Administrative Liabilities of Physicians

Question 1

Can the board of medicine impose liabilities such as giving of fines, imprisonment, or damages?

Answer 1

no, all they can impose are reprimands (suspension or revocation)

Question 2

what are the types of administrative liabilities?

Answer 2

Reprimand
Suspension of license (no longer than 2 years)
Revocation of license

Question 3

what are requisites for reinstatement of medical license?

Answer 3

• 2 yrs after surrendering license
• must have acted in an exemplary manner in the community
• no illegal, immoral or dishonorable act committed

Question 4

what are the different criminal acts as grounds for administrative liabilities?

Answer 4

• conviction of criminal offense involving moral turpitude
• fraud in the acquisition of the certificate of registration
• performance or aiding in criminal abortion
• knowingly issuing a false medical certificate
• aiding or acting as dummy unqualified or unregistered person to practice medicine

Question 5

what are personal disqualifications?

Answer 5

• immortal or dishonorable conduct
• insanity
• gross negligence, ignorance or incompetence resulting in an injury death of a px
• addiction to alcoholic beverages and rendering him/her incompetent to practice medicine

Question 6

what are the diff grounds for unprofessional conduct?

Answer 6

• spreading any news or rumor which is derogatory without justifiable motive
• there should be a risk to the physician’s life when refusing to attend in cases of refusal to attend to a px in danger of death when there IS NO RISK at physician’s life
• violation of any provision of the code of ethics as approved by the PMA

Question 7

what are the fundamental principles of code of ethics?

Answer 7

• Primum non nocere
• principle of respect for life
• principle of respect for person
• principle of social justice
• principle of beneficence

Question 8

what is the primary objective of the practie of medicine?

Answer 8

service to mankind

Question 9

what should physicians be?

Answer 9

• promote the health of their patients as their primary consideration
• cooperate with other healthcare professionals in the context of inter-professional and collaborative practice in support of better healthcare

Question 10

what are the specific principles upheld as physicians to the px?

Answer 10

• professional competence
• human dignity
• patient’s trust
• professional fees
• autonomy
• privacy & confidentiality
• emergencies

Question 11

what are the factors considered in determining what is reasonable?

Answer 11

• nature of the case
• risk involved
• time consumed
• professional standing & expertise of the physician
• financial status of the px
• standard fees in the community

Question 12

what are the different responsibilities to the profession?

Answer 12

professional decorum
continuing professional development
professional interactions

Question 13

what are the differnt professional responsibilities to colleagues?

Answer 13

• colleague’s good name
• professional courtesy to colleagues
• conflict management
• substitution for suspended patient care
• emergencies
• sharing expertise with colleagues

Question 14

when can professionals NOT choose to waive their professional fee to colleaguyes?

Answer 14

not essential medical care like cosmetic procedure

• Illegitimate child physician still has to waive fees for colleague’s parents
• if a colleague’s children are illegitimate, physician still has to waive fees

Question 15

what is the hierarchy of conflict mangament?

Answer 15

colleagues -> ethics committee of that dept -> Hospital ethics committee -> common medical societies -> board of medicine

Question 16

what are the diff professional responsibilities to allied health professionals?

Answer 16

teamwork
safeguarding interest/dignity
maintaining propriety