The Florida Mental Health Act commonly known as “Baker Act.” This policy is found in the Florida Statute 394 and became effective on 1972. The Baker Act Law was name after Maxine Baker a former State representative from Miami whom sponsored the act. The law and treatment of mental illness in the state of Florida dates back to 1874 by government statutes. In 1971the Florida legislature enacted Florida Mental Health Act. This was a comprehensive revision of Florida’s mental health 97-year-old law.
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Does the Rome Statute empower individuals or organisations to trigger the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court? Nyirurugo Jean Marie Vianney 1 Abstract Recently‚ the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the ICC has received the complaints from Congolese and Rwandan individual persons and associations‚ claiming to pursue Rwandan leaders for the crimes reportedly committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Accordingly‚ this situation raises the issue of whether individual persons
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interpret statutes.” Student Number: 111242632 Candidate Number: 110855 The statute is a piece of legislature that is set out by Parliament to legislate the laws of United Kingdom to be used by the courts in legal proceedings. Though written by the Parliament‚ the duty to interpret and apply the statutes fall on the courts‚ more specifically the judges to enact the statute and interpret it to suit the proceedings. Thus in other words‚ the duty to interpret statutes fall within
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by administrative agencies‚ such as the Food and Drug Administration. And finally‚ case law and common law doctrines. In the case of a federal statute conflicting with the United States Constitution then the Constitution will take priority as it has throughout history of the U.S. Supreme Court. If a federal law is in direct conflict with a state statute‚ where the “supremacy clause” is valid‚ such as interstate commerce for example‚ then the federal law will be superior. However‚ if the federal
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Mandatory reporting is a legal requirement‚ in state statute or regulation‚ for nurses to report an occurrence or individual‚ including another nurse‚ when the public is at risk. Mandatory reporting is enacted when the interest of public protection requires state-enforced regulation. This article offers guidance to help nurses better understand their roles and responsibilities in mandatory reporting. What Is Mandatory to Report? In addition to reporting of nurses by other nurses‚ states seek
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and Wyoming New Hampshire and Tennessee impose an individual income tax only on interest and dividends VIII. Employment Taxes FICA taxes FUTA (Unemployment) taxes IX. Other Taxes Federal customs duties Franchise taxes Occupational taxes X. Proposed Taxes Flat tax Value added tax National sales tax XI. Tax Administration Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Types of audits: Correspondence audit Office audit Field audit XII. Statute of Limitations
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At present (April 2001) only the state of Oregon has a statute permitting doctor-assisted/physician-assisted suicide (DAS/PAS) and then only within very narrowly prescribed circumstances‚ i.e.‚ for a terminally ill patient. In the November 1998 elections‚ voters in Michigan defeated a ballot measure to legalize doctor-assisted suicide. Earlier in the last decade‚ voters in California and Washington state defeated similar ballot measures. A bill similar to Oregon’s PAS law died in the Maine
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Matthew Shepard Case Brief Facts: Twenty one year old‚ University of Wyoming college student‚ Matthew Shepard‚ died October 12‚ 1998 at 12:53 a.m. after spending five days in a comma due to massive injuries and head trauma in a robbery and hate crime assault (Matthew Shepard‚ 2000 [on-line]). Matthew Shepard met Aaron McKinney (22) and Russell Henderson (21) of Laramie in a local bar called Fireside Lounge. McKinney and Henderson had been drinking. The two led Shepard to believe they were
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South Carolina‚ Vermont‚ West Virginia‚ and Wisconsin. back 3 Delaware‚ Florida‚ Idaho‚ Indiana‚ Kentucky‚ Maryland‚ Mississippi‚ Nebraska‚ New Hampshire‚ New Jersey‚ New Mexico‚ North Carolina‚ Oklahoma‚ Rhode Island‚ Tennessee‚ Texas‚ Utah‚ and Wyoming. Three of these States (Mississippi‚ New Hampshire‚ and New Mexico) also enumerate clergy as mandated reporters. back 4 The issue of clergy-penitent privilege also may be addressed in case law‚ which this publication does not cover. back 5 Clergy
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References: Assisted Suicide Assisted Suicide by Althea Clark-Harris-Stowe State University Student Healthcare Law and Ethics July 18‚ 2010 This paper will attempt to illustrate assisted and physician suicide and the effects it brings on the patient‚ physicians‚ and providers and last the family members. I will conclude my paper with the laws related to assisted and physician suicide and my opinion on both assisted and physician assisted suicide. Kate Cheney‚ 85‚ had terminal cancer
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