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Laws, Regs, & Policies Flashcards

1
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Body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by the controlling authority and having binding legal force

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Laws

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Ways governmental bodies address problems in society; some of all the law of the jurisdiction, regardless of government source

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Public policy

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Laws created by legislatures (fed & state)

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Statutes

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Decrees handed down by courts

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Common law

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Created by government agencies, not legislature

Combination of statues, court decisions and regulations

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Regulations

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Enacted at federal level by Congress or at state level by different state legislatures

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Federal statutes

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Good/services available to the public be made accessible to persons with disabilities

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The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Special education/related services provided at public expense to students with disabilities we needed to benefit from education program

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The individuals with disabilities education act (IDEA)

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Social Security amendments of 1965

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Medicare and Medicaid

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Federal guidelines that regulate type, how and why info that can be disclosed

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The health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA)

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Required coverage for preventative services, pre-existing conditions, and adult dependents

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The patient protection and affordable care act (ACA)

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Enacted by state legislatures in areas that states are constitutionally permitted to regulate (education, professional licensing, insurance)

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State statutes

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Legal foundation for the scope and protection of physical therapy practice ( most important state statute)

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State physical therapy practice act

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Most restrictive regulation. Creates a scope of practice

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Licensure

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Legally protect title of PTA, but does not have separate scope of practice

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Certification (in NE)

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Least rigorous and restrictive form of governmental regulation. (Update info and fee)

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Registration

17
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What is CMS responsible for?

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Regulating Medicare and Medicaid programs

Determining reimbursement

Determining PT providers participation

18
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Annual monetary tap on the mound reimbursable for Medicare part B

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Medicare cap

19
Q

What is the For PT and what is PT lumped with?

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$1940 & SLP

20
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What is the most important state regulation agency?

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State physical therapy board

21
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How is the composition and function of the state physical therapy board determined?

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State legislature through statutes

22
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Actions by licensed professionals that demonstrate an inability to meet professional standards

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Professional misconduct

23
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Examples of professional misconduct

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Physical abuse
Patient abandonment
Providing unnecessary tx 
Fraud
Incompetence
24
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Concerned with the wrongs committed among private parties and prosecuted in court of law. Can’t affect professional license

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Civil law

25
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Action that a reasonable person would know to do but fails to do it

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Negligence

26
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4 elements needed to prove negligence

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Duty
Breach of duty
Causation
Damages

27
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Professional negligence that his profession specific

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Malpractice

28
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Principal where one individual may be held indirectly liable for the actions of another

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Vicarious liability

29
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Three types of contracts:

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Employment contracts

Independent contractor for PT services

Contracts with payers

30
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Do you not have the force of law and maybe set by private entities

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Private policies

31
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Laws regulations and policies protect the public by:

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1: Ensuring providers are competent
2: taxpayer dollars are spent appropriately

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