Mid Term Flashcards
Criminal Law
Indicate public wrongs or crimes against the state. prohibiting actions that are harmful or destructive to society and identifies what is appropriate for the betterment of society.
Violation of criminal law can result in
fines, imprisonment, probation, or restricted action.
Civil Law
Private law between two recognizable parties (corporations, government, or any other public entity) usually involving a plaintiff or defendant.
Plaintiff
incurred a loss.
Defendant
caused a loss or wronged the plaintiff.
Administrative Law
Government’s authority to enforce rules, regulations, and statutes through criminal penalties, fines, seizures, or liens.
Emergency Medical Treatment Active Labor Act EMTLA
Covers any emergency medical condition and designed to prevent unequal treatment of patients in need of emergency care.
Covered by EMTLA
- people must be seen by qualified personnel, be given a medical screening, stabilized, and transferred to an appropriate facility.
- must maintain transfer record for 5 years
- Pt must be seen if 250 feet of hospital
Ambulance Diversion definition
ambulance sent by radio or computer program to another hospital instead of closest hospital or hospital of choice
Ambulance Diversion result
- Causes strain on EMS system, being out of service longer or increasing response times.
- Leads to gross negligence
Ambulance Diversion exception
When a hospital lacks resources to treat emergency patients.
Gross negligence.
Is a conscious and voluntary disregard of the need to use reasonable care, which is likely to cause foreseeable grave injury or harm to persons, property, or both. It is conduct that is extreme when compared with ordinary
Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act HIPAA
Covers Pt. Privacy, rights, business, and administrative requirements
HIPAA protects
Patient name Social Security number Condition Address Age Past, present, future physical or mental health Provisions of care
Qui tam suit
Lawsuit against health care providers for overbilling and fraudulent billing practices.
Fair Labor Standard Act of 1938 FLSA
establishes a minimum wage and protects employees from unpaid overtime. Overtime pay must be given when working over 40 hours a week, or 53 for firefighters