What kind of law deals focuses on legal relationships between people and the protection of person's rights?
Civil Law
100
can be described as failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in a particular position, resulting in injury to another person.
Negligence
100
What kind of contract is stated in distinct and clear language, either orally or in writing?
Expressed
100
What is recognized and honored by all health care facilities?
Patients' Bill of Rights
100
What document allow individuals to state what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when their conditions are terminal?
Living Will
200
What are wrongful laws that do not involve contracts, criminal laws can also apply?
Ex: practicing in a health profession without having the required license, misuse of narcotics, theft and murder.
Torts
200
What is it when someone threats or attempts to hurt another person, and the unlawful touching of another person without their consent?
Assault and Battery
200
What is a voluntary agreement between two people?
contract
200
What is Also considered priveleged communication
health care records
200
What type of document permits an individual to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the person is unable to decide for themselves?
Durable Power of Attorney (POA)
300
What type of responsibilities are those that are authorized or based on law?
legal
300
can be accused of ____ if you restrain and individual or restricting them of their freedom
False imprisonment
300
What are obligations that are understood without verbally expressed terms?
Implied Contract
300
What compromises all information given to health care personnel by a patient; by law this information has to be kept confidential and shared only with other members of the patients health care team?
Privileged Communication
300
What ensures that patients are informed of their rights and have the opportunity to determine the healthcare they will receive?
PSDA-Patient Self-Determination Act
400
what are legal documents that allow individuals to state what medical treatment they want or do not want in the event that they become incapacitated and are unable to to express their wishes regarding medical care?
Advance Directives
400
you can be accused of _______ if you make false statements of someone in a libel or slander way/
Defamation
400
All parties need to be of ________ when entering into a contract.
Legal disability
400
What act of 1996 required the U.S department of Health and Human Services to establish standards to protect health Information?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
400
What is another name for the Power of Attorney?
Designation of Health Care Surrogate
500
A final important consideration in contract law
Agent
500
This can happened to any one in a physical, emotional, verbal, psychological or even sexual, and can put you in prison for awhile
Abuse
500
What is it when the payments are made for the services provided?
consideration
500
What is the name of guaranteed certain rights under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) in a long term health care facility?