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RDHAP Law and Ethics Exam (Latest Update) QUESTIONs and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A What services may a registered dental hygienist provide without supervision?Educational services, oral health training programs, and oral
health screenings. Correct answer: Educational services, oral
health training programs, and oral health screenings.
Who is defined as a "mandated reporter" under this article?
Any of the following: (1) A teacher. (2) An instructional aide.
(3) A teacher's aide or teacher's assistant employed by a public or private school. (4) A classified employee of a public school.(5) An administrative officer or supervisor of child welfare and attendance, or a certificated pupil personnel employee of a public or private school. (6) An administrator of a public or private day camp. (7) An administrator or employee of a public or private youth center, youth recreation program, or youth organization. (8) An administrator, board member, or employee of a public or private organization whose duties require direct contact and supervision of children, including a foster family agency. (9) An employee of a county office of education or the State Department of Education whose duties bring the employee into contact with children on a regular basis. (10) A licensee, an administrator, or an employee of a licensed community care or child daycare facility. (11) A Head Start program teacher. (12) A licensing worker or licensing evaluator employed by a
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licensing agency, as defined in Section 11165.11. (13) A public assistance worker. (14) An employee of a childcare institution, including, but not limited to, foster parents, group home personnel, and personnel of residential care facilities. (15) A social worker, probation officer, or parole officer. (16) An employee of a school district police or security department. (17) A person who is an administrator or presenter of, or a counselor in, a child abuse prevention program in a public or private school. (18) A district attorney investigator, inspector, or local child support agency caseworker, unless the investigator, inspector, or caseworker is working with an attorney appointed pursuant to Section 317 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to
represent a minor. (19) A peace officer. Correct answer: Any of
the listed individuals from (1) to (19).
What does "abandonment" mean?The desertion or willful forsaking of an elder or a dependent adult by anyone having care or custody of that person under circumstances in which a reasonable person would continue to
provide care and custody. Correct answer: The desertion or
willful forsaking of an elder or a dependent adult by anyone having care or custody of that person under circumstances in which a reasonable person would continue to provide care and custody.
What does "abduction" mean?
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The removal from this state and the restraint from returning to this state, or the restraint from returning to this state, of any elder or dependent adult who does not have the capacity to consent to the removal from this state and the restraint from returning to this state, or the restraint from returning to this state, as well as the removal from this state or the restraint from returning to this state, of any conservatee without the consent of
the conservator or the court. Correct answer: The removal from
this state and the restraint from returning to this state, or the restraint from returning to this state, of any elder or dependent adult who does not have the capacity to consent to the removal from this state and the restraint from returning to this state, or the restraint from returning to this state, as well as the removal from this state or the restraint from returning to this state, of any conservatee without the consent of the conservator or the court.
What constitutes "abuse of an elder or a dependent adult"?
Any of the following: (1) Physical abuse, neglect, abandonment,
isolation, abduction, or other treatment with resulting physical harm or pain or mental suffering. (2) The deprivation by a care custodian of goods or services that are necessary to avoid physical harm or mental suffering. (3) Financial abuse, as
defined in Section 15610.30. Correct answer: Any of the
following: (1) Physical abuse, neglect, abandonment, isolation,
abduction, or other treatment with resulting physical harm or pain or mental suffering. (2) The deprivation by a care custodian of goods or services that are necessary to avoid physical harm or
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mental suffering. (3) Financial abuse, as defined in Section
15610.30.
What is an "adult protective services agency"?A county welfare department, except persons who do not work directly with elders or dependent adults as part of their official duties, including members of support staff and maintenance
staff. Correct answer: A county welfare department, except
persons who do not work directly with elders or dependent adults as part of their official duties, including members of support staff and maintenance staff.
What are "adult protective services"?Those preventive and remedial activities performed on behalf of elders and dependent adults who are unable to protect their own interests, harmed or threatened with harm, caused physical or mental injury due to the action or inaction of another person or their own action as a result of ignorance, illiteracy, incompetence, mental limitation, substance abuse, or poor health, lacking in adequate food, shelter, or clothing, exploited of their income and resources, or deprived of entitlement due
them. Correct answer: Those preventive and remedial activities
performed on behalf of elders and dependent adults who are unable to protect their own interests, harmed or threatened with harm, caused physical or mental injury due to the action or inaction of another person or their own action as a result of