CHAPTER 21
Legal Issues
Hugh F. Hill III, MD, JD, FACEP, FCLM
Accreditation, Licensure, and Credentialing 918
LICENSURE 918
CREDENTIALING 919Compliance and Confidentiality 919
BILLING 919
CONFIDENTIALITY ANDHIPAA 919Consent and Refusal of Care 920
INFORMEDCONSENT 920
CAPACITY TOCONSENT 922
SUBSTITUTEDCONSENT 922
REFUSAL TOCONSENT 923Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) 924
EMTALA BASICS 924
EMTALA VIOLATIONS 925Liability and Malpractice 926
THELEGALPROCESS 926
INSURANCE 927Reporting: Responsibilities to the Whole of Society 928
COMMUNICABLE ANDINFECTIOUSDISEASE 928
RESULTS OFCRIMINALACTIVITIES 928
MONITORING 929Risk Management 930