CPCS Passbook 3

The NPDB querying and reporting requirements apply to

• dentists

• physicians

• licensed practitioners

• all of the above

Which of the following may NOT query at the NPDB?

• Medical malpractice payers

• Health care practitioners

• Professional societies

• State Licensing Boards

____ is an updated version of CFR and an editorial compilation of its material. It is updated on a regular basis.

• e-CRR

• e-CMR

• e-CFR

• CMR

The NPDB-HIPDB allows self-query by applicants even in the absence of a signed and notarized paper copy submitted to the data banks.

• True

• False

Hospitals are not required to query more than once every ____ years on a continuous staff practitioner.

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

The ____ processes the information as submitted by the reporting entity to the NPDB.

• IPRS

• IQRS

• IMRS

• ISRS

According to the NPDB research statistics, the number of adverse action reports in the U.S. between 2002 and 2012 is around

• 650,000

• 550,000

• 450,000

• 350,000

The ____ Act was passed in 1946 and provides subsidies for expansion of hospitals in exchange for the provision of free care.

• Assistance

• Henry Burton

• Hill Burton

• None of the Above

The pre-employment medical examinations have been prohibited by the Americans with Disabilities Act of

• 1990

• 1992

• 1996

• 1998

____ is a federal law which requires healthcare facilities receiving state funds to provide information about advanced directives to patients in the form of written material.

• COBRA

• COBRA-II

• PRDA

• PSDA