What Is?
What is Tort?
A wrongful act committed by a person against another person or that person’s property and requires that person to be compensated for the damages.
What are principles put in place by the NATA to maintain high standards of care and professionalism in the profession
What is General Health Insurance?
Insurance policies that will cover illness, hospitalization, and emergency care.
What is sovereign Immunity?
Neither the government nor any individual who is employed by the government can be held liable for negligence.
What are Practice Acts
Legal guidelines set by state government that stipulates what an individual can and cannot do as a practicing professional.
What are principles or values that influence behavior
Morals
What is Secondary Insurance
pay a portion of the remaining bills once personal insurance company has made its payments
What is the law that protects individuals that attempt to render aid to injured person(s) when the aid is being given in good faith.
Good Samaritan Law
What is Negligence
When a person fails to act when there was a duty to act or when a person invades another person’s interests
What is the performance of an act that should not be performed
Malfeasance
What covers claims of negligence on the part of the individuals?
Professional Liability Insurance
What sets a specific length of time that individuals may sue for damages from negligence?
Statue of Limitations
The act of taking responsibility for an action that has caused bodily harm to another person
What is the performance of a lawful act in an improper manner.
Misfeasance
What does catastrophic insurance do?
Provides medical, rehabilitation, and transportation costs in excess of $10,000 not covered by other insurance benefits in case of catastrophic incident.
What is referred to as an "Act of God"
uncontrollable, mother nature
Requires that an athletic trainer act according to the same standards of an individual with similar educational background or training.
Failure to act when there is a duty to act
What is insurance that often covers accidents on school grounds while the student is in attendance or accidents that occur in the workplace.
Accident Insurance
When care provider has total disregard for safety of others
Gross Negligence