A nurse working in a private physician's office noted that several of the clinic patients had been given prescriptions for cholesterol medications even though the laboratory results did not indicate the need for these medications
Concerned with the patients' health and safety, the nurse reported her suspicions to the proper authority. The nurse's actions are based on which piece of legislation which encourages individuals to come forward to report a danger to public health or safety? a. Edmunds-Tucker Act
b. Taft-Hartley Amendments to the Wagner Act
c. False Claims Act Modification
d. Anti-fraud Act
C
In 1986, the False Claims Act was modified to encourage whistle-blowers to come forward and report
information regarding a violation of a law, rule, regulation, or a substantial and specific danger to
public health or safety. The Edmunds-Tucker Act (1887) prohibited polygamy in the United States,
and the Taft-Hartley Amendments to the Wagner Act allowed employees of nonprofit organizations to
unionize. Various states such as Connecticut (2003) have state anti-fraud acts that prohibit fraudulent
activities.
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