Definitions
Scope of Concept
Federal Laws
Negligence
Other
100

The collection of laws that have a direct impact on the delivery of health care.

What is the definition of Health Care Law?
100
The process of introducing, adopting, changing, or repealing law.
What is Legislation?
100
Established Medicare and Medicaid.

What is the Social Security Act of 1965?

100
Denotes conduct that is lacking in care and typically concerns nonprofessionals. Many experts equate negligence with carelessness, a deviation from the care that a reasonable person would deliver.
What is Negligence?
100
Regulated by the states; nurse must hold a state-issued license to practice nursing. 

Can vary from state to state. 

Establish the requirements necessary to obtain a license and the scope of practice for nursing. 

What is the Nurse Practice Act?
200

A rule enacted by the government/governmental agency that detail how much an individual/group must behave in a given circumstance.

What is the definition of Law?
200
The process of putting laws into action through the establishment of rules.
What is Regulation?
200
Gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in hours, divorce, death, and other life events.
What is Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)?
200
The failure of a person with professional education and skills to act in a reasonable and prudent manner. 

Failure to follow the standard of care and is the direct cause of harm. 

Tort law or law of medical liability is the legal discipline for malpractice. 

Contains four elements: duty, breach, cause, harm.

What is Malpractice?
200
Responsible for creating and enforcing rules that are consistent with the state practice act. 


What is the State Board of Nursing?
300

Something that must be done.

What is the definition of Prescriptive?
300
The process of seeking help through the courts to address a perceived wrong.
What is Litigation?
300
Public access to emergency services regardless of ability to pay.
What is Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act of 1986?
300
Defines each person's responsibility and accountability for individual actions.
What is Personal Liability?
300
Holds legal authority for nursing practice and regulates nursing practice through:

- Establishing requirements to obtain a license

- Issuing nursing license

- Determining the scope of practice 

- Setting a minimum education standard

- Managing disciplinary procedures 

What is the State Board of Nursing's role?
400

Something that must not be done. 

What is the definition of Prosciptive?
400
Encourage the use of advance directives such as living wills and durable power of attorney for healthcare. 
What is Patient Self-Determination Act of 1991?
400
Employer liable for the acts of its employee if the employee was acting as an agent of the employer an the actions resulted in injury within the scope of employment.
What is Vicarious Liability or Substituted Liability?
400
- Licensing of professionals & scope of practice

- Licensing of health care institutions

- Laws relating to public health & disease prevention & control

- Consent

- Advanced directives

- Physician assisted suicide

What are some State Laws?
500
A set of national standards for the protection of certain health information.
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996?
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