STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Use appropriate guidelines for documentation and release of information

 II.     Explain federal, state and local guidelines as applicable to medical practice

 III.    Discuss risk management and safety procedures

 IV.     Explain the legal aspects of medical records

 V.      Interpret and apply basic concepts and regulation involved in medical practice

 VI.     Establish a personal and professional code of ethics based upon traditional medical ethics

 VII.    Examine current ethical dilemmas related to reproduction and end of life issues

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Vocabulary relating to medicine and the law

 II.     Two general categories of law

 III.    Healthcare practice acts

 IV.     Patient/Resident Bill of Rights

 V.      Law of contracts

 VI.     Medical professional liability issues

 VII.    Torts

 VIII.   Accurate medical records

 IX.     Public duties

 X       Good Samaritan Act

 XI.     Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

 XII.    Controlled Substance Act of 1970

 XIII.   Vocabulary related to medical ethics

 XIV.    Ethics/Bioethics defined

 XV.     A personal code of medical ethics

 XVI.    Bioethical dilemmas

 XVII.   Professional Code of Ethics