Jurisprudence 102 - Statutory Reporting and Public Duties in Healthcare

Course overview

*Describe what is meant by statutory reporting duties required of healthcare professionals *Explain 2 main reasons for documentation of vital statistics *Explain the importance of birth or death certificates and describe when a physician or coroner needs to sign one *Identify 2 communicable and sexually transmitted diseases that must be reported *Describe child, spousal, elder, and sexual abuse and list 3 possible signs of abuse *Explain the function of an EAP *Explain addiction and regulations of controlled substances and the U.S. DEA schedule of drugs