Chapter 7

Question 1

Agency within the executive branch of government whose mission is to foster high ethical standards for employees in the executive branch of government

Answer 1

Office of Government Ethics

Question 2

Principle of law that holds that no one can lawfully do that which tends to be injurious to the public or against the public good

Answer 2

Public policy

Question 3

Those who attempt to monopolize, combine, or conspire with any other person or persons to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce can be deemed guilty of a felony

Answer 3

Sherman Antritrust Act

Question 4

Safeguard individual privacy from the misuse of federal records

Answer 4

Privacy Act of 1974

Question 5

Designed to protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of patient infromation

Answer 5

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Question 6

Forbids Medicare-participating hospitals from “dumping” patients out of emergency departments

Answer 6

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)

Question 7

Provide those persons giving information to professional review bodies and those assisting in review activities limited immunity from damages that may arise as a result of adverse decisions that affect a physician’s medical staff privileges

Answer 7

Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986

Question 8

Charged with researching ways to improve the quality of health care, reduce costs, and broaden access to essential services

Answer 8

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of 1986

Question 9

Prohibiting physicians who have ownership interest or compensation arrangements with a clinical laboratory from referring Medicare patients to that laboratory

Answer 9

Ethics in Patient Referral Act

Question 10

Ensure that patients are informed of their rights to execute advance directives and accept or refuse medical care

Answer 10

Self Determination Act of 1990

Question 11

Requires top executives of public corporations to vouch for the financial reports of their companies

Answer 11

Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002

Question 12

Designed to expand medical insurance coverage to Americans that did not already have it by offering affordable and competitive rates

Answer 12

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

Question 13

Negligent conduct by an elected or appointed political official

Answer 13

Political malpractice

Question 14

Resolves conflicts, fosters ethical standards, strengthens public confidence

Answer 14

Executive branch Office of Government Ethics (OGE)

Question 15

Supervising ethics office in the house of representatives

Answer 15

Committee on ethics

Question 16

Authorized to receive and investigate violations of law, violation or rules, allegations of improper conduct

Answer 16

Select Committee on Ethics (senate)

Question 17

Independent, nonpartisan office, governed by a board of composed private citizens, provides more public review and insight into the ethical conduct of members of the House of Representatives

Answer 17

Office of Congressional Ethics

Question 18

Provides a guidance for judges on issues of judicial integrity and independence, judicial diligence and impartiality ( no bias )

Answer 18

US Judicial Code of Conduct

Question 19

What are the sources of public policy?

Answer 19

Legislation, judicial decisions, administrative rules, professional code of ethics

Question 20

Reviews veteran’s affairs, veteran programs, current laws, reports bills and amendments to strengthen existing laws concerning veterans such as health care and disability compensation

Answer 20

Veterans’ Administration

Question 21

Equal protection of law, can’t reduce privileges or immunities to citizens, life, liberty, or property without due process of law

Answer 21

14th Amendment

Question 22

Racial discrimination prohibited

Answer 22

Civil rights act

Question 23

What is the 4 criteria used for negligence?

Answer 23

Duty to care, breach of duty, injury, causality and foreseeability