Questions tagged [health]
Questions relating to the practice of medicine or provision of healthcare
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Doctors retaining images of ID cards?
There's another question about whether you can be compelled to show identification to a medical provider.
But it's not just showing your drivers license or state identification card—nowadays they ...
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Which level of myopia is the highest possible to be allowed to drive a car?
Is there the highest corrected myopia level (in diopters) that allows you to drive a car in the US? Implying that you get 90%+ vision acuity with that correction (with glasses/lenses), but more than ...
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Are entertainment venues in the US required to make sound level logs publicly available?
I read about France:
Another part of the regulations concerns information that must be provided to the public. Night clubs and venues that can host more than 300 people are now required to ...
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Rapid oscillation of lighting on a house -- is that protected speech?
With all the Christmas lights in my neighborhood, I was wondering if rapidly flashing lights counts as protected speech. Is there any relevant case law on this?
As for the speech the rapid lighting ...
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Is it against the law (Federal, Provincial or Civil), in Regina, Saskatchewan, to NOT allow customers to use a toilet in a major grocery store?
Yesterday, while doing my (quite large) grocery shopping, I “felt the need” to use the bathroom. I went to where the bathroom was, and the sign was gone, and the door was locked! I asked a worker if ...
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Deducting rent for repairs in Texas for unwholesome pool
My question is whether the following situation would likely meet the criteria to be able to deduct rent for repairs:
The property had weekly pool maintenance for years, until it suddenly stops ...
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What changes in laws and regulations have there been in the last few years concerning food safety and allergy contamination in prepared foods? [closed]
Recently there seem to have been a change in the legal requirements in restaurants in serving customers that have food allergies. What instruments could have contained this?
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For non-emergency treatment in California: Can hospital/surgery center deny service/treatment because of lack of co-payment when client has insurance?
For non-emergency treatment in California: Can hospital/surgery center deny service/treatment because of lack of co-payment when a client has insurance? In other words, can a provider refuse to render ...
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Can a U.S. President's doctor refuse to answer medical-related questions asked by a Congressional committee?
Say that in the event that the 25th Amendment was to be invoked due to the suspicion that the U.S. President was no longer physically and/or mentally capable of performing his/her Presidential duties, ...
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Is drug information copyright protected. Example: drug brand name, side effects etc. Is licensing actually required for commercial use? [closed]
Follow up from:
Can information about a drug - trade name, interactions, etc. - be copyright protected?
Numerous drug databases indicate that the information they provide about drugs is free for ...
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What rights would a healthy individual have if she ate spoiled food sold by a supermarket?
Suppose that an individual ate some spoiled food but she has no obvious symptoms due to her own healthiness and well-being. Suing the supermarket for medical bills is unrealistic; at the same time, ...
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Why must I consent to treatment at the eye doctor when implied consent is obvious?
Whenever I get a checkup with my eye doctor, they have me sign a consent-to-treat form. I never gave it a second thought. This last visit, though, the front desk attendant was distracted when I ...
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Audio obfuscation for HIPPA compliance
I have audio files of medical conversations that require HIPPA level protection. I would like to send these files to a third party for transcription. However, the service I would like to use does not ...
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laboratory results being withheld until payment received from self pay patient
Is it legal for a Laboratory to withhold results from the ordering provider until a self pay patient pays their bill in full?
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Can I share Health Care Power of Attorney with another person listed?
My father has a Durable Health Care Power of Attorney that appoints me as his agent "effective on [his] inability to make or communicate health care decisions". It goes on to say that if I ...
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Due Diligence: Habit forming medications
What responsibility do patients have to make informed decisions?
Opioids are known to be habit forming throughout history. Given the context of Purdue's Oxycontin.
Let us assume this statement is ...
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Can my healthcare provider deny me a free annual wellness visit just because one of their doctors left the practice?
I called to make an appointment for my free annual wellness visit.* They said because my primary care physician (PCP) left the practice, they would not be able to give me the free annual wellness ...
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Do hotels in California have an obligation to disclose prior report of bed bug presence?
I wonder whether hotels in California have a legal obligation to disclose prior reports of bed bug presence, if a potential customer enquires about it.
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Is it illegal to share my medical bill online?
Is it illegal to share my medical bill online?
I'm asking because I want to post it to complain about it, but I'm always scared I may get in trouble with some law I don't know about. Like defamation ...
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Is it illegally discriminatory for the Hospital Authority to dispense prescription drugs for free to just certain clusters?
"The Hospital Authority is a statutory body established under the Hospital Authority Ordinance in 1990. We have been responsible for managing Hong Kong's public hospitals services since December ...
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how do I convince my parents not to break the law against me?
My parents are trying to act out malpractice against me. Basically they defame my mental health as much as possible, and they invented a rule in the house to coerce me into doing their demands.
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Must all COVID-19 tests be fully reimbursed by health insurances in California, United States?
I read on one of the COVID-19 testing websites (https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pages/covid19-testing.aspx but the following text can only be viewed but booking an appointment) [emphasis is mine]:...
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What protections are available when reporting problems at nursing homes?
Betty is a resident at a nursing home, where her bills are paid in part by Medicare/Medicaid. Betty's daughter believes the nursing home is providing substandard care: failing to provide her mother ...
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What are the privacy implications of using a prescription discount from the manufacturer?
Healthcare providers and pharmacies will sometimes offer a manufacturer card or coupon to provide a discounted price for a prescription product.
My understanding is that pharmacies are bound by HIPPA ...
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Can a Pediatric Dentist Require Conscious Sedation or Refuse Treatement?
Pediatric Dentists regularly administer oral sedatives ("conscious sedation") to perform dental work on young children or toddlers because it makes them "cooperate" better.
