Laws And Ethics Flashcards
Privacy Act of 1974
No agency shall disclose any record which is contained in the system of records by any means except pursuant to a written request
Average credit card fee benchcmark
1.5% of gross revenue
Explain the prescription limitations of the schedule II drug
Can only fill enough for 30 days, no refills, must have a new written rx every month
Explain the prescription limitations for schedule III, IV, and V medications
Rx May only be for 30 days, may have up to 5 refills
What are the five areas that must be focused on with managing controlled substances?
Registration, security and protection, reporting of losses, recordkeeping, and substance disposal
What testing should employees undergo that handle controlled drugs
Background screening and drug testing
What are the things required on a prescription label?
1-name of prescriber
2name and address of dispenser (clinic)
3-name of patient
4-date dispensed
5-quantity/volume dispensed
6-name of medication
7–strength of medication
8–directions for use
9–expiration date
Licensee
Someone who enters the premises, but does so for his or her own purposes, rather than for the benefits of the business owner
Examples are social guests or public utility repair personal
Attractive nuisance doctrine
A condition on the premises that may be reasonably seen as attractive. It is a source of danger, especially to a child.
Product liability
Liabilities arising from the products they dispense, especially if the products have been altered in anyway
What are the conditions of an implied warranty of merchantability?
The seller is the one who ordinarily sells such goods, and the warranty has not been valid the excluded or modified
What is the restatement of torts?
If a product is sold in a defective condition and recently dangerous to the user, the seller may be subject to liability for harm caused
What is contributory negligence?
Negligence on the part of the client in the use administration, stores, or mixing of the drug
What medical factors influence the need for consent?
Age of patient physical condition of patient
likelihood of the undesired, side effect,
seriousness of the side effect, is side effect fatal,
is patient pregnant
How are court cases named
The names of the parties to the lawsuit, and a small v
Legal term for the principle, by which judges are obliged to respect the legal precedents establish by prior decisions
Stare decisis
The FDA center for veterinary medicine is responsible for regulating most animal health products and what else?
Animal feeds
A drug must meet what condition to qualify as a veterinary prescription drug?
In the possession of a licensed veterinarian for use in the coarse of professional practice
What is failure of a omission
Omission occurs whenever there’s a failure to meet the excepted medical standards, such as the exclusion of a medically indicated diagnostic procedure or treatment
What are the three types of damages that can be awarded in a veterinary lawsuit?
Nominal, compensatory, punitive
Veterinary client, patient relationship definition
Veterinarian has recently seen, or is acquainted with the keeping in care of the animal(s)
Why is it difficult to predict the outcome of veterinary court cases
Caselaw is based upon legal opinion and subject to interpretation
When considering negligence and malpractice disputes, case law and precedence are set at which of the following trial levels are the court system
Appellate level
In which US court are most veterinary lawsuits heard
County Court
You wish to file a lawsuit against a client for services under $5000 which Court would your case go to trial?
County Court
Under which law do most cases that involve any professional liability, originate from
 Law of malpractice
What is the correct definition of negligence?
The doing of an act that a person of normal prudence would not have done under similar circumstances
How does the law of negligence pertain to professional behavior?
A pertains to the way professionals run their businesses
What is the Sherman act?
Provides that any at all contract which restricts trade is illegal
What are the four main types of moral problems that veterinary medical professionals face
Peers clients, animals society
How many states offer reciprocity for veterinary licenses?
Nine
How many if any states with the state portion of the examination for first time veterinary applications?
6
Which of the following courts is not found under the special courts— traffic, juvenile, small claims, probate
Small claims court
What are the two courts in which veterinary cases may be heard?
County court, special court
What a veterinarian applies for license for the first time which three documents are required
Application, diploma, and certification of graduation
Adulterated drugs
Drugs that contain unsanitary components, lack of adequate control in manufacturing, different strength from official compendium, or that are mixed drugs
Misbranded drugs
Drugs in which the labeling is false or misleading,
Generic
FDA approved, which requires a demonstration of bioequivalence of safety and efficacy with the original drug product
Four conditions when the FDA approves compounding medications
1–the vet believes there is a need to alter the approved drug
2–established VCPR
3–individual patient has a medical condition for which a perceived medication is needed
4–
What are three situations wheee the capacity to make valid consent would be in question?
Minority
Intoxicated
Mentally unstable
Law of agency
When a person has been authorized to act on behalf of another