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Which of the following best defines a "procedure"? A. Detailed description for carrying out policy B. A measurable objective to be achieved C. Official position on a work-related issue D. Rules and regulations → A. Detailed description for carrying out policy 2. This standard is based on the basic principle established by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1976 landmark case Estelle v. Gamble. A. Access to care B. Inmate workers C. Medical autonomy D. Privacy of care → A. Acces...

Access to Care → The foundation on which all NCCHC standards are based. Access to Care → The mental health authority is on site at least twice weekly. QMHP → Include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric social workers, LPC's, Psych nurses, and others by virtue of their education and experience are permitted by law. Clinical Autonomy → Clinical decisions and actions regarding MH care provided to inmates meet their serious MH needs are solely the responsibility of qualif...

What was significant about the secretary's report on Black and Minority Health 1985? → Showed health disparited for the dirst time. Provided a basis for Health People Initiative What are the four goals of Health People 2020? → 1. Attain high quality, longer lives free of preventabel disease, disability, injury, and pre-mature death → → 2. Acheive health equity, eliminate disparites, improve health for all groups → → 3. Create social and physcial environment that promote...

Law defined → The rules of the state backed up by enforcement. Which one of the following is NOT a component in the definition of Law? A) enforcement B) → procedures <---- C) created by the state D) rules Which property fence applies to resources like land that more than one individual owns jointly? → common Jurisprudence is defined as? → the philosophy of law In which legal system does the legislative branch both write and interpret the law? 2 0 2 4 /2025 | © copyr...

Plaintiff → files the lawsuit Defendant → criminal and/or civil offensor Proximate Cause → - foreseeable to the defendant → - not a superseding cause to break the chain of causation 3 Statues of law → Cases, Statues, Admin. Regulations Administrative Regulations → - Executive branch oversees agencies, they pass these regulation to interpret code/law. Elements of Negligence → 1- Does the defendant owe a duty to defendant? → 2- Did defendant "breach" that duty?...

Sole Proprietorship → also known as the sole trader or simply a proprietorship, is a type of business entity that is owned and run by one natural person and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business. General Partnership → A arrangement by which partners conducting a business jointly have unlimited liability, which means their personal assets are liable to the partnership's obligations. Limited Partnership → is a form of partnership similar to a...

Law → rules that come from controlling authority that must be obeyed or there is a consequence Ethics → A set of moral principles or values that govern the conduct of an individual or a group Corporate Social Responsiblity → States that corporations and businesses should act with awareness of the consequences and impact that their decisions will have on others Maximization of Profits theory → also called Shareholder Interest theory) - make profit Moral Minimum → duty to fo...

implied authority → it arises from the position of authority held by an agent and by the history of actual authority situations Apparent authority → it may arise in a situation where a principal terminates an agent's authority but fails to inform third parties about the termination trading partnership → a partner has the implied authority to borrow money in the usual course of business and pledge the credit of the firm Nontrading partnership → A partner requires actual au...

Subject Matter Jurisdiction → determines the types of cases a court can hear by subject matter and/or amount. (exclusive or concurrent) General Jurisdiction → courts have authority to hear civil, criminal and equity cases. Limited Jurisdiction → courts' authority is limited by subject matter, e.g., bankruptcy (federal), probate and juvenile courts (state) or by amount, e.g., small claims & magistrate courts Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction → -Admiralty → -Bankruptcy → -...