Medical Practice Acts/ Accreditation
Purpose of the medical practice act is to protect _________.
Who is the general public?
Physicians can be granted licensure through these processes.
What is Examination, endorsement, or reciprocity?
Statute of limitations is ...
What is the period of time that a patient has to file a lawsuit?
The ultimate decision made in healthcare is made by the ....
Who is the physician?
A physician practicing in a Veterans Administration hospital holds a license in ________ (state).
What is any state?
The medical practice acts are established by ___________.
state legislature
Endorsement is ....
What is approval or sanction?
(Obtain endorsement by successful completion of the National Board Medical Examination)
Standard of care is...
What is the ordinary skill and care that medical practitioners must use?
Respondeat superior means ___________ in latin.
What is "let the master answer"? (employer assumes responsibility for the actions for employees)
Discovery rule is
What is the legal theory that provides that the statute of limitations begins to run at the time of recognition of an injury?
Accreditation is ...
What is a voluntary process in which an agency is requested to officially review a facilities operation?
Reciprocity is ....
What is the practice by which a state grants a license to practice medicine to a physician already licensed in another state?
Confidentiality is ...
What is keeping private all information about a person and not disclosing it to a third party with the patient's written consent?
Bonding is
What is insurance coverage of employees who hand financial statements, records and cash?
Risk Management is
What is a practice used to control or minimize the incidence of problem behavior that might result in injury?
Accreditation of allied health education programs is provided by ...
What is CAAHEP?
(Page 57)
Requirements for medical licensure include...
What is successfully completed approved internship/residency program?
What is provide information about any past convictions?
What is obtained an age of majority, generally 21 years old?
(page 55)
The provision of information to a patient that a reasonable person would want before making a decision about treatment is ...
What is the prudent person rule?
Scope of practice is ....
What is guidelines for the practice of a profession?
A medical examination board is also called
What is the State Board of Registration/Examiners?
For each state, the medical practice acts provide/establish/forbid _________.
What is a medical examination board? (provide)
What is baseline for practice of medicine?(establish)
What is the practice of medicine without a license? (forbid)
Crimes that can lead to revocation of a license are ....
What is fraud, rape, murder, larceny, and narcotic convictions?
What is an adult who actis in teh court on behalf of a child in litigation?
Purpose of a chain of command is
What is to ensure decision making is done by the most qualified person?