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Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship? - ✔✔No
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If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from
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a patient for treatment? - ✔✔No
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Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship? - ✔✔No
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How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing
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treatment? - ✔✔30 days written notice; must provide for emergency || || || || || || || || ||
Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an ill patient? - ✔✔Yes
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What is "proximate cause"? - ✔✔Prove that negligence caused harm and that the cause was not
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too remote; what is required to hold a defendant liable in a civil lawsuit
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What are the two components of proximate cause? - ✔✔Cause-in-fact (but-for test) and
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foreseeability
Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine? - ✔✔Yes
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Does an expert witness have to know standards of care? - ✔✔Yes
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Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion on whether standard of
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care was provided? - ✔✔Yes
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Does an expert witness have to be board certified? - ✔✔No, board certified or eqivalent
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,In a medical malpractice case, are expert witnesses required? - ✔✔Yes, with two exceptions
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In a medical malpractice setting, what 2 instances do not need expert testimony? - ✔✔Res ipsa
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loquitur (e.g., amputation of wrong leg) and negligence per se (a law was broken)
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What are "exemplary damages"? - ✔✔Damages above compensatory designed to punish the
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defendant and deter the behavior || || || ||
Is there a cap to noneconomic damages? How much? - ✔✔$250,000 for physicians, $500,000 for
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hospitals
Does the cap on noneconomic damage depend on the number of defendants or claimants? -
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✔✔No
What is "proportional responsibility"? - ✔✔Percentage of liability apportioned according to
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percentage of fault || ||
Can the claimant have part of the proportional responsibility? - ✔✔Yes
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If the claimant's proportionate responsibility is more than what %, he/she may not recover
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damages? - ✔✔If > 50%, no damages awarded || || || || || || ||
How long is the statute of limitations for adults? For minors? - ✔✔2 years; for minors 2 years
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after becoming 18 years of age
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By how much can the statute of limitations be extended and how? - ✔✔File complaint—extra 60-
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day, notice letter extends statute by 75 days
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What is the statute of limitations for wrongful death? - ✔✔2 years
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,What is the discovery rule? Give examples. - ✔✔Statute does not begin until damage is
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discovered. For example, a retained sponge that is found 3 years post-op || || || || || || || || || || ||
Is there immunity from civil action in emergency cases? - ✔✔Yes, except gross negligence
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Is there immunity from civil action in volunteer care? - ✔✔Yes, except gross negligence
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When can a physician be charged with "assault and battery"? - ✔✔Un-consented surgery or
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examination or when exceeding the scope of the consent || || || || || || || ||
When can a physician be charged with patient abandonment? - ✔✔Unilateral cessation of
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treatment when continued treatment is necessary || || || || ||
What is "strict liability"? - ✔✔Liability that does not depend on actual negligence, but that is
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based on a breach of a duty to make something safe. This often applies to product liability
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Are hospitals liable for the actions of a physician? - ✔✔No, unless the hospital employs the
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physician
Who determines in a criminal case if the medical records of a patient should be released? -
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✔✔Judge by inspection || ||
How many days do you have to release medical records to an attorney? - ✔✔45 days
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Can medical records be admitted as evidence in court? What are the requirements? - ✔✔Yes, but
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only with affidavit
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What are schedule 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 drugs? - ✔✔Schedule 1—no known use (e.g., heroin); schedule 2
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—very addictive (morphine, cocaine); schedule 3-5—less addictive
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, What are dangerous drugs? - ✔✔Prescription drugs other than schedule 1-5
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How many DEA registrations do you need if you prescribe drugs? dispense drugs? - ✔✔One to
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prescribe; a separate registration for each location where you dispense
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How often do you renew your DEA license? - ✔✔Every 3 years
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Can you move your office location and then change your DEA? - ✔✔No, need to change
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BEFORE move ||
Is a DEA registration sufficient to prescribe drugs in Texas? - ✔✔No, also need Department of
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Public Safety Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drug registration
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How often do you renew a DPS license? - ✔✔Yearly
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Do you have to display the DEA and DPS licenses? - ✔✔Not required by any statute.
