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| Failure to make arrangements for a patient's medical coverage |
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| Branch of law that functions to regulate business practices. |
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| Person who is considered by law to have acquired all the rights and responsibilities of an adult (18 in most states). |
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| Representative of the facility. |
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| Threat or perceived threat of doing bodily harm to another person. |
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| Intentional act of touching another person in a socially unacceptable manner without the person's consent. |
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| Ethical decisions and issues that deal with scientific situations. |
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| The breaking of an established contract. |
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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| Federal agency established to protect the health and safety of people. |
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| Keeping something private. |
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| Branch of public law concerned with relations between government and citizens. |
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| Agreement between two or more persons resulting in a consideration. |
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| Branch of public law that deals with the rights and responsibilities of the government to maintain public order. |
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| Payment used to compensate for physical injury, damaged property, or loss of personal freedom or used as a punishment. |
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| A minor who has legally been declared independent; held responsible for own debts. |
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| Occurs when a state accepts the scores of a national examination. |
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| Intentional ending of the life of terminally ill persons. |
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| Method by which a person is tested for knowledge; can be oral, written, or a combination of both. |
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| Written or oral contract agreeing to specific conditions. |
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| Serious crime against the public. |
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| A position of trusted responsibility. |
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| The science of understanding the complete genetic inheritance of an organism. |
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| Legislation that provides protection from lawsuits for an individual who gives lifesaving or emergency treatment. |
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| Intentional omission or comission of an act. |
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| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) |
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| Legislation that regulates patients' right; federal regulation that mandates the protection of privacy and holds information to be confidential. |
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| Agreement that is created by a set of actions or behavior. |
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| Violation of a law resulting in a fine. |
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| Laws that govern relations among nations. |
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| General rules and standards to regulate conduct. |
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| Written form of defamation. |
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| Legal document that allows persons to offer their skills and knowledge to the public for compensation. |
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| Performance of an unlawful act that causes harm. |
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| Specific type of negligence; liability. |
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| Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) |
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| Forms that identify chemical structure and safety measures to be used in case of an accidental spill. |
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| Laws that govern the practice of medicine. |
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| Crime that is punishable in jail for a year or less. |
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| Improper performance of an act resulting in harm. |
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| Accidental omission or commission of an act that a prudent person would or would not do. |
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| Failure of a patient to comply with the physician's treatment plan; grounds for dismissal of a patient from a physician's medical care. |
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| Failure to do what is expected. |
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| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
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| Federal agency that enforces safe working conditions for all employees. |
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| Document produced by the American Hospital Association concerning communication between patients and hospitals. |
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| Document formulated by the American Hospital Association to define the rights of patients. |
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| Branch of law concerned with rights and duties of private individuals. |
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| Branch of law that deals with offenses or crimes against the welfare or safety of the public. |
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| Latin phrase meaning "something for something"; equal exchange, similar to give and take. |
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| Exchange that occurs when one state accepts another state's licensing requirements. |
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| Latin phrase meaning "the thing speaks for itself"; legal principle that applies when the situation itself shows negligence. |
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| Latin phrase meaning :let the master answer"; legal doctrine that places responsibility on physicians for actions by their employees. |
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| Proactive management of potential risks that could result in a lawsuit. |
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| Spoken form of defamation. |
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| Time limits to bring forth a lawsuit. |
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| Legal document that requires a person to appear in court or to be available for a deposition. |
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| Legal document that requires a person to appear in court and bring the records. |
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| Wrongful act that causes harm, committed by a person against another person or property. |
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| Liability of an employer for the wrongdoing of an employee while on the job. |
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| Distinguishing traits, qualities, or properties. |
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| Corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree; equal in measure. |
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| Having adequate or requisite capabilities. |
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| An implication; somthing suggested by a word or thing. |
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| The quality or power of inspiring belief. |
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| Behavior toward others; outward manner. |
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| Obviously harmful or damaging. |
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| The quality of being discrete; having or showing good judgment or conduct, especially in speech. |
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| To disburse; to spread around. |
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| To cause or facilitate the beginning of; to initiate something into happening. |
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| Disobedience to authority. |
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| The mental and emotional condition, enthusiasm, loyalty, or confidence of an individual or group with regard to the function or tasks at hand. |
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| Inclined to put the most favorable construction on actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome. |
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| An individual's social facade or front that reflects the role in life the individual is playing; the personality that a person projects in public. |
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| Intentionally putting off doing something that should be done. |
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| The conduct or qualities characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession; exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike manner in the workplace. |
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| An expression of rebuke or disapproval; a cause or occasion of blame, discredit, or disgrace. |
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