Legal and Ethical Concerns Sports Med Ch 2

Accident insurance;

A checkup to evaluate a person’s health and determine if they are able to participate in sports

General Health Insurance;

NOCSAE is a warning label on equipment

Acknowledgement of risk in sports

Codes used by health care providers to bill for their services.

Nonfeasance

How long can football helmets be used for?

Failure to perform one’s job.

Malfeasance

For a negligence suit to be successful

Catastrophic insurance;

If an individual fails to perform a legal duty it is known as:

Making sure that an athlete understands the risks of the sport is called______________________.

In order to have a chance of winning a lawsuit, what must you establish?

The individual that takes out medical ins. policy is known as the policy holder

Which of the following is an example for planning for risk under the category of record management?

The E in SAFE stands for

Beliefs based on a person’s ideas of what is right and wrong.

The A in SAFE stands for

All claims submitted to third party payers for reimbursement must have a diagnostic code

An individual may be injured as a result of participating in sports.

How often do football helmets need to be reconditioned?

Failure of a healthcare provider to provide minimal care.

Which of the following is not one of the 4 ways athletic trainers can plan for risk?

There are different statutes of limitations; medical malpractice in AR is:

Which of the following is an example for planning for risk under the category conduct of the activity?

The federal law that mandates that all medical information remain private is called__________.

Providing the care expected as compared to someone with similar education and experience is ___

the school needs to make sure an athlete with no family ins. buys a personal health policy?

Failure to use reasonable or ordinary care is called___________.

Which of the following is NOT protected under FERPA?

Touching someone without their permission is called__________.

Doing something you should not do with your training and education is an act of __________.

Misfeasance

when an athlete assumes the risk of the sport that means they cannot sue for any accidents

There are different statutes of limitations; Product liability is:

According to NOCSAE all football helmets must have warning labels informing athletes of risks

An ATC that burns an athlete because of improper use of a modality could be found to be?

Guidelines that control what you can and cannot do in your healthcare career is called _______.

Liability insurance that covers against claims of negligence on part of individuals

The legal responsibility to act in a prudent and reasonable manner is called_____________.

Prudence

The F in SAFE stands for

Dictates where an individual can receive care-permission given to see doctor outside of plan

An athletic trainer at an institution doesn't have to provide care to all individuals there

Which of the following is an example for planning for risk under the category of injury management?

Legal guidelines that control what you can and cannot do in your field of healthcare are called

The S is SAFE stands for

Your code of what is right and wrong that guide you are called _________.

The federal law that mandates that all medical information remain private is called__________.

HIPAA stands for:

Which of the following is an example for planning for risk under the category of preperation of the activity?

A health service plan that provides care for its members in a central health center.

athlete sprains an ankle if the ATC fails to provide care they can be held liable for negligence

Making sure that the athlete or patient is informed of all procedures and the risks is called

Soverign immunity

Which of the following is NOT a component of a lawsuit?

which of the following organizations provides preventative measures & limits where to get care

Responsibilities of an ATSA may include all of the following except?

Committing a negligent act while providing care is called___________________.

Failure to use reasonable or ordinary care is called _______________.

Failure to use ordinary or reasonable care

Making sure that an athlete understands the risks of the sport is called______________________.

Which of the following describes malfeasance (act of commission)

Third party reimbursement is the primary mechanism of payment for medical services in the US

Professional liability insurance typically covers negligence in civil cases not criminal

Reducing the risk of litigation involves:

organization allows the individual discounted health care, but only if they see approved doctor

if an ATC modifies protective equip. and an injury is sustained, the trainer is held liable

When a policyholder insurance company reimburses health care providers for services rendered.

Health service plan allowing members more freedom to choose their own physicians and hospitals.

A law to protect the privacy of parents and students with respect to education records.

manufacturers of products do not have a duty to design equipment that will not cause injury

When coach or ATC assumes duty of caring for an athlete they have an obligation to give care

Which of the following is NOT a covered entity under HIPAA?

The moral principles that determine a person’s conduct.

Which of the following is NOT a way an athletic trainer can reduce the risk of litigation?

Not doing something someone with your training would do in your situation is called___________.

Which of the following assumes an individual is neither skillful or cautious but is of prudence

If you do not warn an athlete of potential risks of injury it is called_________.

State of being legally responsible for the harm one causes to another person

NOCSAE is a standard for equipment safety

Organization that works to improve athletic equipment in order to decrease sports injuries.

Which of the provisions in an insurance policy requires the holder to pay a % of each claim