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Questions
1. Define law.
2. Where/how are laws derived?
3. What is the highest legal authority in the U.S.?
4. Define statutory law.
5. Describe the practice act.
6. Explain how precedents are developed.
7. Differentiate between a felony and a misdemeanor.
8. How are felonies and misdemeanor classified?
9. What happens to a doctor who practices without a license?
10. What is the difference between malfeasance and nonfeasance?
11. What is the difference between a defendant and a plaintiff?
12. Who enforces healthcare administrative laws on healthcare professionals?
13. What are the 10 provisions listed in the Affordable Care Act of 2010?
14. What is the GINA Act of 2008?
15. Who regulates the use of genetic information in healthcare?
16. Can individual face employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in some states in the US? Explain.
17. Define sexual harassment and hostile work environment.
18. What provisions are included in a written sexual harassment policy?
19. Define equal pay act of 1963.
20. Who does the Federal Age Act of 1967 protect?
21. Who is protected under the ADA of 1990 and the ADAA of 2008?
22. What are the provisions and requirements of FMLA of 1993? What addition to the FMLA was made in 2015?
23. What is PHI?
24. What are the main emphases of HIPAA in Titles I-VII?
25. What is the HITECH Act of 2006?
26. What is the mission of OSHA (1967)?
27. Who oversees controlled substances?
28. How are controlled substances classified?
29. Can states legalize marijuana against federal regulations?
30. Which individuals are regulated under the controlled substances act of 1970?
31. How often are inventories of controlled substances taken?
32. Which controlled substances are separated from the rest?
33. Describe the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act of 1968?
34. Define the Truth in Lending Act of 1967?
35. What does the Medical Practice Act regulate?
36. Define contract.
37. What is the difference between an expressed and an implied contract?
38. Which individual cannot enter into a binding contract?
39. Differentiate between a patient discharging a provider and a provider withdrawing from the case/patient.
40. Define negligence.