TY - BOOK AU - DeWitt,Anthony L. TI - The respiratory therapist's legal answer book SN - 0763734403 (hc.) PY - 2006/// CY - Sudbury, Mass. PB - Jones and Bartlett Publishers KW - Physical Therapy (Specialty) KW - legislation & jurisprudence KW - Respiratory therapy KW - United States N1 - The courts and the law - essentials you need to know -- The essential guide to patient's rights -- What every therapist needs to know about contracts -- Essential employee rights in contracts and benefits -- Essential employee rights granted by federal and state law -- Essentials of employment law for managers -- Essentials of tort law -- Essential malpractice law : consequences of medical error -- What every therapist should know about risk management -- Protecting yourself and your employer -- Business law - protecting your own business -- The civil law - protecting yourself and family -- Surviving litigation -- Criminal law for therapists -- Finding legal representation -- The ethical rules of health care ER -