5.1 Understanding the Patient’s/Client’s Bill of Rights Quiz

The Patient’s/Client’s Bill of Rights is important because it:

• Ensures patients are informed about their rights

• Limits the responsibilities of healthcare providers

• Reduces healthcare costs significantly

• Eliminates the need for medical insurance

If a patient lacks decision-making capacity, is legally incompetent, or is a minor, who can exercise the Bill of Rights on the patient’s behalf?

• A legal guardian or durable power of attorney

• A family member

• A healthcare provider

• A friend

Continuity of care is an important patient right because:

• It ensures consistent and coordinated healthcare services.

• It allows patients to choose any doctor they prefer.

• It reduces the need for medical records.

• It guarantees free healthcare for all.

What should patients, or their surrogates, provide to the medical center in order to ensure proper treatment?

• Medical history

• Insurance details

• Contact information

• All of the above

Name two bans that the Affordable Care Act placed on health insurers.

• Ban on lifetime limits on coverage

• Ban on denying coverage for pre-existing conditions

• Ban on annual limits on coverage

• Ban on coverage for young adults under 26