random Flashcards
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Commerce clause
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- commerce-the activity of buying and selling goods and services
- commerce clause- describe US constitution which gives power to congress to govern the us in various ways
- restricted to trade
2
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legal touchstone
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physicians are legally obligated to treat their patients once they agree to see them
3
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mandatory spending vs discretional spending
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- mandatory spending-spending on entitlement programs that must be funded by law
- discretionary spending-refers to programs that would not be able to continue without funding from the government
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statutes
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- They command or prohibit something
- Statutes are created in context of issues
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Administrative regulations
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promote, enforce, and clarify statutes underlying policy goal
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public health preparedness
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The actions and policies associated with preventing, protecting against, responding to and recovering from a major public health event
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types of due process
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- procedural due process
- due process protection
8
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Why EMTALA was created and when
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- 1986
- Provide appropriate “screenings” for individuals who meet the emergency standard
- The second duty is to provide treatment and if you cant provide treatment, you must provide the necessary tools to send that patient to another hospital that can help them. You must do so in a timely manner.
- This act helped stop private institutes from patient dumping and gave people the right to emergency medical services.
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Constitutions
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-establish governments and delineate fundamental rights and obligations