Ch. 5 Vocab Terms
Criminal law
the laws of a state or country dealing with criminal offenses and their punishments.
assault and battery
an assault with an actual touching or other violence upon another
Slander
The accusations are based on hearsay, rumor, or intentional slander, and remain undocumented and unproved.
Scope of practice
the activities that an individual health care practitioner is permitted to perform within a specific profession.
Denied payment
a refusal by a health insurance company to pay for services or products it has agreed to cover.
Civil law
the body of laws of a state or nation regulating ordinary private matters
Invasion of privacy
an encroachment upon the right to be let alone or to be free from publicity.
Libel
defamation by written, printed, or broadcast words or pictures
Ethics
the activities that an individual health care practitioner is permitted to perform within a specific profession.
Termination of coverage
when the consumer has chosen a plan and effectuated coverage by paying the first premium payment and ends the coverage effective after the date the coverage was effectuated
Torts
a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.
False imprisonment
the unlawful restraint of a person from exercising the right to freedom of movement.
Contract
an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
Power of attorney
the authority to act for another person in specified or all legal or financial matters.
preexisting condition
a medical condition existing at a time when new insurance is applied for.
Malpractice
improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment, especially by a medical practitioner, lawyer, or public official.
Abuse
to treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way
Breach of contract
an act of breaking the terms set out in a contract.
Living will
A living will is a written, legal document that spells out medical treatments you would and would not want to be used to keep you alive.
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
lets qualified workers keep their group health insurance for a limited time after a change in eligibility.
Negligence
the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect
Defamation
the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another
Consent form
A document with important information about a medical procedure or treatment, a clinical trial, or genetic testing
Denial of services
an attack designed to disable, shut down or disrupt a network, website or service