Legal Challenges for Romanian Family Medicine Practitioners in Times of COVID-19
The general practitioners (GPs’) practice faced serious challenges as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, including from a legal point of view. In this context, a series of questions related to the GPs’ professional activities might arise such as: (i) what happens if a doctor makes a mistake because he/s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bucharest College of Physicians
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Modern Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://medicinamoderna.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Legal-Challenges-for-Romanian-Family-Medicine-Practitioners-in-Times-of-COVID-19-8.pdf |
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| Summary: | The general practitioners (GPs’) practice faced serious challenges as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, including from a legal point of view. In this context, a series of questions related to the GPs’ professional activities might arise such as: (i) what happens if a doctor makes a mistake because he/she is exhausted, as a result of overtime or (ii) if he/she performs medical acts outside the boundaries of his/her own specialty or without consent, as requested by his/her own conscience, by the situation, by the authorities and by his/her principal? In all these special circumstances this could mean that the doctor fails to comply with the applicable law. Moreover, because he/she breaches the law, the professional insurance policy will cease to be applicable. With new roles and responsibilities, the GPs should adjust their practice to the current conditions. |
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| ISSN: | 1223-0472 2360-2473 |