Key Laws Flashcards
OIG
Office of Inspector general investigates medicaid and medicare fraud.
AHCA
American health care association represents FOR PROFIT nursing homes.
AAHSA
American association for housing and services to the aging represents NOT FOR PROFIT homes
Social Security Administration
Under the department of DHHS
DHHS
the U.S department of health and human services
DURABLE power of attorney
is for both financial and health care matters
Power of attorney
is only for financial matters.
HCFA
Health care financing administration.
Designation of a health care surrogate
An advanced directive that appoints an individual to act for the principal if they are incapacitated.
End stage disease
there is no treatment and the individual will die.
Terminal condition
if not treated, individual will die by they can be cured.
Vegetative state
The person is in a coma and unable to communicate with their environment
Respite Care
Providing a care taker a holiday by placing the person who needs care in a nursing for a week or two.
Palliative Care
Providing care to relieve pain.
General Duty Clause
Provide safe workplace