How many law and ethics questions are on the CCMA exam?

7. NHA states an item count for every area of the plan and never states a percentage, so 7 is the document's own figure — 7 of the 150 scored questions — and not a share this site worked out. The full-length test deals exactly that many from this area.

Is this section timed?

Not on this page. These sets are for learning the material — each answer comes with an explanation straight away. When you want the whole paper, the full-length test runs the published clock. The real sitting is 150 questions in 180 minutes.

Are these real questions from the test?

No. Every question here is original, written to the published format. The real item banks are confidential and nobody outside the publisher has them.

CCMA law and ethics questions

Scope of practice, consent, confidentiality, HIPAA and documentation.

7 7 of the 150 scored questions

14 questions in this set Untimed — explanation after each answer

CCMA law and ethics 1 of 10

Where does a medical assistant find the authoritative answer to whether they may perform a particular task?

What this type asks

Seven items, unchanged in weight, and the domain where the correct answer is most often the one that involves telling somebody and writing it down. Scope of practice runs underneath the whole paper — several clinical items are really law and ethics items wearing a clinical coat — so the return on this domain is larger than seven items suggests.

Scope of practice and delegationInformed consentConfidentiality and HIPAADocumentation and records retentionEthical conduct and mandatory reporting

Now do it with the clock running.

180 questions in 180 minutes — about 1 minutes each, which is the part no amount of untimed practice prepares you for.

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The other question types

Foundational knowledge Anatomy and physiology Patient intake and vitals General patient care Infection control and safety Point of care testing Phlebotomy EKG and cardiovascular Care coordination and education Administrative assisting Communication and service Full timed test

Frequently asked

How many law and ethics questions are on the CCMA exam?: 7. NHA states an item count for every area of the plan and never states a percentage, so 7 is the document's own figure — 7 of the 150 scored questions — and not a share this site worked out. The full-length test deals exactly that many from this area.
Is this section timed?: Not on this page. These sets are for learning the material — each answer comes with an explanation straight away. When you want the whole paper, the full-length test runs the published clock. The real sitting is 150 questions in 180 minutes.
Are these real questions from the test?: No. Every question here is original, written to the published format. The real item banks are confidential and nobody outside the publisher has them.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of the documents below, with the day it was read. Requirements change — open the source if you need today's wording.

NHA — CCMA Detailed Test Plan (2022 job analysis) Read August 29, 2026
NHA — CCMA Detailed Test Plan (2016 job analysis), superseded but still served Read August 29, 2026
NHA — CCMA Summary Test Plan (still the 2016 one, on nhanow.com) Read August 29, 2026
NHA — CCMA certification page (eligibility routes) Read August 29, 2026

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