altruism - CORRECT ANSWER: the principle and moral practice of concern for
happiness of other human beings or other animals, resulting in a quality of life both
material and spiritual
An organization may only disclose personal information about an individual without the
consent of the individual, if ... - CORRECT ANSWER: it is reasonable to expect that the
disclosure with the consent of the individual would compromise an investigation or
proceeding and the disclosure is reasonable for purposes related to an investigation or
a proceeding
,An RMT cannot be fully objective if there is a dual relationship: this includes treating
friends and family. Treating friends or relatives compromises - CORRECT ANSWER:
patient-centred care.
-When friends/family become patients, they bring shared personal history into the
treatment room. Expectations or attitudes that defined the friendship "colour" the
therapeutic relationship.
- When a daughter provides massage therapy to her mother, an aspect of the mother-
daughter relationship is always present in the RMT's decision making and that can
interfere with the patient's care.
AN RMT IS FACING A LAWSUIT FROM A FORMER CLIENT. THE RMT SHOULD GET
HELP FROM: - CORRECT ANSWER: A lawyer
An RMT knows she mismanaged a patient's one-hour appointment time. The full
session was spent discussing exercise, despite the patient's consent to hands-on
treatment plus consultation on home care exercises. The patient goes to pay the RMT
for today's session and book the next appointment. She tells the RMT she is
disappointed with today's session; she "could have used the hands-on". Which is the
following IS *NOT *a consideration in how the RMT will handle this situation? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Number of treatments received by this patient from this RMT
ANNA DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THE FACT HER NEXT PATIENT,
MASARRA, WILL BE WEARING A HIJAB, A HEADSCARF THAT COVERS THE HEAD
AND NECK. SHE MET MASARRA AT HER BOOK CLUB AND WAS PLEASED TO
RECOMMEND MASSAGE THERAPY AS A WAY TO ADDRESS THE HEADACHES
MASARRA MENTIONED. BUT SHE DIDN'T EXPECT MASARRA TO BOOK AN
APPOINTMENT WITH HER, AND IS EMBARRASSED AT HER LACK OF
KNOWLEDGE OF MUSLIM DRESS. WHAT IS HER BEST APPROACH, WHEN
MASARRA ARRIVES? - CORRECT ANSWER: Explain that to effectively assess and
treat Masarra for her headaches, she wonders if Masarra will remove the hijab and
allow Anna to place her hands on her head, neck, and upper body during the treatment.
Assessment of professional performance - CORRECT ANSWER: Upon receipt of a
practice assessment request in a form approved by the Registrar or notice of such form
being available on the College website, a Practising Registrant must complete and
, return the form to the Quality Assurance Committee no later than 60 days after receipt
of the form or notice of the form's availability, as the case may be.
At the initial appointment of a new patient, an RMT must show the patient a -
CORRECT ANSWER: consent form that describes the treatment to be provided. The
RMT must discuss the consent form with the patient before asking for the patient's
signature or electronic indication of consent.
BC legislature: Every few years, the public elects representatives, called "MLAs", to sit
in the legislature and pass laws. MLA stands for - CORRECT ANSWER: Member of the
Legislative Assembly.
Board of Directors - how many are registrants? - CORRECT ANSWER: Six (6)
By law there cannot be more - CORRECT ANSWER: public representatives on the
Board than elected representatives
Camilla, an RMT, is contacted by an insurance carrier about Nora, one of her patients.
The insurance company wants to verify receipts submitted by Nora to the company for
her visits with Camilla. How should Camilla respond? - CORRECT ANSWER: Camilla
should tell the company that she needs to obtain consent from Nora before providing
them with copies of the receipts.
CAN AN RMT WHO HAS TRAINING AS A YOGA INSTRUCTOR ADVERTISE
HERSELF AS PROVIDING YOGA TRAINING ALONG WITH MASSAGE THERAPY? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Yes, but only if the yoga training is offered separately from
massage therapy.
Continuing education courses sometimes tempt therapists to experiment on their
patients or insert newfound skills into a patient's session, with or without the patient's
consent. If a therapist practices a new skill on a patient, whether it is for the purpose of
practicing or actually contributing to a patient's care..... - CORRECT ANSWER: informed
consent must be established and the technique noted in the patient's record.
