Regulatory Principles in Physical Therapy Flashcards
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
wages and overtime
Immigration and Nationality Act
aliens authorized to work in the U.S. under certain nonimmigrant visas
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act)
regulates the safety and health conditions
Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA):
one part mandates that employers allow for the continuation of employee health care insurance after termination of employment
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
applies to employers of 50 or more employees;
requires employers to allow up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to eligible employees for the birth or adoption of a child or for the serious illness of the employee or a spouse, child, or parent
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
requires that employers give employees early warning of upcoming layoffs or plant closings
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act:
allows for certain persons who serve in the armed forces (regular or reserve) the right to reemployment with the employer they were with when they entered service
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (2007)
- Communications provisions
- Employment provisions
- Public accommodations
- Transportation (also four parts: communications, employment, public accommodations, transportation)
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act =
regulates such things as definitions, standards, packaging, and labeling for food, food supplements, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The primary goal of the law is to make it easier for people to keep health insurance, protect the confidentiality and security of healthcare information and help the healthcare industry control administrative costs.(HIPAA) has five parts. Most relevant to PT are Titles I and II.
HIPAA Title I
Health Care Portability, and Renewability
Protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their job
HIPPA Title II
Preventing Health Care Fraud and Abuse, Administrative Simplification, and Medical Liability Reform
privacy of PHI
Written procedures for who has access to PHI, how it will be used, and when PHI would/would not be disclosed
A designated privacy officer
Inquiry and grievance processes for patients
Ensure business associates protect PHI
Training for employees on privacy procedures
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
broadens access to certain types of government-generated information
Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act
assistance to develop programs to provide bilingual or interpreter services to people with limited English proficiency
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (OBRA) =
regulates physician self-referral
Also known as Stark Law I
Prohibits physicians from referring Medicare patients for certain designated health services to an entity the physician or an immediate family member has a financial relationship with unless an exception applies
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
Stark II =
expanded physical self-referral areas to include:
Home health services
Inpatient and outpatient hospital services
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy
Federal False Claims Act
“Lincoln Law” is a federal law that imposes liability on persons and companies (typically federal contractors) who defraud governmental programs.
The law includes a provision that allows people who are not affiliated with the government, called “relators” under the law, to file actions on behalf of the government (informally called “whistleblowing” especially when the relator is employed by the organization accused in the suit).
Persons filing under the Act stand to receive a portion (usually about 15–25 percent) of any recovered damages.
organizational chart
An organizational chart depicts managerial and non-managerial authority/coordination relationships.
Direct reporting relationships (solid lines on the chart) indicate accountability and responsibility.
These reporting relationships provide the foundation for the coordination of the business’ work.
5 stages of organizational growth
Craft stage
Entrepreneurial stage
Bureaucratic stage
Divisional stage
Matrix/adhocracy stage
Craft stage is:
The most basic stage of organizational development
A small organization, e.g., a private practice clinic
No formal division of labor
Typically, everyone helps out/accommodates each other to get the work done
MUTUAL ACCOMODATION
Supervision is sometimes used for coordination
The Entrepreneurial Stage
labor divided into management and non-management categories, e.g., practice owner and staff PT
Additional supervision and support is required
Further division of labor does to improve performance through increased efficiency
Communication takes a little more time because of the division of labor and leads to greater separation between senior management, employees, and customers.
How organization larger by horizontal and vertical integration
Horizontal integration (offering current services to new groups of customers)
Vertical integration (offering new services)