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Medical Law Ethics

The document outlines the principles of medical ethics and the responsibilities of medical practitioners towards patients, the state, and each other. It details the roles of the Indian Medical Council and State Medical Council in regulating medical education and conduct. Additionally, it highlights the conditions of privileged communication and identifies various forms of professional misconduct.

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Medical Law Ethics

The document outlines the principles of medical ethics and the responsibilities of medical practitioners towards patients, the state, and each other. It details the roles of the Indian Medical Council and State Medical Council in regulating medical education and conduct. Additionally, it highlights the conditions of privileged communication and identifies various forms of professional misconduct.

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MEDICAL

LAW &
ETHICS
Ethics - signifies moral
values
Medical ethics – moral
principles for registered
medical practitioners in their
dealings with each other,
their patients and state
Medical etiquette
conventional laws, customs
of courtesy and code of
conduct for doctor with his
colleagues
INDIAN MEDICAL
COUNCIL
 Recognition of medical qualification
Supervision of undergraduate medical
education
 Supervision of post graduate medical
education
 Recognition of foreign medical
education
 Derecognition
 Medical register
 Warning notice
Appeal against disciplinary action
STATE MEDICAL
COUNCIL
 Medical register
 Disciplinary control
 Warning notice
 Professional death
sentence
DUTIES OF MEDICAL
PRACTITIONERS
TOWARDS PATIENT
1. Treatment of patient is
implied contract
2. Duty to sick
3. Duty to continue treatment
4. Duty to earn confidence
5. Duty to children and infirm
6. Charge for professional
service
7. Right to choose a patient
8. Duty to give proper
directions
9. Duty to offer proper
regime of treatment
10.Duty to notify
communicable diseases
11.Examination and consent
12.Duty as regards result of
examination
 Professional secrecy
 Privileged communication -
bonafide statement of a
registered medical person on a
subject matter of public interest
to the concerned authority to
protect the interest of the
community
CONDITIONS OF
PRIVILEGED
COMMUNICATION
1. Infectious diseases
2. Venereal diseases
3. Employers & employees
4. Notifiable diseases
5. Suspected crime
6. Patient’s own interest
7. In courts of law
DUTIES OF MEDICAL
PRACTITIONERS
TOWARDS STATE
1. Notification of infectious diseases
2. Notice to police
3. Notification of births and deaths
4. Issuing of certificates
5. Respond to emergency military
services
DUTIES OF MEDICAL
PRACTITIONERS
TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER
1. Extend same honour, respect &
good behavior as expected from
them
2. Should not do or utter anything to
lower down the name of colleagues
3. Should not entice patients away
from colleagues
4. Free medical service to fellow
colleagues
PROFESSIONAL
MISCONDUCT
Conduct considered as
disgraceful or dishonorable by
professional breathern of good
repute and competency
Issue of false medical
certificates
Covering up unqualified persons
Helping quacks
Canvassing
To personally open chemist shop
To prescribe habit forming drugs
Disclosing professional secrets
of patients
Failure to notify
Treating patients under the
influence of drink or drugs
Fee splitting/dichotomy
THANK YOU
BY ABHISAR LAMBA

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