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Maryland Chiropractic Jurisprudence Exam

Set #3 ACCURATE.

Consent orders shall: - ANSWER (1) Include an acknowledgement of the violation or violations; and (2) Indicate that the respondent accepts personal responsibility for the respondent's behavior. The sanctioning guidelines are not applicable to: - ANSWER (1) Individuals seeking an initial license; or (2) The summary suspension of a license under State Government Article, §10-226, Annotated Code of Maryland. Diagnosis means: - ANSWER the determination by the chiropractor of the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation of patient history, examination, and review of any laboratory and radiological data. Examination means: History means: - ANSWER means varied procedures such as analysis, assessment, and evaluation performed by the chiropractor to determine a diagnosis. means the patient's account of past, present, and familial health. "Subjective, objective, assessment, and plan (SOAP) notes" means the written record maintained by the chiropractor of: - ANSWER (a) The patient's qualitative or quantitative description of the patient's condition; (b) Findings pertaining to the patient's condition based on examination and tests;

(c) The chiropractor's clinical opinion of the condition; and (d) Instructions given to the patient, orthopedic appliances provided to the patient with instructions for usage, and recommendations for treatment, including modalities used and areas treated. The chiropractor shall include the following information in the patient record: - ANSWER (a) Chiropractor and clinic name identification; (b) Patient history; (c) Examination findings; (d) Diagnoses; (e) Treatment plan; (f) SOAP notes; (g) Financial records; The chiropractor shall include the following information in the patient record: continue - ANSWER continue: (h) Records of telephone conversations; chiropractor shall include the following in the patient history: - ANSWER 1. Personal data ( Name, address)

2. Complaint or complaints, including: OPQRST
   3. Family health history
      4. Past health history
         5. Systems review

(i) Copies of correspondence and reports sent to other health care providers, diagnostic facilities, and legal representatives; (j) Records and reports provided by other health care providers and diagnostic facilities; and (k) The signed consent of the patient or the parent or guardian of a minor patient or incompetent patient The chiropractor shall release patient records when release is: - ANSWER (a) Authorized by the patient in writing; or (b) Compelled by law. chiropractor is responsible - ANSWER record keeping consent forms billing other patient-related documentation Non-bona-fide treatment - ANSWER means when a chiropractor or chiropractic assistant treats or examines a patient in a way that involves sexual contact, but there is no medical reason for the procedure, or the procedure falls outside the scope of reasonable chiropractic practices. Sexually exploitative relationship - ANSWER means when sexual contact occurs in an existing therapeutic relationship or within a period of time after formal termination of the relationship when the patient may still be vulnerable to the power imbalance that exists in the practitioner-patient relationship, even if the relationship may appear to be or is mutually consensual. Therapeutic deception - ANSWER means when a chiropractor or chiropractic assistant misrepresents sexual conduct as a legitimate form of treatment.

Ensure clear and concise professional communications with patients regarding: - ANSWER (a) Nature and duration of treatment; (b) Diagnoses; (c) Costs; (d) Billing; and (e) Insurance; and (12) Administer fair and equitable fees to patients regardless of status or insurance. Maintain a written record of treatment of the patient under the chiropractor's care for at least: - ANSWER (a) 5 years after the termination of treatment; and (b) 5 years after the patient becomes 18 years old, if applicable;