All of the following characteristics are functions of chloride except maintaining the body’s fluid balance. b. to maintain acid-base balance. c. increasing absorption in a person with high blood pressure. d. comprising hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

The theory of vicarious liability or ostensible agency can expose a health plan to the risk thatit could be held liable for the acts of independent contractors. factors that may give rise to theassumption that an agency relationship exists between a health plan and its independentcontractors include