Title: Identify major legal responsibilities pertaining to healthcare workers.
Course: Medical Assistant I (14151-I) > Section: Applying Fundamental Principles of Health Care

Identification should include

- Good Samaritan Act
- Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA)
- U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)regulations
- licensure
- consent to care
- negligence
- malpractice
- statute of limitations
- living will or advanced directive
- durable power of attorney for health care
- Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)
- risk management.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why was the Good Samaritan Act established? In what circumstances does the Good Samaritan Act not apply?
- What different types of licensure exist in the healthcare field?
- What types of advanced directives are available?
- What is the difference between implied and express consent?