Doctor-patient privilege, also known as physician-patient privilege, refers to a confidential communication between the doctor and the patient that receives protection from disclosure.
Common law does not recognize doctor-...
health care
elder law
Elder law is an area of law that addresses the legal needs of elderly people, including retirement benefits, estate planning, health care, health management, and other issues. Elder law varies from state to state and in some jurisdictions,...
euthanasia
As described in the concurring opinion of Myers v. Schneiderman, euthanasia refers to bringing about the death of a patient to prevent additional suffering. The concurring opinion in Meyers also distinguished euthanasia from physician-...
Family and Medical Leave Act (1993)
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is a federal statute that requires employers with 50 or more employees to allow those employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in the event the employee has a newborn child or the employee /...
fringe benefit
Fringe benefits are various non-wage employee benefits that are in addition to normal wages. Some fringe benefits are exempt from tax, provided certain conditions are satisfied. Section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code lists all the fringe...
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“GINA”) protects individuals from genetic discrimination in matter of employment and health insurance. As genetic science began to advance rapidly in the 1990s, many began to worry that...
group insurance
Group insurance is defined as the coverage of several individual persons under one comprehensive insurance policy issued by employers, associations, unions, or other qualified groups. Usually for the purpose of protecting and providing for...
health
Broadly defined, health law includes the law of public health, health care generally, and medical care specifically. Preserving public health is a primary duty of the state. Health regulations and laws are therefore almost all administered at...
Health - State statutes
Alabama (see Title 22) Alaska- Title 18 Arizona- Title 36 Arkansas (see Title 20) California Colorado (searchable index, see Title 25) Connecticut- Title 19 Delaware- Title 16 District of Columbia (see Title 6) Florida (see Title XI)...
health benefits
A health benefit is defined as healthcare services provided or being covered under health insurance plans as a benefit, such as health maintenance organizations (HMO), to cover the costs of healthcare.
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