Legal And Ethical Responsibilities Flashcards
Laws are passed by
The legislature and sign into a law by a chief executive
Department of health and human services
DHHS
The branch of the federal government that advise the president of the US, with regard to the health welfare, and income security plans, policies and programs
Five operating divisions are
- Social Security administration
- Healthcare financing administration
- Offices of human development
- Public health support
- Family support administration
Occupational safety and health administrations
OSHA
To assure safe and healthful working conditions for the men and women of the U.S. OSHA enforces standards, provides research, public info, education, and occupational safety and health
Good Samaritan act?
Many states including Florida this act, which relieves medical person from liability when rendering assistance at the scene of an emergency
Baker act
Rules and regulations for admitting a person in need of mental treatment when here she is refusing were unable to agree to the admission
Myers act
Rules and regulations the same is the baker act but the person in need of alcohol or drug treatment
Incapacitated person’s act
Rules and regulations for seeking medical care for the person in need who is being uncooperative and refusing treatment. Authority signature is needed
Criminal laws?
Acts against safety and welfare of society
Felony
Ask punishable by death or greater than one year in prison
Civil law
Affect relations between private citizens and damages usually settled with money
Misdemeanor
Any lower level crime, usually settled by a fine or under one year in prison
Intentional torts
Acts in which the outcome was planned although the person may not have expected to cause harm to the other person
Examples of intentional torts
Assault
Battery
False imprisonment
Invasion of privacy
Unintentional torts
Outcomes that were not meant to happen
Negligence
Failure to act as a reasonably prudent person would have acted in a specific situation
Malpractice
Failure of a professional to use such care as a reasonably prudent member of the professional world under the same circumstances which leads to harm
DNR
Do not Resuscitate
Sometimes the patient, family in physician have made a decision that CPR is not to be used to maintain life
Professional groups have written because of ethics codes are rules and standards of conduct for a professional group to follow
Code of ethics
Dressing toward the promotion of affective patient care and patient satisfaction
Patient Bill of Rights
Advanced directives
Written documents designed to allow competent persons opportunity to guide for their healthcare decisions in the event that they are unable to participate directly with decision-making
Living will’s
Written directions regarding treatment in the event of death where the individual can’t communicate the decisions
A legal document that allows the individual to select or appoint asurrogate to become the medical decision-maker in the event that the individual becomes unable to do so
Durable power of attorney
What is a law?
Wells are rules of conduct and rain forest by the government. When laws are violated there is usually a penalty to be paid
