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Medical Law & Ethics
NHA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Purpose of PT's Bill of Rights | Provide guidelines to ensure the protection and safety of PTs |
| Safeguards to protect health information | Admin. safeguards refer to the policies and procedures documented in writing that show how covered entities comply with HIPAA, Physical safeguards refer to the physical monitoring and access to PHI. Technical safeguards refer to the responsibility of the |
| Exceptions to pt privacy of med. records | Criminal acts, legal order, communicable diseases, and mandated examinations |
| Two categories of Law | Criminal & Civil |
| MIsdemeanors | Lesser crimes punishable by monetary fines but may also include imprisonment for 1 year or less |
| Felony | Serious crimes punishable by large fines and imprisonment for more than 1 year |
| Four elements in Negligence | Duty of care, dereliction of duty, direct cause, damages |
| Mandatory mandated reporting information | Births, deaths, certain communicable diseases, assaults or criminal acts, abuse, neglect, and exploitation |
| Types of abuse | Physical, verbal, psychological, sexual. economic |
| Basic prinicples of Ethics | Autonomy, justice, beneficence, nonmalefience |