LAWS AND REGULATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
<VERIFIED ANSWERS> |LATEST UPLOAD
What are the sources of law? - ANS -Constitutional law (US constitution
and bill of rights, state constitutions)
Statutory law--passed by legislation (federal statutes, state statues)
Common law aka judicial case law--based on English common law
Administrative law (derived from administrative agencies at federal,
state and local levels) --healthcare professionals interface with
administrative agencies more than with any other entity. Example:
federal-CDC, CMS, equal employment opportunity commission, social
security administration, national labor relations board. State- licensing
boards, workers comp
Secondary sources of law: - ANS -Professional association codes of
ethics
Institutional practice standards
, Accreditation standards and guidelines (JCAHO, CARF, NCQA)
Clinical practice guidelines (AHRQ)
Laws relevant to healthcare: - ANS -Employment regulations
-fair labor standards act FLSA
-occupational safety & health administration OSHA
-comprehensive omnibus reconciliation act COBRA
-family and medical leave act FMLA
financial management
-securities exchange act 1935
-sarbanes-oxley 2002
Food and drug administration
-medical device user fee & modernization act 2002
Environmental regulation
-federal food, drug & cosmetic act 2093/EPA
Health care fraud and abuse
-federal false claims act 1863
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
<VERIFIED ANSWERS> |LATEST UPLOAD
What are the sources of law? - ANS -Constitutional law (US constitution
and bill of rights, state constitutions)
Statutory law--passed by legislation (federal statutes, state statues)
Common law aka judicial case law--based on English common law
Administrative law (derived from administrative agencies at federal,
state and local levels) --healthcare professionals interface with
administrative agencies more than with any other entity. Example:
federal-CDC, CMS, equal employment opportunity commission, social
security administration, national labor relations board. State- licensing
boards, workers comp
Secondary sources of law: - ANS -Professional association codes of
ethics
Institutional practice standards
, Accreditation standards and guidelines (JCAHO, CARF, NCQA)
Clinical practice guidelines (AHRQ)
Laws relevant to healthcare: - ANS -Employment regulations
-fair labor standards act FLSA
-occupational safety & health administration OSHA
-comprehensive omnibus reconciliation act COBRA
-family and medical leave act FMLA
financial management
-securities exchange act 1935
-sarbanes-oxley 2002
Food and drug administration
-medical device user fee & modernization act 2002
Environmental regulation
-federal food, drug & cosmetic act 2093/EPA
Health care fraud and abuse
-federal false claims act 1863
