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CMA AAMA Exam- Medical Law What is an advance directive? - ✔✔A written statement of a person's wishes re: medical treatment (can include a living will) in the event they are no longer to communicate. What is Medical Durable Power of Attorney? - ✔✔Gives another designated person the authority to make decisions for the patient in the event they can no longer do so due to medical incapacitation. What is the Patient Self Determination Act? - ✔✔Requires all facilities to recognize the living will and power of attorney. It requires them to give the patient information on their rights to create these documents and also advance directives along with state laws. -Must ask if an advance directive is present -Right to accept or refuse medical/surgical treatment When was the Patient Self Determination Act created? - ✔✔1990 What is the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act? - ✔✔UAGA makes provisions for how an organ donation can be made and by whom. Prohibits organ trafficking while protecting providers (limit liability) who act in good faith receiving information about whether a deceased patient meant to make a gift. How can organ donor status be determined if patient can't communicate? - ✔✔May be noted on the drivers license. What is OSHA? - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration What is the FDA? - ✔✔Food and Drug Administration What is CLIA? - ✔✔Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 What is the ADAAA? - ✔✔Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act What is HIPAA? - ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act What is the difference between living will and advance directive? - ✔✔Living will lets the wishes of the person be known. Advance Directive names an agent to speak for the person What is ACA? - ✔✔Affordable Care Act HIPAA provides guaranteed ______________ and ________________ of insurance coverage. This prevents plans from charging more bases on current _____________________status. - ✔✔issue; renewal health HIPAA act enacted July 1997 works to combat waste, fraud and abuse by using ______________ of care to prevent _______________of services. - ✔✔coordination; duplication HITECH Act stands for.... - ✔✔Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health. HITECH Act covers the patients right to_______________, __________________ and ____________________ access to his/her medical record. - ✔✔inspect; amend; restrict; Which Act enforced by the DEA regulated drugs on based on 5 schedules? - ✔✔Controlled Substances Act of 1970 Schedule 1 drugs have _________ p

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