MLEP

Question 1

agent

Answer 1

health care employee appointed by the physician to perform authorized acts in the name and under the control and direction of the principal

Question 2

alternative dispute resultion

Answer 2

methods outside the judicial system used to solve potential malpractice actions (mediation)

Question 3

assault

Answer 3

threat to inflict injury with apparent ability to do so

Question 4

battery

Answer 4

unlawful touching without consent

Question 5

breach of contract

Answer 5

failure to comply with the terms of a valid contract

Question 6

civil liability

Answer 6

conflicts between individuals, corporations, government bodies

Question 7

compliance plan

Answer 7

guidelines established to protect a clinic from fraud and litigation charges

Question 8

contract

Answer 8

voluntary agreement between parties

Question 9

criminal liability

Answer 9

individual commits an act that is considered to be offense against society as a whole
-jail time

Question 10

defamation

Answer 10

spoken or written words concerning someone that tend to injure the persons reputation and for which damages can be recovered

Question 11

libel defamation

Answer 11

false writing

Question 12

slander defamation

Answer 12

false spoken words

Question 13

fiduciary

Answer 13

holding in confidence or trust

Question 14

malfeasance

Answer 14

commission of an unlawful act

Question 15

medical malpractice

Answer 15

professional negligence of physicians or providers

Question 16

misfeasance

Answer 16

improper performance of an act resulting in injury to another

Question 17

negligence

Answer 17

doing some act that a reasonable and prudent provider wouldn’t do or failing to do some act that a reasonable and prudent provider would do

Question 18

nonfeasance

Answer 18

failure to perform an act when there is duty to do so

Question 19

res ipsa loquitur

Answer 19

the thing speaks for itself

Question 20

respondeat superior

Answer 20

let the master answer

Question 21

tort

Answer 21

wrongful act committed by one persona against another person or against property

Question 22

vicarious liability

Answer 22

legal doctrine assigns liability for injury to a person or institution who didn’t cause the injury but who has a particular legal relationship to the person who did act negligently

Question 23

appellant

Answer 23

one who appeals a court decision to a higher court

Question 24

arraignment

Answer 24

the procedure of calling someone before a court to answer a charge

Question 25

civil case

Answer 25

court action between private parties, corps, gov bodies

Question 26

closing arguments

Answer 26

summary and last statement made by appointing attorneys at a hearing

Question 27

congress

Answer 27

law making boy of the federal government

Question 28

criminal case

Answer 28

court actions brought by the state against individuals or groups of people accused of committing a crime

Question 29

cross examination

Answer 29

examination of a witness by an opposing attorney at a hearing or trail

Question 30

defendant

Answer 30

person or group accused in a court action

Question 31

deliberation

Answer 31

process whereby a jury considers the evidence presented in a case

Question 32

deposition

Answer 32

written record of oral testimony made before a public officer

Question 33

direct examination

Answer 33

exam of a witness by the attorney calling the witness at a hearing

Question 34

examination of witness

Answer 34

medical person trained in medicine who can testify in a court of law as to what the professional standard of care is in the same circumstances

Question 35

felony

Answer 35

serious crime

murder

Question 36

higher superior court

Answer 36

court to which appeals of trail court decisions can be made

Question 37

jurisdiction

Answer 37

limits or territory within which authority may be exercised

Question 38

litigation

Answer 38

lawsuit

Question 39

misdemeanor

Answer 39

less serious than a felony

property theft

Question 40

opening statement

Answer 40

statement made by opposing attorneys at the beginning of a court action to outline what they hope to establish in the trial

Question 41

plaintiff

Answer 41

person or group initiating the action in litigation

Question 42

probate court

Answer 42

state court that manages wills and settles estates

Question 43

sentencing

Answer 43

imposition of punishment in a criminal proceeding

Question 44

subpoena

Answer 44

order to appear in court

Question 45

subpoena dues tecum

Answer 45

order requiring a witness to appear and bring certain records to tangible items to a trail

Question 46

summons

Answer 46

order in a civil case, from the court directing the sheriff to notify the defendant where to appear

Question 47

certification

Answer 47

individual has met certain requirements and standards set forth by that organization

Question 48

credential

Answer 48

achieved a certain level of knowledge through education and experience

Question 49

licensure

Answer 49

granted by state statutes

Question 50

registration

Answer 50

entry in an official record listing names of persons satisfying certain requirements and level of education

Question 51

reciprocity

Answer 51

agreement by which 2 states recognize licensing procedures of each other

Question 52

scope of practice

Answer 52

procedures, actions, and processes that are permitted for a professional depending on education

Question 53

law

Answer 53

societal rules

Question 54

ethics

Answer 54

set of moral standards

Question 55

bioethics

Answer 55

life and death issues

Question 56

standard of care

Answer 56

ordinary and reasonable skill that would be commonly used by reputable practitioners

Question 57

what does insurance costs depend on?

Answer 57

specialty and state