Hcr Week 8 Legal Terms

Checkpoint Legal Terms HCR 210 1. Assault: an attempt or threat to do bodily harm to someone that is against the law like not giving a person their required medication or placing a patient in restraints without legal right to 2. Battery: Touching a person without their consent, like if a doctor does a physical on someone without written consent 3. Breach of Confidentiality: is when you release someone else’s information to someone who is not authorized to have it or without the patients permission 4. Burden of Proof: responsibility to prove harm or wrongdoing 5. Defendant: The person who is being sued or who needs to defend themselves in court 6. Contempt of court: not obeying court orders, which is punishable by fine or jail time. 7. Covered entities: private or public organizations required to follow HIPAA laws 8. Deposition: part of discovery where both sides of the case can get sworn statements from witnesses, find out if the witness is credible, and see where the other side of the case is weak so they can use those weaknesses to win the case. 9. Discovery: a legal process where lawyers obtain all of the information pertaining to a case including witness lists, etc. so that the other side can prepare for court. 10. Emancipated Minor: a person under the age of 18 who is declared legally an adult. 11. Privileged communication: private information 12. Res gestae: means thing done or that hearsay evidence (something that someone heard someone else say) can be used in court 13. Res judicata: means the thing is