A Dentist’s Guide to the Law. American Dental Association

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       67. How Should I Handle Employee Discipline?

       68. What Should I Do If the Employee Is Engaging in Unlawful Acts, Such as Embezzlement, Theft, or Writing Prescriptions on Stolen Pads?

       69. I’m Concerned About a Disturbing Change in the Behavior of an Individual Who Works in My Dental Practice. What Should I Do?

       70. What if I Suspect an Employee or Co-Worker Is Abusing or Taking Drugs From the Dental Office?

       71. Must a Dentist Be Present When a Hygienist Is Working?

       72. What Are My Obligations as an Employer When an Employee or an Associate Dentist in My Practice Has Been Called to Active Duty by the Military?

       73. What Do I Need to Document?

       74. What Notices Must I Post About Employment Matters?

       75. Are There Employment Law Resources That Can Help Me?

       Chapter 13: Termination

       76. What Issues Arise When Terminating an Employee? How Does Employment “At Will” Fit in?

       77. Can I Terminate an Employee Who Has HIV? What About an Employee Who Has Hepatitis C?

       78. Can I Terminate a Staff Person Who Is Continuously on Sick Leave?

       79. Can I Terminate an Employee for Reporting to Authorities What He or She Perceives as a Legal Violation?

       Compliance: OSHA, HIPAA, FACTA, COPPA, and the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Open Payments)

       Chapter 14: OSHA

       80. I Am Just a Small Business. Does OSHA Really Apply to Me?

       81. I Never Hear From OSHA, But I Do Hear From a State Agency. Why Is That?

       82. Does OSHA Regulate My Relationships With My Patients?

       83. What Are My Obligations Under OSHA?

       84. What Is the “General Duty Clause?”

       85. What Is My Duty With Respect to OSHA Standards?

       86. How Do I Prepare Generally for OSHA’s Required Written Programs?

       87. Do I Have to Voluntarily Let an OSHA Compliance Officer Inspect My Office?

       88. What Should I Do If an OSHA Inspection of My Office Is Taking Place?

       89. The Compliance Officer Wants to Interview My Employee, Should I Allow It?

       90. The Compliance Officer Wants to Interview Me! Do I Agree to Be Interviewed?

       91. No OSHA Compliance Officer Is Trying to Inspect My Office, but OSHA Sent Me a Letter and Expects a Response. What Do I Do?

       92. OSHA Issued a Citation. What Do I Do?

       93. Can I Get an Extension of the Fifteen-Day Period?

       94. What Happens If I Do Nothing?

       95. What Are My Options After Receiving a Citation?

       96. Do I Need a Lawyer?

       Chapter 15: HIPAA, State Law and PCI DSS: Patient Information

       97. How Does HIPAA Affect How I Manage Patient Information?

       98. Do I Have to Comply With HIPAA?

       99. What Do I Have to Do in Order to Comply With HIPAA’s Privacy Rule?

       100. If I Give a New Patient Our Notice of Privacy Practices and the Patient Won’t Sign the HIPAA Acknowledgement, Should I Still Provide Treatment?

       101. Is Following HIPAA Enough, or Should I Follow State Law (Too)?

       102. Can the Outside Cover of the Record Contain Patient Information?

       103. Who Can Make Entries in the Record?

       104. Are There Rules About How to Write in the Record?

       105. Is It OK to Alter the Record?

       106. Who Owns the Record? What Rights Do Patients Have?

       107. What Permission, if Any, Must a Patient Give for Me to Transfer His or Her Records?

       108. How Does HIPAA Affect Dealing With СКАЧАТЬ