According to the Tarasoff Decision, When a Medical Professional Learns

question 3

Multiple Choice

According to the Tarasoff decision, when a medical professional learns that a patient poses a serious risk to a third party, she has the duty …

• A) To protect the third party
• B) To persuade the patient
• C) To honor medical confidentiality
• D) All of the above

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