Four vital statistics that the government collects are
Live births
Deaths
Fetal deaths
Marriages
If the above, the physician should be concerned with documenting
Live births
Which of the following is NOT recommended for completing birth and death certificates?
Use rubber stamps for all signatures
Which of the following is NOT included on a death certificate?
Name of attending physician, if any
Physicians may NOT sign a death certificate in which of the following situations?
Death is suspicious
Which of the following best defines a coroner?
A public official who investigates and holds inquest over those who did from unknown or violent causes
A coroner or medical examines signs a death certificate if
All of these
State public health laws derive indirectly from
The tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Briefly define the term federalism
Sharing of power among national, state, and local governments
Which of the following falls within the supervision of a states public health department?
Mandatory vaccinating of schoolchildren
Which of the following should be reported to the health department?
Human immunodeficiency virus
Which of the following will most likely require notification of the appropriate health agencies?
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Which no-fault federal law compensated for childhood vaccine injury?
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)
Which of the following vaccination information is NOT documented in a patient's medical record?
The vaccine lot number
Which of the following injuries are reported to law enforcement or to the health department?
A woman tells her physician that her broken ribs occurred when her husband beat her
Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the medical assistant working in a facility where physicians prescribe and administer controlled substances?
Checking with the patient's pharmacist to be sure prescriptions have been filled
Prescriptions for which of the following categories of drugs may NOT be renewed?
Schedule II
With one exception, drugs in this category have no accepted medical use and are used for research purposes only
Schedule I
Who must be notified of controlled substances are stolen from a medical facility?
The nearest DEA office and the local police
A medical facility must keep records concerning the administering or dispensing of a controlled drug in file for
2 years
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for physicians who prescribe, dispense, and administer controlled substances?
Renew permits for prescribing and dispensing controlled substances every six months
Match each definition
22) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
23) Controlled Substances Act
24) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
25) Public Health Statutes
26) Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974
27) Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003
28) Unbo