The patient-physician relationship is contractual in nature.
True
Which of the following is NOT a remedy for a breach of contract?
Prison
If there is no employment contract, an employee is deemed to be an employee-at-will.
True
What are the essential elements needed to form a contract?
a. Offer
b. Acceptance
c. Consideration
---> d. All of the above are correct.
Without ________, a contract is not enforceable.
consideration
To form a contract, there must be a clear understanding between the parties. This is known as consideration.
False
Can a physician refuse to establish a patient-physician relationship?
Yes
Which of the following can a physician refuse to do?
a. To have extended office hours or to not take vacation
b. To make house calls
c. To treat patients outside of a particular specialty
----> d. All of these answers apply.
Which of the following is an example of a patient who has the legal capacity for mutual agreement?
An 85-year-old woman on Medicare
Which of the following does NOT have the legal ability to contract?
A minor
There are exceptions to the rule that a minor cannot contract.
True
Can a minor's parent consent to the sterilization of a minor?
Not without a court order
An incompetent is a nonemancipated minor in mid- to late-teens who has the intelligence and emotional maturity to be able to grasp the information necessary to make an informed decision.
False
A conservator is responsible for both the incompetent person and the incompetent person's financial matters.
False
What does undue influence mean?
Any improper persuasion to make someone act differently from his or her own will
The law of __________ involves a person who has agreed to work under the direction or control of another.
agency
Parties to a contract can mutually agree to terminate the contract.
True
Which of the following should be part of the procedure to terminate a patient?
a. Written notice of the termination
b. Projected termination date
c. Notice sent through certified mail and return receipt requested
---> d. All of these answers apply.
The ____________ is the length of time a person has to file a lawsuit after an injury.
statute of limitations
The Patient Self-Determination Act applies to individual physicians and private medical offices.
False