__________ is also referred to as respondeat superior.
Respondeat superior is a legal term that stands for let the master answer. It is a. long established doctrine that applies when a master acts through the servant to. accomplish a task, such as the medical assistant acting as an extension of the. Acting beyond the scope of authority. A governing body can be held liable for acting beyond the scope of its authority, which is expressed or implied. a governing body acts in and on behalf of the corporation. if any action is in violation of a statute or regulation, it is illegal. Vicarious liability is a legal doctrine that assigns liability for an injury to a person who did not cause the injury but who has a particular legal relationship to the person who did act negligently. It is also referred to as imputed Negligence. Legal relationships that can lead to imputed negligence include the relationship between parent and child, Husband and Wife, owner of a vehicle and driver, and employer and employee. Ordinarily the independent negligence of one person is not imputable to another person. In personal injury and similar torts cases, “respondeat superior” is a rule of law stating that the employer of a negligent defendant is also responsible for the defendant’s actions. The phrase “respondeat superior” means “let the master answer,” and the rule of respondeat superior is also known as the “master-servant” rule. -theory of liability creates a non-delegable duty which the health care corporation owes the patient. -corporate negligence can be when a healthcare corporation fails to perform those duties it owes directly to a patient or anyone else to whom a duty may extend. The doctrine of respondeat superior (Latin for let the master answer) is based on the employer-employee relationship. The doctrine makes the employer responsible for a lack of care on the part of an employee in relation to those to whom the employer owes a duty of care. Let the Master Answer. Respondeat superior means, that when a mistake occurs not only is the employee who made the mistake liable, but also the one who is responsible for this employee. let the master respond. -this is a legal doctrine holding employers liable for the wrongful acts of their employees. - also referred to as VICARIOUS LIABILITY whereby an employer is answerable for the torts committed by employees. liability issues for the employer if the bad act was committed on the job, performed as part of the job and the. kind of job that the employee was hired to do. Interestingly, and worth the mention: the top reason why a patient. may allege negligence is not fully trusting the doctor, and/or the facility's staff. In order for an employer to be held liable under respondeat superior, the employee also has to be found liable in court. For instance, if the case described above goes to trial, the jury must find that the delivery driver was negligent before it can also find that Acme was negligent.
A master-servant.