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Incompetency

There is no federal law that governs incompetency. The procedure for declaring a patient incompetent varies from state to state. Guardians will be appointed to act on a patient's behalf, if they become incompetent and have not executed a durable power of attorney and a durable power of attorney for health care.

Live Organ Donors

Healthy persons who choose to donate a kidney, skin, or bone marrow are called live organ donors. To be legal, each donor must make the decision to donate their organ freely and without coercion. They cannot receive payment for their donated organ.

The Food Stamp Program

The Food Stamp Program (FSP) was designed to safeguard the health and well being of United States residents by raising nutrition levels in low-income households. The FSP provides eligible low-income individuals with food stamp coupons or electronic benefits that can be used to purchase food at designated FSP retailers.

Validity of Noncompete Clauses in Physicians' Contracts

In general, noncompete covenants in physicians' contracts require the physician to agree not to compete with his or her employer for a certain period of time within a certain geographical area. Ordinarily, noncompete covenants in employment contracts will be upheld if they are not too broad in time or in area.

WIC Programs

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a federal grant-based program that provides supplemental nutritious food, nutrition education, and health care referrals to people who are nutritionally at risk, including pregnant women, breastfeeding women, non-breastfeeding postpartum women, infants, and children up to five years of age.