Question 14

September 9, 2015

Question:

Please read the following case and answer question 14.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) contains a number of prevention-focused provisions specific to women's health including coverage without co-pay for gestational diabetes screening, breastfeeding support, STI counseling, HPV DNA testing, HIV screening and counseling, contraception and contraceptive counseling, and interpersonal and domestic violence screening and counseling. The ACA also prohibits denying health coverage for pre-existing conditions based on a history of domestic violence, and enables survivors to qualify for a "hardship exemption" that waives penalties for not having health insurance.

Question 14 - Which of the following is true of the domestic and interpersonal violence provisions of the ACA?

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Answer:

Physicians and other health care providers are now mandated to screen for domestic violence on an annual basis.

Correct Answer?

Explanation:

A. Incorrect Although the ACA enables screening and counseling (without additional cost or copay) for interpersonal and domestic violence as a component of routine prevention-focused care, screening and inquiry is not mandated under ACA.

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Answer:

Although provided as a covered service under the ACA, patients must ask to be screened for domestic violence – health care providers must know how to screen, but they may not ask any questions about domestic violence unless requested by the patient.

Correct Answer?

Explanation:

B. Incorrect Screening should take place on an annual basis, and does not need to be requested by the patient.

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Answer:

Child protection authorities must be notified of all disclosures of domestic violence when there are children under age 6 living in the home.

Correct Answer?

Explanation:

C. Incorrect Although child exposure to domestic violence can indeed produce long lasting deleterious effects, reporting to Child Protective Services is generally not done unless there is independent suspicion of child neglect or maltreatment. In addition, reporting to Child Protective Services is not a provision or component of ACA.

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Answer:

Screening of males for domestic violence is not addressed in the ACA provisions.

Correct Answer?

Explanation:

D. CORRECT Although it is clear that both gay and straight males can be abused, screening of male patients is not currently addressed in the Affordable Care Act.

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