If a ...
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Can religious organizations be held accountable for disregarding public health measures?
Court decisions are preventing States from regulating religious gatherings for public health measures. That means that churches can disregard such measures but does not mean they are required to do so....
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What takes precedence, the law or first aid?
Earlier today a random question popped into my head, what takes precedence, law or first aid?
So, my thought was brought on by the teacher going over basic first aid. If someone has heat stroke, get ...
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Do you have the right to demand that a doctor stops injecting a vaccine into your body halfway into the process?
There is a peculiar situation right now where the Oxford vaccine is suspected to be more efficient if the first dose is a half-dose:
About 3,000 participants were given the half dose and then a full ...
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What steps must an employer take to keep health information confidential?
I asked this on workplace but perhaps it's a better fit here.
With my job we are required to get COVID testing frequently. They normally hire different labs to do the testing so each time there's some ...
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If a public pharmaceutical company came up with a cure for a serious disease, is it possible they could not legally make it available?
Publicly traded companies, for better or worse, have legal obligations to their shareholders.
If a publicly traded pharmaceutical company could make more profit for their shareholders by selling a ...
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In Germany, are doctors within the same institution able to access any patients' medical records?
I have a friend living in Germany who is seeking therapy in her small town. However, a problem that she is facing is that all of the psychological/psychiatric institutions in her town are managed by ...
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Lab provider says I owe them money, insurance company says I don't. Who is right?
tl/dr: My doctor told me some lab work would be fully covered, but the doctor didn't do the work themselves. They sent it off to a 3rd party lab
service. Turns out that one particular test wasn't ...
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Is it legal for a parent who is against vaccines to prevent their child from receiving the preventative vaccine against rabies?
So this is a modified version of a question I asked on Biology.SE.
I know that the vast majority of US states allow parents to opt out of giving their child a vaccine for religious reasons, and ...
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Can I get sued for putting bleach in someone's drink?
I had a slushie order, and we were out of water. There was a bottle of clear liquid, which I mistook as water. I put in around 3 ounces. Later, My boss informed me that the clear liquid under the ...
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Laws blocking the use of dogs to detect the coronavirus at airports?
Is there a law or regulation that prevents the use of dogs to detect the coronavirus at airports in the United States as it is done already somewhere else? Do other countries have laws like these ...
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Are paramedic required to recognize stroke and deliver the stroke victim to ER?
ER arrives for a somewhat confused patient. Her speech is slurred, she has no balance. Her husband has very limited English and calls his son to translate via Skype. The paramedics warn about the ...
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Is hospital ER liable for an injury of a deranged untestrained patient?
A stroke patient who is clearly deranged due to the stroke arrives to ER. The patient is not listening to instructions and acts out. The patient is told to stay on the bed and not to get up and left ...
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Are hospitals required to provide language interpreters to patients?
California, USA. The hospital is on COVID lockdown, no visitors allowed. The patient had a stroke, lost her English, but seem to understand her native language; she slowly and barely coherently speaks ...
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Is male circumcision without consent and without medical reason legal in France?
A lot of circumcision are realized on children in France without medical reasons.
Are those operations legal or illegal ?
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Would the ADA allow a teacher with comorbidities relevant to COVID-19 to insist on teaching remotely in Fall 2020?
I am a professor at a large state university which has announced it will teach classes on campus this fall, and I am diabetic. I am very concerned about whether my university can provide an ...
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Does a patient have a right to obtain a copy of documents verifying a physician's claims of his qualification?
Some physicians offer online consultations to patients who reside abroad. In these cases do patients have an opportunity to verify the identity of the physician? Some information is not intended for ...
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When does "mental health" factor into penalizing an individual?
What is the reason behind a person with poor mental health wouldn't face the same repercussions as someone with good mental health for breaking the law? In extreme situations it could be used as a ...
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Does the New York State Governor have the authority to impose fines?
The New York State Governor has allegedly declared a "fine for violations of the state's social distancing protocol from $500 to $1,000...."
The government website claiming that declaration ...
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Constitutionality of more restrictive bans on assembly
Virginia’s governor issued a ‘stay at home order’ that will be enforced by fines, and is in effect until June 10th, unless otherwise revoked. This includes the ban on groups of 10 or more.
All public ...
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Who regulates the information related to the nutrients of a product?
On almost all the products we buy in supermarkets, we see a table like the following:
However, can I producer give wrong information in these kinds of explanatory notes on the products? Who regulates ...
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Implications of Failing N95 Fit Test During COVID-19 Pandemic?
I am a Registered Nurse and have documented evidence in my NY hospital that I failed the N95 fit test for years. What are my rights surrounding this and the COVID-19 epidemic? I have a NIOSH compliant ...
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Costs of forced quarantine
In the US or the EU, who has to pay for a period of forced quarantine?
The question pops up due to the recent coronavirus epidemic, but I see that for previous epidemics (Ebola, SARS, MERS) ...
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Is a letter from a non-US licensed physician legally valid to use prescription tint windows in California?
I read in the California Assembly Bill no. 1303 (September 2017) – amended medical exemptions:
(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2 installed on the side windows ...
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Which law in Australia prevent sunscreen manufacturers from displaying the PPD ratings on their sunscreens?
I read on https://labmuffin.com/sunscreen-review-2-bioderma-la-roche-posay/:
The Canadian version has a PPD (UVA protection factor) of 42. Interestingly, even though there’s a known PPD value for ...
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Does displaying the UPF value on a textile have any legal binding in the United States?
I read on https://blog.coolibar.com/whats-the-difference-between-spf-and-upf/:
Currently, in the United States, the standards for UPF are voluntary.
This made me wonder: Does displaying the UPF ...
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