Ch 13: Legal Guidelines and Professional Responsibilities Flashcards
GFIs should develop a network of referral sources to meet the varying needs of his or her participants, which could include:
Instructors of classes outside GFI’s expertise, personal trainers, health coaches, certified medical exercise specialists, support groups, massage therapists, registered dieticians, physical therapists
____ refers to responsibility in a court of law
Liability
____ is defined as the failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would act under a similar circumstance.
Negligence
To legally substantiate a claim of negligence, what (4) conditions must be present?
- Defendant had duty to protect plaintiff from injury
- Defendant failed to exercise standard of care necessary to perform that duty
- Such failure was the cause of an injury
- Injury caused damage to the plaintiff
What are (4) major areas of responsibility for a GFI?
Health screening (typically responsibility of facility), instruction (could include demos), supervision (ensure adequate ratios of participants/instructors), facilities/equipment
Obtaining _____ is very important because GFIs need participants to understand activities and appreciate associated dangers.
informed consent. Inform of exercise program, of risks involved, benefits involved, alternate programs that may benefit them, he/she is free to discontinue at any time
ACE recommends retaining at least $ _____ in coverage for professional liability insurance.
1 million
An instructor who creates a playlist of various downloaded songs he/she has purchased online and uses it in for-profit exercise class - legally speaking, a public performance, is in violation of _____.
Copyright law. GFIs must obtain performance licenses from one of the major performing rights societies. GFIs should check with clubs where they teach to see if the club’s blanket license covers the classes.
