Medical Laws and Regulations Flashcards
What does the Patient Protection and Affordable Act (ACA) state:
a.k.a Obama care, is a major step in health reform by expanding access to more affordable, quality HI, increasing consumer insurance protection, and emphasizing prevention and wellness. (2010)
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA): 1996
Protection of patient’s info and maintaining confidentiality of health records, whether written or electronic, and not sharing info without patient consent.
What is the Health Information Tech. or economics or Clinical Health Act: (HITECH)
Expands on the HIPAA enforces security and privacy measures and creates a penalty and a violation system.
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Act: (OSH)
overseen by OSHA and states that employers are obligated to provide a safe working environment for employees.
Controlled Substance Act: (CSA)
a federal policy that regulates the manufacture and distribution of controlled substances such as narcotics, depressants, etc. It identifies all of the regulated substances into 1 of 5 categories depending on the potential of abuse.
Emergency Medical treatment and active labor act: (EMTALA)
1986
A law that requires all hospital emergency departments that receive payments from federal health care programs such as Medicad to provide appropriate medical screening to patients seeking treatment.
clinical laboratory or improvement act: (CLIA) 1988
Regulates federal standards that apply to clinical laboratories testing on humans in the U.S, authorized by the FDA.
Title 7 of Civil Rights Act: 1964
a law that prohibits an employer with more than 15 employees from discriminating on the basis of race, national origin, gender or religion.
Americans with Disabilities Act: (ADA) 1990
forbids discrimination based on disabilities.
Heads of the European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities: (HERCA)
ensure the safe use of radiation in medical procedures.
Good Samaritan Acts:
laws that allow bystanders to get involved in emergency situations without the fear of being sued for indirectly contributing to a person’s injuries.
Genetic Info Non-discrimination Act (GINA): 2008
Prohibits discrimination based on Genetic info.
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act: (PSQIA)
A law in the U.S. encourages healthcare providers to report and learn from their mistakes.
Anti-kick back statute (AKBS):
designed to prevent HCP and organizations from engaging in unethical practices like bribery to influence patient referrals or medical decisions.
No surprise Act (NSA):
laws that protect individuals from suprise billing.
