Question

8. Rules and regulations to implement the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) provide an example of a. statutory law b. tort law c. administr ative law d. ordnanc 9. If a nursing home administrator knew or should have known that an act of commission or omission could cause harm to a patient, the NHA may be personally liable if he/she fails to take action. True False 10. A breach of contract is a civil wrong; a tort is a criminal offense. True False 11. Federal laws supersede state and local laws True False

Answer 1

8. b. tort law

it is a common law , is a civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits a tortious act. It includes emotional distress, financial losses, injuries etc.

9. true

10. true

A tort law is wrong doing. A crime happens mostly intentionally. It is a deliberate act which people do to get unlawful benefits.

11. true

U.S constitution declares that Federal law is the supreme law of the land. As a result when Federal law conflicts with a state or local law the Federal law will supersede the others laws.

12. true

professional negligence: the form applies only in business situations. when a client hires you for your skills, they are entitled to a reasonable standard of care. if your work causes physical or financial injury to a customer, you can be accused of professional negligence.  

ordinary negligence : unlike professional negligence, ordinary negligence applies to the general public and occurs when a person or company fails to take reasonable measures to avoid causing financial harm or injury to others.

13. Employers must enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 within 7 days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occured

Employer must also save the OSHA 300 log, the privacy case list(if exist), the annual summary, and the OSHA 301 incident report forms for 5 years following the end of the calendar year that the records cover