FL Optometry Jurisprudence flashcards
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- Scope of practice
- The legally authorized professional activities for a specified role and jurisdiction, distinct from an employer request or a person's confidence.
- Competence
- The knowledge and skill to perform a task safely in its actual circumstances, which is not proved solely by legal permission.
- Supervision condition
- The actual requirements governing authorization, availability and oversight for a procedure, which vary with the role, jurisdiction and task.
- Delegation
- Assignment of an authorized task under the governing conditions, distinguished from transferring every professional responsibility or creating a new practice right.
- Informed consent
- A voluntary decision following relevant explanation and understanding, which is a process rather than the presence of a signature alone.
- Informed refusal
- A decision to decline proposed care after appropriate discussion of its significance and alternatives, recorded honestly with relevant follow-up.
- Capacity assessment
- Consideration of the person's ability for the particular decision in context, distinguished from assuming incapacity based on a diagnosis or disagreement alone.
- Representative authority
- The actual legal basis for another person to make a decision or exercise rights, not established merely by family relationship or physical presence.
- Standard of care
- The applicable professional level of care under relevant circumstances, distinguished from a guarantee that every treatment produces a favorable outcome.
- Continuity of care
- Appropriate coordination and transition of patient care, including relevant communication and records rather than an unexplained abrupt termination.
- Accurate record
- A reliable account separating observations, statements, assessment and actions, with an auditable correction process rather than concealed alteration.
- Billing integrity
- An honest connection between documented services and the submitted claim, distinguished from charging for services that were never performed.
- Conflict of interest
- A competing interest that could influence professional judgment, requiring recognition and appropriate management rather than undisclosed influence.
- Covered entity
- An organization or provider meeting the actual HIPAA definition, which does not include every possible business handling health-related information.
- Protected health information
- Individually identifiable health information within the relevant HIPAA framework, distinguished from every document bearing a person's name.
- Minimum necessary
- A standard limiting relevant information handling to its purpose where applicable, with defined exceptions rather than one rule for every disclosure.
- Privacy notice
- A description of relevant information practices and individual rights, distinguished from blanket patient authorization for all possible uses.
- Access control
- A means of limiting information-system actions to appropriate users and roles, supported by proper credentials, review and relevant safeguards.
- Audit trail
- A record of system events useful for investigation, which may support chronology without independently proving intent or every subsequent action.
- Corrective action
- A response addressing an established problem and its causes, with follow-up to assess effectiveness rather than a claim that an apology completes compliance.