CCLE REVIEW WORKSHEET

Who determines if treatment is excessive? - Answer-Local Chiropractors. The administration of treatment or the use of diagnostic procedures which are clearly excessive as determined by the customary practice and standards of the local community of licensees. What is excessive treatment? - Answer-• Treatment beyond what is reasonable/necessary or within the standard of care • Failure to document necessity (conduct a thorough exam, diagnose the condition, implement a treatment plan, and conduct follow-up exams to assess progress) If you are guilty of excessive treatment, this falls under_______________. - Answer-Unprofessional Conduct elder abuse - Answer-Causes or permits infliction of physical pain or mental suffering under circumstances or conditions not likely to produce great bodily harm or death. Willfully causes or permits an elder to suffer. Unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering. Embezzlement. Willfully threatens to commit a crime which will result in death or great bodily injury. Known or suspected causes of abuse of elder or dependent adult (6). - Answer-Physical Abandonment Abduction Isolation Financial Neglect Punishment of failure to report elder abuse? - Answer-If no great harm came to the patient, it is a misdemeanor, *six months in jail, $1000 fine* If the abuse results in bodily harm and death it is a felony. *one year in jail, $5000 fine* W