Comply with Legal and Regulatory Requirements (Certified Clinical Medical Assistant CCMA) Chapter 13

Occupational Safety and Health Act

The OSH Act is overseen by the occupational safety and health administration and states that employers are accountable for providing a safe and healthful workplace for employees by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance

Controlled Substances Act

CSA is a federal policy that regulates the manufacture and distribution of controlled substances. Controlled substances can include, narcotics, depressants, and stimulants. The CSA classifies medications into five schedules, or classifications, based on the likelihood for abuse and if there are any medical benefits provided from the substance.

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act

The EMTALA of 1986 requires any hospital emergency department that receives payments from federal healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, to provide an appropriate medical screening to any patient seeking treatment. This was enacted to eliminate "patient dumping," where a facility would transfer a patient based on a potentially high-cost diagnoses or refuse to treat a patient based on their ability to pay. This legislation requires the emergency department to determine whether a condition is emergent or not and to provide stabilizing treatment in the case of an emergency medical condition. It does not require that treatment be given for nonemergency conditions. Furthermore, outpatient clinics are not medically equipped to handle emergencies and therefore are not bound by EMTALA.

Clinical Labrotory Improvment Act (88)

The CLIA of 1988 is a group of laws that regulate all laboratory facilities for safety and handling of specimens. The objective of CLIA is to regulate the accuracy and timeliness of testing regardless of where the test is preformed. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the federal agency that authorizes and implements the CLIA laws and determines the test complexity categories.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Prohibits an employer with 15 or more employees from discriminating on the basis of race, national origin, gender, or religion. The civil right act has also been amended several times to protect other groups. for example, the pregnancy discrimination act. of 1978 amended the civil rights act and prohibited discrimination based on pregnancy and other related medical conditions. Sexual Harassment is a form of sex discrimination that also violates the civil rights act.

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

ADA forbids discrimination against any applicant or employee who could perform regular a job regardless of disability. ADA also requires an employer to provide "reasonable accommodations" that are necessary to help the employee perform a job successfully unless these accommodations are unduly burdensome.

Heads of the European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities (HERCA)

Provides clarity on the regulator's approach to the roles of the undertaking and a range of professionals regarding the justification process.

Good Samaritan Act

Allows bystanders to get involved in emergency situations without fear they will be sued if their actions contribute to injury or death

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)

Act that prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of their genetic information in both employment and health insurance.

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act

Framework for gathering and analyzing information regarding patient safety within the confines of protected health information laws.

Anti-Kick Back Statute (AKBS)

Criminal law that prohibits receiving benefits for referral or business involving federal health care programs.

No Surprise Act (NSA)

The No Surprise Act protects individuals from surprise billing if they have a group health plan or individual health insurance coverage. This includes banning surprise bills for emergency services from an out-of-network provider or facility without prior authorization.