LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES Health Occ LTC 9112021 LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES

LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES Health Occ LTC 9/11/2021

LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES l CIVIL LAW – DEALING WITH LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE l CRIMINAL LAW – DEALING WITH WRONGS AGAINST A PERSON, PROPERTY, OR SOCIETY 9/11/2021

HEALTH CARE IS AFFECTED BY: l CIVAL LAW – CONTRACTS – TORTS • WRONGFUL ACT THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE A CONTRACT l CRIMINAL LAW – PRACTICING WITHOUT REQUIRED LICENSE – MISUSE OF NARCOTICS – THEFT 9/11/2021

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS l REQUIRED TO KNOW AND FOLLOW STATE LAWS THAT REGULATE THEIR LICENSE OR REGISTRATION AND SET STANDARDS FOR THEIR PROFESSION. 9/11/2021

TORTS l CIVAL WRONGS AS OPPOSED TO CRIMES l CAN LEAD TO LEGAL ACTIONS l OPEN TO LEGAL INTERPRETATIONS 9/11/2021

MALPRACTICE l “BAD PRACTICE” l PROVIDING IMPROPER OR UNPROFESSIONAL TREATMENT OR CARE THAT RESULTS IN INJURY TO A PERSON l CLOSELY RELATED TO NEGLEIGENCE – EXAMPLES 9/11/2021 • ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS BY

NEGLIGENCE l FAILURE TO GIVE CARE THAT IS NORMALLY EXPECTED OF A PERSON IN A PARTICULAR POSITION, WITH RESULTING INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON – EXAMPLES 9/11/2021 • FALLS AND INJURIES THAT OCCUR WHEN SIDERAILS ARE LEFT DOWN • USING OR NOT REPORTING DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT • INFECTIONS CAUSED BY USE ON NONSTERILE INSTRUMENTS AND/OR

CONSENT l WRITTEN l VERBAL l INFORMED 9/11/2021

INVASION OF PRIVACY l UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR REVEALING PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL WITHOUT CONSENT – EXAMPLES 9/11/2021 • IMPROPER DRAPING OR COVERING OF A PATIENT DURING A PROCEDURE THAT ALLOWS OTHER PATIENTS OR PERSONNEL TO SEE THE PATIENT EXPOSED • SENDING INFORMATION TO AN

ASSAULT & BATTERY l ASSAULT – CAN INCLUDE A THREAT OR ATTEMPT TO INJURY l BATTERY – UNLAWFUL TOUCHING OF ANOTHER PERSON WITHOUT CONSENT 9/11/2021