law and ethics ch 4 (phlebotomy)

an agreement, written or unwritten, between two parties that creates an obligation under specific circumstances

a proposal to perform a certain action or pay a specified amount

the act of agreeing with the terms of an offer to the terms of a proposed contact

something promised that results in making an agreement a lawful contact

legal ways to correct or prevet a wrong to enforce a right

the remedy of carrying out a contract as specified

remedy provided by a court decision preventing or requiring someone to perform a particular action

not indicated by direct words by evident from the conduct of the parties

clear, definitive agreement between two or more parties

a promise that certain facts are truly represented

a corporate entity that manages patient care by integrating providing of care and financing a care

the fee paid to providers for care to patients irrespective of how much care the patients may require; also referred to as "per member per month" (PMPM)

person who are under the legal adult age

those who lack the necessary qualifications to perform a duty

a person lawfully entrusted to take care of the person, property, and rights of someone incapable of managing his or her own affairs

the provision that no suit or action shall be maintained regarding a particular type of contract unless there is a memorandum of that contract signed by the person to be charged or by his or her authorized agent

common agreement of both parties

no legal capacity for mutual assent

the full legal age determined by carying state statutes

someone under the age 18 ears who is completely self-supporting

a person capable of appreciating the nature, extent, and consequences of his or her (medical) treatment

lack of reasoning faculties that are needed to enable someone to deal with the ordinary affairs of life sufficiently mentally deranged to affect one's capacity for rational judgment

a court appointed person given authority to manage the financial affairs of an incompetent person

Any improper persuasion to make someone act differently from his or her own will

the employer, or source of authority, of the agent or employee

to give up or cease doing

lacking sufficient means to support oneself or anyone for whom one is responsible

to have a physician write a letter to a patient who wishes to discharge him or her in which the physician documents reasons for the patient's desire to change physicians. The letter is sent by certified mail with return receipt requested