Legal/Ethics in Healthcare

What year was HIPAA passed?

• 1978

• 1996

• 1987

• 2001

What does HIPAA stand for?

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

• Health Injuries Practice and Action

• Human Insufficiency Profit Association and Action

• Health Insurance Potential and Adjustment Act

These are exceptions to HIPAA confidentiality rules:

• Births

• Deaths

• STDs

• Communicable Diseases

• Social Media

True or False. Advance Directives are Living Wills and Power of Attorney.

• True

• False

True or False. Living wills can be signed at any time and do not have to be witnessed.

• True

• False

True or False. Power of Attorney permits an individual to appoint another person to make healthcare decision for them.

• True

• False

True or False. A resident has a right to freedom from abuse.

• True

• False

What is the only reason a resident's right to freedom from restraints would be revoked?

• They are crazy

• They are unconscious

• They are harming themselves

• They have mood swings

True or False. A person can never withdraw their consent.

• True

• False

True or false. Sexual harassment can be defined as unwelcome actions that are sexual in nature.

• True

• False