The Following Statements Are About Various Provisions of the Health

question 16

Multiple Choice

The following statements are about various provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) . Three of the statements are true and one statement is false. Select the answer choice that contains the FALSE statement.

• A) HIPAA permits group health plans that offer coverage through an HMO to impose affiliation periods during which no benefits or services are provided to a plan member.
• B) HIPAA created a new category of federal healthcare crimes, called federal healthcare offenses that apply to private healthcare plans as well as to federally funded healthcare programs.
• C) One effect of Section 231(h) of HIPAA, which amended the Social Security Act, has been to permit health plans with Medicare contracts to provide enrollees with value-added services such as discounted memberships to health clubs.
• D) HIPAA provides that any fines and penalties recovered through regulatory proceedings to enforce the federal fraud and abuse statutes will be turned over to enforcement agencies to conduct additional investigations.

Explain the significance of mutualistic interactions for ecosystem function and species survival.

Analyze the effects of specific animal behaviors and physiological adaptations on ecological relationships.

Understand the dynamics of predator-prey and parasite-host interactions and their evolutionary consequences.

Recognize the impact of habitat changes on species interactions and community structure.

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Definitions:

Customizing Department

A unit within an organization that adapts products to fit the unique needs or likes of its customers.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate calculated before the accounting period begins, used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual units of product based on a certain activity, like labor hours.

Direct Labor-Hours

A measure of the time employees who work directly in the production of goods spend on a specific job or product, used to allocate labor costs in job costing.

Machine-Hours

A measure of the amount of time machines are used in the production process, often used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs.