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The branch of the government that is able to veto laws and Executive.
enforces them is The three branches of government are legislative, executive, and judicial. The executive
branch proposes legislative action to be taken by individual legislators, either vetoes or
approves laws agreed upon by the legislature, and enforces the laws. The executive
branch also proposes and establishes certain agencies to enact rules and regulations
that become administrative law.
Laws and regulations enforced by the Occupational Safety Administrative law.
and Health Administration (OSHA) are examples of The four primary sources of law in the United States are constitutional, statutory,
administrative, and common or case. The rules and regulations of the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are administrative laws.
The lower judicial courts must follow the decisions made by Jurisdiction.
higher courts in precedent-setting cases. This is called Previous decisions are considered precedent and binding on all lower courts. In Latin,
this is called stare decisis, which means to stand by things decided or to adhere to
decided cases.
An example of civil law is A physician misdiagnosis a patient's disease resulting in complications.
Civil laws are laws that protect the private rights of person or a person's property, and
include the areas of law such as contracts, property, negligence, malpractice, labor,
privacy issues, and family law. Common violations of civil law against healthcare
providers often include allegations of failures to provide care that meets the standard of
care, resulting in harm or injuries to the patient.
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A physician is convicted of negligence. The physician may Imprisonment
face all the following penalties except Negligence by a healthcare professional is one of the most common violation of civil
law. A violation of civil law may lead to a civil lawsuit by the victim, the revoking of the
healthcare professional's license, and monetary penalties.
A patient files a lawsuit against a physician for malpractice All of the options
after the patient suffered complications from a procedure. To Malpractice requires proof of a breach of a standard of care, and the breach must cause
determine that there was a breach of standard of care, which damage or harm. The standard of care in a medical malpractice case is: the type and
of the following must be met? level of care an ordinary, prudent, healthcare professional, with the same training and
experience, would provide under similar circumstances in the same community.
A patient files a lawsuit against a physician. The lawsuit would State court
most likely be tried in which type of court? Malpractice lawsuits, except those involving Medicare fraud, are tried in the state courts
because they often violate state regulations or laws.
In a medical malpractice lawsuit, which of the following would Requesting the patient's medical charts
be an example of the discovery process? Before trial, lawyers for both the plaintiff and defendant may gather information in
preparation for the trial, which may include interrogations, request for documents, and
documenting the admission or denial of guilt.
Which of the following must be done before the US Supreme A writ of certiorari must be submitted.
Court may hear a case? For the Supreme Court to hear a case, a verdict must be given by a lower court and then
appealed in the appellate court. To request a review of the appeal, the party must
submit a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court to grant a review.
The federal courts will hear cases involving all the following Child custody dispute during a divorce case.
except Federal courts will hear and decide on cases with issues of federal law, such as
constitutional rights, tax, intellectual property, and federal crimes, or cases between
residents of two different states or countries.
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