The reckless disregard for the safety of another is known as:
a) nonfeasance
b) malpractice
c) misfeasance
d) criminal negligence - ANSWER>>>>>d. criminal negligence
Legal obligation that requires a person to conform to a specific
standard of care to protect others:
a) causation
b) breach of duty
c) duty to care
d) standard of care - ANSWER>>>>>c. duty to care
Physician submission of multiple bills for single office visits:
a) fraud
b) perjury
c) criminal negligence
d) tort
e) battery - ANSWER>>>>>a) fraud
Physician assistant who intentionally injects a patient with a
lethal dose of a medication resulting in the patient's death is
guilty of:
a) misdemeanor
b) negligence
The unwanted removal of life-support equipment can be
considered the crime of:
a) petty theft
b) murder
c) battery
d) assault - ANSWER>>>>>b) murder
If a person presents or causes to be presented a false claim to
the government, for the purpose of getting the false claim paid
by the government, he or she can be charged with violating the:
a) Anti-Kickback Statute
b) Medicare and Medicaid Patient Protection Act
c) Health Care Fraud Act
d) Criminal Health Care Protection Act
e) False Claims Act - ANSWER>>>>>e) False Claims Act
Another word for a civil wrongdoer is a:
a) tort-feasor
b) witness
c) judge
d) plaintiff - ANSWER>>>>>a. tort-feasor
Wrongfully accusing someone of committing a crime:
a) malicious prosecution
b) slander per se
c) false imprisonment
d) libel - ANSWER>>>>>b, slander per se
A complete defense to a deformation action is:
, a. truth
b. consent
c. retraction
d. libel - ANSWER>>>>>a. truth
Offense generally punishable by less than one year and/or a
fine:
a. misdemeanor
b. misconduct
c. crime
d. felony - ANSWER>>>>>a. misdemeanor
The formal reading of the accusatory instrument, including the
setting of bail:
a. conference
b. grand jury hearing
c. prosecution
d. arraignment - ANSWER>>>>>d. arraignment
A person who is physically restrained from leaving a health care
facility for not paying a bill is a victim of:
a. kidnapping
b. lawful confinement
c. false imprisonment
d. malfeasance - ANSWER>>>>>c. false imprisonment
The reckless disregard for the safety of others and the willful
indifference to an injury that could follow:
a. tort
b. crime
c. fraud
d. criminal negligence - ANSWER>>>>>d. criminal negligence
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