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Law and ethics 3
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Question | Answer |
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The federal Government | 3 branches health care laws |
executive branch | president and his cabinet |
legislative branch | senate and house of represenitives |
judicial branch | us supreme court state court and judges |
constitutional law | made from federal and state constitutional |
case law | set by leagal |
STATUTORY LAW | PASSED BY US CONGRESS OR STATE LEGISLATURES |
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW | STATUES ENACTED TO DEFINE SPECIFIC POWERS AND PROCEDURES |
CRIMINAL LAW 2 examples | FELONY-PUNISHED BY DEATH OR IMPRISONMENT MISDEMEANOR-PUNISHED BY FINES OR LESS THAN A YEAR IN PRISON |
criminal law | crimes against the state |
civil law | wrongful acts against people example child support |
NEGLIGENCE | ONE WHO PERFORMS OR FAILS TO PERFORM AS ANOTHER WOULD IN THE SAME SITUATION |
LAW OF AGENCY | LAW THAT GOVERNS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOCTOR AND EMPLOYEE |
RESPONDENT SUPERIOR | DR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EMPLOYER AS LONG AS IN THEIR SCOPE |
STANDARD OF CARE | LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE EXPECTED PF HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE HELD TO |
DUTY OF CARE | LEGAL OBLIGATION |
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION | LEGAL TERM BETWEEN THE PATIENT AND DOCTOR, INFO HELD CONFIDENTIAL, PROTECTED REALATIONSHIP BEETWEEN DR-PATIENT |
THE FOUR D,S OF NEGLIGENCE | DUTY DERELICTION DIRECT CAUSE DAMAGES |
RES LPSA LOQUITOR | OBVIOUSLY NEGLIGENT NO WITNESSES (NEED NO WITNESS) |
WRONGFUL DEATH STATUTES | WHERE FAMILY CAN COLLECT FOR LOSS OF THE ESTATE WHEN NEGLIGENCE CAUSES DEATH. |
PLEADING PHASE | FILING A COMPLAINT,SUMMONS ISSUED,DEFENDENT ANSWERS |
INTERROGATORY PHASE | SET A DATE, SUBPONEAS GIVEN, DEPOSETION TAKEN |
TRAIL PHASE | JURY,OPENING AND CLOSING STATEMENTS, DELIBERATION AND A VERDICT |
APPEALS PHASE | FILED GO TO HIGHER COURT |
COURTROOM CONDUCT | BE ON TIME, DRESS UP, BRING DOCUMENTATION, BE FRIENDLY, AND ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS |
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION | SETTLING OUT OF COURT---MEDIATIOR OR AN ARBITRATOR EX. CUSTODY CASES |