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MEDA 112Medical Law, Ethics & Bioethics
Chapter 6 – Public Duties
Objectives
• Duties of Physicianbirth & death certificatescommunicable/reportable diseasesvaccinationsreportable injuries
abuseevidence collectionsubstance abuse
• Good Samaritan Laws• Informed and uninformed consent• Doctrine of informed consent
Physician’s Public Duties
• A physician is liable civilly and criminally once he/she obtains their license and MUST perform certain duties
Public duties- birth & death certificates
• Legal documents• Birth certificates used
for proof of age, parentage, citizenship
• Death certificate necessary to collect insurance, bank accounts, dispersal of estate, Social Security and veteran’s benefits
Public duties – Communicable Disease
• Protect public health from diseases that can be transmitted
• Notification to local health department
• http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/Epidemiology/CD/#Notifiable%20Conditions%20A-Z
Public duties - Vaccinations
• immunization schedules• 1986 National
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
• Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
• VAERS
Public duties – Reportable injuries
• Injury reportable when it concerns public welfare
Public duties – AbuseRCW 74.34.020
Public duties - Evidence
• Proper collection and preservation
• Documentation in medical record
Public duties – Substance abuse
• Watch for doctor-shopping
• Keep prescription pads secure
Good Samaritan Laws
• WAC 246-138-010 Definitions
(2) "Good Samaritan" means a person rendering emergency care or transportation as described in RCW 4.24.300 and 4.24.310