Law 3101A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Coroner, Dental Surgery, Legal Guardian
10 Feb 2015
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Healthcare professionals coming under greater legal scrutiny nowadays as there is the trend to legalize healthcare. By including law in these institutions we improve the qual of these institutions. Only 90 million paid to ppl injured by docs and equal paid to lawyers. Evidenced by more suits against health, counseling and care practitioners, as well as all other professionals. (4x increase in suits 1976 to 2013. Health professionals can be called as a party of litigation (can be sued, witness, or consultant or compliance officer) Factors expanding the role of law: shift from paternalistic to rights-based notions of health care. The current law is wholly compatible with the professional and ethical standards of health, counselling and care professionals. Ca doesn"t expect hc professionals to know the law. Law is not the driving force in this environment. Doesn"t guarantee any individual the right to publicly funded hc.
