Legalities Vocabulary Flashcards
Contract
Legal binding agreement
Benefits
Services that a company offers to pay
Co-payment
Injured party has to pay precent
Deductible
Amount owed by the insurance policy
Policyholder
Person who takes out insurance policy
Malpractice
Has an adversive outcome
CAATE
Committee of Accreditation of Athletic Training Association
BOC
Board Of Certification
NATA
National Athletic Trainers Assocation
Liability
The state of being legally responsible for the harm one causes on another person
Negligence
The failure to use ordinary or reasonable care
Duty of care
Part of official job description
Tort
Legal wrongs committed against a person
Nonfeasance
When an individual fails to preform a legal duty
Maleasance
When an individual commits an act that is not legally theirs to preform
Misfeasance
When an individual improperly does something that they have the legal right to do
Statues of limitation
Sets a specific length of time that individuals may sue for damages from negligence
Assumption of risk
The individual assumes that some risk or danger will be involved in the particular undertaking
