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Canmampatientmsuccessfullymsuemamdoctormifmtheremismnomphysician-
patientmrelationship?m-manswerNo



Ifmtheremismnompriormphysician-
patientmrelationship,maremyoumlegallymobligedmtomrespondmtomamcallmfrommampatientmformtre
atment?m-manswerNo



Doesmbeingmonmcallmgivemrisemtomamphysician-patientmrelationship?m-manswerNo



Howmcanmonemterminatemamphysician-
patientmrelationship,mwithoutmabandonmentmifmtheremismongoingmtreatment?m-
manswer30mdaysmwrittenmnotice;mmustmprovidemformemergency




Doesmamphysician'smdutymextendmtomthemunbornmchildmormpotentialmvictimsmofmanmillmpatie
nt?m-manswerYes



Whatmism"proximatemcause"?m-
manswerProvemthatmnegligencemcausedmharmmandmthatmthemcausemwasmnotmtoomremote;mwh


atmismrequiredmtomholdmamdefendantmliableminmamcivilmlawsuit



Whatmaremthemtwomcomponentsmofmproximatemcause?m-manswerCause-in-factm(but-
formtest)mandmforeseeability



Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtombemactivelympracticingmmedicine?m-manswerYes



Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtomknowmstandardsmofmcare?m-manswerYes

,Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtomhavemenoughmtrainingmtomexpressmanmopinionmonmwheth
ermstandardmofmcaremwasmprovided?m-manswerYes



Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtombemboardmcertified?m-
manswerNo,mboardmcertifiedmormeqivalent




Inmammedicalmmalpracticemcase,maremexpertmwitnessesmrequired?m-
manswerYes,mwithmtwomexceptions




Inmammedicalmmalpracticemsetting,mwhatm2minstancesmdomnotmneedmexpertmtestimony?m-
manswerResmipsamloquiturm(e.g.,mamputationmofmwrongmleg)mandmnegligencempermsem(amlaw


mwasmbroken)




Whatmarem"exemplarymdamages"?m-
manswerDamagesmabovemcompensatorymdesignedmtompunishmthemdefendantmandmdetermthembe


havior



Ismtheremamcapmtomnoneconomicmdamages?mHowmmuch?m-manswer$250,000mformphysicians,
$500,000mformhospitals



Doesmthemcapmonmnoneconomicmdamagemdependmonmthemnumbermofmdefendantsmormclaiman
ts?m-manswerNo



Whatmism"proportionalmresponsibility"?m-
manswerPercentagemofmliabilitymapportionedmaccordingmtompercentagemofmfault




Canmthemclaimantmhavempartmofmthemproportionalmresponsibility?m-manswerYes



Ifmthemclaimant'smproportionatemresponsibilitymismmoremthanmwhatm%,mhe/shemmaymnotmrecov
ermdamages?m-manswerIfm>m50%,mnomdamagesmawarded

,Howmlongmismthemstatutemofmlimitationsmformadults?mFormminors?m-
manswer2myears;mformminorsm2myearsmaftermbecomingm18myearsmofmage




Bymhowmmuchmcanmthemstatutemofmlimitationsmbemextendedmandmhow?m-
manswerFilemcomplaint—extram60-day,mnoticemlettermextendsmstatutembym75mdays




Whatmismthemstatutemofmlimitationsmformwrongfulmdeath?m-manswer2myears



Whatmismthemdiscoverymrule?mGivemexamples.m-
manswerStatutemdoesmnotmbeginmuntilmdamagemismdiscovered.mFormexample,mamretainedmspo


ngemthatmismfoundm3myearsmpost-op



Ismtheremimmunitymfrommcivilmactionminmemergencymcases?m-
manswerYes,mexceptmgrossmnegligence




Ismtheremimmunitymfrommcivilmactionminmvolunteermcare?m-
manswerYes,mexceptmgrossmnegligence




Whenmcanmamphysicianmbemchargedmwithm"assaultmandmbattery"?m-manswerUn-
consentedmsurgerymormexaminationmormwhenmexceedingmthemscopemofmthemconsent



Whenmcanmamphysicianmbemchargedmwithmpatientmabandonment?m-
manswerUnilateralmcessationmofmtreatmentmwhenmcontinuedmtreatmentmismnecessary




Whatmism"strictmliability"?m-
manswerLiabilitymthatmdoesmnotmdependmonmactualmnegligence,mbutmthatmismbasedmonmambre


achmofmamdutymtommakemsomethingmsafe.mThismoftenmappliesmtomproductmliability



Aremhospitalsmliablemformthemactionsmofmamphysician?m-
manswerNo,munlessmthemhospitalmemploysmthemphysician

, Whomdeterminesminmamcriminalmcasemifmthemmedicalmrecordsmofmampatientmshouldmbemreleas
ed?m-manswerJudgembyminspection



Howmmanymdaysmdomyoumhavemtomreleasemmedicalmrecordsmtomanmattorney?m-manswer45mdays



Canmmedicalmrecordsmbemadmittedmasmevidenceminmcourt?mWhatmaremthemrequiremen
ts?m-manswerYes,mbutmonlymwithmaffidavit



Whatmaremschedulem1,m2,m3,m4,m5mdrugs?m-manswerSchedulem1—
nomknownmusem(e.g.,mheroin);mschedulem2—
verymaddictivem(morphine,mcocaine);mschedulem3-5—lessmaddictive



Whatmaremdangerousmdrugs?m-manswerPrescriptionmdrugsmothermthanmschedulem1-5



HowmmanymDEAmregistrationsmdomyoumneedmifmyoumprescribemdrugs?mdispensemdrugs?m-
manswerOnemtomprescribe;mamseparatemregistrationmformeachmlocationmwheremyoumdispens


e



HowmoftenmdomyoumrenewmyourmDEAmlicense?m-manswerEverym3myears



CanmyoummovemyourmofficemlocationmandmthenmchangemyourmDEA?m-
manswerNo,mneedmtomchangemBEFOREmmove




IsmamDEAmregistrationmsufficientmtomprescribemdrugsminmTexas?m-
manswerNo,malsomneedmDepartmentmofmPublicmSafetymBureaumofmNarcoticsmandmDan


gerousmDrugmregistration



HowmoftenmdomyoumrenewmamDPSmlicense?m-manswerYearly



DomyoumhavemtomdisplaymthemDEAmandmDPSmlicenses?m-manswerNotmrequiredmbymanymstatute.