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law
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who heads the judicial branch of the government? | US supreme court |
| The body of criminal law involves a crime against? | The state |
| Who is the head of the executive branch? | The president |
| Who has the 1st and sometimes final say in the passing of a law? | The president |
| What are the houses of congress? | The Senate & house of representatives |
| What are the man functions of the judicial branch? | Interpret laws and oversee the enforcement of laws |
| Criminal law involves what types of crimes? | Murder, fraud and rape |
| Who has the right to override a veto of a law by the president? | House of representatives and senate |
| The house of representatives has how many member seats? | 435 |
| What is the highest court in the US? | US supreme court |
| Agreement | One party makes an offer and another party accepts it |
| Consideration | something of value is bargained for. |
| contractual capacity | parties who enter into agreement must be capable of fully understanding all of the terms and conditions |
| legal subject matter | contracts are not valid in court unless they are for legal services or purposes |
| typical court systems consist of | State supreme court, local courts, trial courts and appellate courts. |
| On average, approximately what percentage of people leave the hospital against doctors advice? | .08%-2.2% |
| Starting with the lowest court, list the state courts in order. | Local, Trial, Appellate and state supreme court |
| What are the main types of contracts? | Expressed & implied |
| Medical negligence cases are brought against whom in health care? | Doctors, Medical personnel, hospitals |
| The contracts is complete when whose fee is paid? | The physicians |
| Which of the following examples are pts rights? | Confidentiality, to request to examine their bill, to refuse treatment |
| Judges | Licensed attorneys who preside over the court |
| Attorneys | Present evidence so that the jury or judge can reach a verdicts |
| Juries | selected to hear the evidence presented in court and render a verdict |
| Balliffs | keep order in the courtroom |
| a person guilty of committing a tort is a ____? | tortfeasor |
| assault | the open threat of bodily harm to another |
| battery | an action that causes bodily harm to another |
| defamation of character | damaging a person's reputation by making public statements that are both false and malicious. |
| false imprisonmnet | the intentional unlawful restraint or confinement of one person by another. |
| fraud | deceitful practices in depriving or attempting to deprive another of his or her rights |
| What must be in a written credit agreement between a health care setting and a pt? | any interest charges to be made, the amount of each payment, the date each payment is due. |
| the person who is charged with an offense who must dispute the complaint is the | defendant |
| Which of the following are types of torts? | Unintentional and intentional |
| What entities are able to create an administrative law? | The president, state legislatures and congress |
| The statute of frauds states that all contracts must be what to be enforced | written |
| The courts may review statures for? | Application, constitutionality and interpretation |
| Creditor practices are governed by | the FDCPA |
| Who can change legal precedents? | The court that made the original decision or a higher court |
| Agreement | one party makes an offer and another party accepts it |
| consideration | something of value is bargained for |
| Contractual capacity | parties who enter into agreement must be capable of fully understanding all of the terms and conditions |
| legal subject matter | contracts are not valid in court unless they are for legal services or purposes |
| who may veto a bill on the state and federal level before it becomes a law? | President and governor |
| house of representatives has how many member seats? | 435 |
| What are the court decisions that were written down and later referred to as past cases by judges to help them make decisions | legal precedents |
| When establishing a hospitals standard of care, which of the following are useful? | hospital by-laws, accreditation standards and expert testimony |
| What are aspects of the mplied contract in an emergency situation not covered by a special arrangement? | The pt promises to pay for services, the physicians obligation for care ends after treating the emergency. |
| What law involves offenses against the state or sovereignty, committed or omitted, in violations of a ublic law forbidding or commanding them? | criminal |
| what are ways that hospitals can face liability under medical malpractice? | medical negligence conducted by their agents or employees, their own institutional negligence |
| What is the legislation that protects consumers from fraudulent or deceptive hidden finance charges levied by creditors? | Regulation Z |
| What type of law is a statutory or written law that defines and regulates legal rights and obligations? | Substantive law |
| While practicing within the context of an implied contract with the pt, which of following is the pysiian not required to do? | treating every pt who seeks medical care, participating with every ins. company & restoring the pt to his or her original state of health |
| Under the provisions of the physician-pt contract a physician has the right to | Not treat pts outside the phys. specialty, specialize and set up an office whereever he or she chooses. |
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