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How many days do you have to notify the DPS of any change in your information (name, address,
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tel., etc.)? - ✔✔7 days
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Can you have your DPS suspended and keep your DEA or vice versa? - ✔✔No, they are
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interconnected
For schedules 2-5 drugs, can you just put the number of pills on prescription? - ✔✔No, number
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and number spelled out
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Do you have to put intended use on prescription? - ✔✔Yes
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Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship? - ✔✔No
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If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from
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a patient for treatment? - ✔✔No
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Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship? - ✔✔No
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How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing
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treatment? - ✔✔30 days written notice; must provide for emergency || || || || || || || || ||
Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an ill patient? - ✔✔Yes
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What is "proximate cause"? - ✔✔Prove that negligence caused harm and that the cause was not
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too remote; what is required to hold a defendant liable in a civil lawsuit
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What are the two components of proximate cause? - ✔✔Cause-in-fact (but-for test) and
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foreseeability
Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine? - ✔✔Yes
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Does an expert witness have to know standards of care? - ✔✔Yes
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Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion on whether standard of
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care was provided? - ✔✔Yes
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Does an expert witness have to be board certified? - ✔✔No, board certified or eqivalent
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,In a medical malpractice case, are expert witnesses required? - ✔✔Yes, with two exceptions
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In a medical malpractice setting, what 2 instances do not need expert testimony? - ✔✔Res ipsa
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loquitur (e.g., amputation of wrong leg) and negligence per se (a law was broken)
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What are "exemplary damages"? - ✔✔Damages above compensatory designed to punish the
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defendant and deter the behavior || || || ||
Is there a cap to noneconomic damages? How much? - ✔✔$250,000 for physicians, $500,000 for
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hospitals
Does the cap on noneconomic damage depend on the number of defendants or claimants? -
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✔✔No
What is "proportional responsibility"? - ✔✔Percentage of liability apportioned according to
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percentage of fault || ||
Can the claimant have part of the proportional responsibility? - ✔✔Yes
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If the claimant's proportionate responsibility is more than what %, he/she may not recover
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damages? - ✔✔If > 50%, no damages awarded || || || || || || ||
How long is the statute of limitations for adults? For minors? - ✔✔2 years; for minors 2 years
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after becoming 18 years of age
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By how much can the statute of limitations be extended and how? - ✔✔File complaint—extra 60-
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day, notice letter extends statute by 75 days
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What is the statute of limitations for wrongful death? - ✔✔2 years
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,What is the discovery rule? Give examples. - ✔✔Statute does not begin until damage is
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discovered. For example, a retained sponge that is found 3 years post-op || || || || || || || || || || ||
Is there immunity from civil action in emergency cases? - ✔✔Yes, except gross negligence
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Is there immunity from civil action in volunteer care? - ✔✔Yes, except gross negligence
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When can a physician be charged with "assault and battery"? - ✔✔Un-consented surgery or
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examination or when exceeding the scope of the consent || || || || || || || ||
When can a physician be charged with patient abandonment? - ✔✔Unilateral cessation of
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treatment when continued treatment is necessary || || || || ||
What is "strict liability"? - ✔✔Liability that does not depend on actual negligence, but that is
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based on a breach of a duty to make something safe. This often applies to product liability
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Are hospitals liable for the actions of a physician? - ✔✔No, unless the hospital employs the
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physician
Who determines in a criminal case if the medical records of a patient should be released? -
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✔✔Judge by inspection || ||
How many days do you have to release medical records to an attorney? - ✔✔45 days
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Can medical records be admitted as evidence in court? What are the requirements? - ✔✔Yes, but
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only with affidavit
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What are schedule 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 drugs? - ✔✔Schedule 1—no known use (e.g., heroin); schedule 2
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—very addictive (morphine, cocaine); schedule 3-5—less addictive
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, What are dangerous drugs? - ✔✔Prescription drugs other than schedule 1-5
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How many DEA registrations do you need if you prescribe drugs? dispense drugs? - ✔✔One to
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prescribe; a separate registration for each location where you dispense
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How often do you renew your DEA license? - ✔✔Every 3 years
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Can you move your office location and then change your DEA? - ✔✔No, need to change
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BEFORE move ||
Is a DEA registration sufficient to prescribe drugs in Texas? - ✔✔No, also need Department of
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Public Safety Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drug registration
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How often do you renew a DPS license? - ✔✔Yearly
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Do you have to display the DEA and DPS licenses? - ✔✔Not required by any statute.
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How many days do you have to notify the DPS of any change in your information (name, address,
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tel., etc.)? - ✔✔7 days
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Can you have your DPS suspended and keep your DEA or vice versa? - ✔✔No, they are
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interconnected
For schedules 2-5 drugs, can you just put the number of pills on prescription? - ✔✔No, number
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and number spelled out
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Do you have to put intended use on prescription? - ✔✔Yes
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