An wealthy uncle sent a letter to his nephew. In it the uncle promised $10,000 if his nephew would refrain from drinking, using tobacco, swearing, and playing cards or billiards for money until the age of twenty-five, all of which was otherwise legal for the nephew to do at the time. Would this agreement need to be in writing to satisfy the statute of frauds and be enforced?
Answer: Yes, if the nephew will not become twenty-five within a year
Law 101
- What is the uniform anatomical gift act?
- What is assisted suicide and what states in the U.S. allow it?
- According to the lecture what are the psychological aspects of dying?
- What is increased when medication dosages are increased due to increased suffering?
- With regards to suffering in dying medications are given for?
- What is the patient self determination act?
- How many states have legislations allowing decisions about death such as living wills and advanced directives?
- What is a durable power of attorney for health care?
- What are the roles of the healthcare provider when dealing with controversial topics?
- What are the 5 considerations as to when life begins?
- What are the ethical issues surrounding sterilization?
- What are the guidelines for collection?
- According to the truth in lending act where should copies of the agreement between the doctor and the patient be kept?
- Who owns the information in the medical record?
- Written consent must be obtained before putting any client information on the net.
- The medical record is:
- The PIE method of charting includes:
- How is the problem identified in a POMR?
- A problem oriented medical record is based on?
- What is the purpose of medical records?
- How long should the office keep anything that has to do with dealings of medicare?
- The final rule proposed by DHHS includes:
- What did HIPAA establish?
- True or false: it is permissible to give appointment information over the phone to anyone other than the patient.
- What are consents?