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Medical Practice Act
Definition:
A statute of a US state or jurisdiction that outlines the scope of practice for physicians and the responsibility of the medical board to regulate that practice. The primary responsibility and obligation of a state medical board is to protect the public through proper licensing and regulation of physicians and, in some jurisdictions, other health care professionals.
Assumption of risk
Definition:
In the law of negligence, as a defense, a defendant's allegation that the injured plaintiff recognized the danger of the plaintiff's course of action but, nonetheless, willingly chose to risk such danger.
Obstetrics
Definition:
Prenatal care requires collecting, tracking and analyzing a complex series of clinical data collected over several prenatal visits.
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