Chapter 08: Statutory Reporting and Public Duties

Chapter 08: Statutory Reporting and Public Duties

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What field is held to the highest standards when it comes to safety?

ANS:  A

State and federal guidelines and statutes require all facilities and businesses connected to the general public to maintain standards to ensure that the public is safe. Those in the healthcare field must understand that they are held to the highest professional standards and that the lives and well-being of their patients and the general public must always be of the utmost concern to them.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   p. 118

2. Why are statutory reports required in the healthcare field?

ANS:  C

Statutory report duties, in the healthcare field, refer mainly to the responsibility of healthcare providers to report areas of vital information to the necessary agencies as deemed necessary primarily for the welfare of the general public. These may vary from state to state.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   p. 118

3. At the federal level, who mandates that communicable diseases are reported?

ANS:  D

Coding of accurate diagnoses using this coding system is mandated for all healthcare facilities and providers, and reporting of all areas of concern for the general population, such as communicable diseases, is also mandated by local health departments as well as the federally governed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 118

4. Who is responsible for verifying that the information reported is accurate and complete?

ANS:  B

Although many allied healthcare workers may assist in the completion and documentation of these events, it is ultimately the legal responsibility of the physician or provider signing the documentation to verify that the information is accurate and complete.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   pp. 118-119

5. Where are births legally recorded?

ANS:  C

After the birth certificate is signed by the physician or provider who assisted in the birth, it is taken by the local county clerk and recorded, and an official birth certificate is issued for the individual. Depending on the local requirements, the form for filing of births may be more extensive to include the health of the mother of the child and/or father if known.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 119