Joe lived in a impoverished area of town. Because he did not have a car, his choice of appliance dealerships was limited. He went to the one closest to where he lives, "We Sell'um." There he signed a contract to purchase a $300 refrigerator for 24 monthly installments of $50 each, for a total of $1200. Because Joe cannot read, he signed the contract without realizing what the total payments would be. After making 15 of the payments, Joe stopped his payments and the dealer sued him for the remainder. A court would be likely to say that
Answer: This is an example of an unconscionable contract and refuse to enforce the rest of the payments.
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?