US Department Divisions
11 divisions
How many divisions of the US Department of Health and Human Services?
People 65 years and older
Says that hospitals that receive federal funding cannot turn away patients who are unable to pay for their own emergency care
What does the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act say?
Services can include substance abuse treatment, psychiatric evaluations, group therapy, eating disorder treatment, probation or parole services, and domestic violence programs.
What is behavioral healthcare?
Harmful actions
What are torts?
Focuses on diseases outbreaks and prevention in the US
What is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?
Creates network of providers
What does HMOs do?
Branch of law that aims to protect individuals and society by defining certain actions as crimes or offenses against society
What is a criminal law?
Pro of clinic
What allows several practitioners to save resources?
A deceitful practice, an example of a tort
What is fraud?
Food and Drug Administration
What does FDA stand for?
2nd most common type of health plan in the ACA market
What is EPO?
Hill- Burton Act
What act requires hospitals to meet the language needs of non-English-speaking patients?
Available for clients who have been diagnosed with a terminal disease
Who is hospice care for?
Defamation done in writing
What is libel?
Improving the health of Americans
What do the 11 divisions focus on?
Provides free or low-cost medical coverage to both children and adults living below the federal poverty line
Who is for Medicaid?
Civil Law
What laws have court cases that involve lawsuits, in which one party claims that another party has injured his or her rights, property, or person?
Provide elderly people with social activities and access to a support networks
What do senior centers do?
Slander
What is verbal defamation known as?
SAMHSA
What is the acronym for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration?
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
What happened in 2010?
AIDS legislation
What addresses fair treatment for patients who already have this disease or have tested positive for HIV?
Long- term care insurance
What is available to help cover the costs of long-term care facilities?
Affects someone's personal life, social life, and career
What does defamation and invasion of privacy affect?