med law and ethics Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Agent | A person with the legal right to speak/act on behalf of another. |
Breach | The breaking or violation of a law, promise, contract, or duty. |
Civil law | The laws of a state or nation which deal with the enforcement of civil rights. |
Common law | Unwritten law that is based on customs or court decisions. |
Criminal law | Laws that pertain to crime and it's punishments. |
doctrine of respondeat superior | " The Law of Agency" |
Ethics | A set of behavioral/moral standards formed by a particular group or profession which attempts to govern actions or behaviors of the members of that group |
Good samaritan law | Laws exempting physicians and other medical professionals from liability for treatment given in accident cases |
Felony | A crime more serious than a misdemeanor |
grievance committee | Group established by local medical society who hear and investigate complaints about physicians. |
Implied consent | To give consent by inference or action but with out the express statement |
informed consent | to give consent, having full knowledge of the matter at hand and the dangers that may be involved |
Medical Practice acts | State laws which govern the methods and requirements to gain a license to practice medicine |
Morbidity | the relative incidence to disease |
principles of medical ethics | Ten sections code conduced by AMA in 1957 |
reciprocity | The acceptance of one states standard as at least equal to or superior to their own |
Revocation | The cancellation or summoning back of a license |
Statute | Any written law |
tort | A civil wrong. |
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