Law, regulation, And Policies Flashcards
A body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by the controlling authority and having binding legal force
Law
Consequencesforviolatingthelaw
Fines, prison time, or both
Most common violation
Defined as willfully providing false information to enhance reimbursement
Fraud
Laws created by legislatures (a group of people, in the country or part of a country, who have the power to make and change laws)
STATUTES
A type of law that is “enacted and established by the will of the legislative department of government”
STATUTES
T or F
Laws are Applicable to the general public, but these are created by gov’t agencies
False
Regulations Applicable to the general public, but these are created by gov’t agencies
T or F
To renew the PT license is to attend seminars or workshops worth 15 units
True
Assist in state licensing procedures
Assist in professional misconduct cases
Are functions of?
State regulatory board
Kind of law that Consequences may involve: fines, probation, &
imprisonment
Criminal law
T or F
Criminal prosecution may not affect your license;
however, you may be referred to a state
professional disciplinary agency
True
What type of law is oncerned with relationships among private citizens
Civil law
Consequences for civil law are?
Fines or incarceration
The failure to act as a reasonably prudent person; doing (or failing to do) something that a reasonably prudent person would have done (or would not have done) under similar circumstances
Negligence
Also known as “professional negligence”
Malpractice
Failure to do (or failure to avoid doing) something that a member in good standing of a profession would have done (or avoided doing), which causes
subsequent injury to the patient
Malpractice