BLS LLB Law and Medicine Syllabus Sem 10 - Mumbai University | munotes
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Syllabus for Law and Medicine
Module I: Right to Health and Different Provisions having bearing on Right to
- health in the Indian Constitution
- 1.1 Health care Delivery System in India-
- 1.1.1 Primary Health Centre‘s, Dispensaries, District level Hospitals, Hospitals with affiliated Medical colleges, Advanced Centres aided by private sector which run corporate hospitals, small multi-specialty hospitals and nursing homes.
- 1.1.2 Limitations of smaller setups, Procedure and Requirements while starting a new Setup,
- 1.1.3 Importance of Standards, Certifications and Accreditation‘s - International Organisation for Standardization, National Accreditation Board for Hospitals
- 1.2 Control of Medical Profession - Functions of the Commission/Councils under the following Acts
- 1.2.1 National Medical Commission Act, 2019
- 1.2.2 The Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulation 2002
- 1.2.3 The Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970
- 1.2.4 Homeopathy Central Council Act.1973
- 1.2.5 Importance of Registration (Different Courses, Recognition schedule 1 of MCI Act)
- 1.2.6 Self-Regulation through Codes of conduct, Rights and duties of Registered Medical Practitioner, Unethical Acts and Misconduct
- 1.3 Varieties of Medical Profession
- 1.3.1 Ayush Ministry, Purpose
- 1.3.2 Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Homeopathy and Allopathy —Recognized Courses Yoga and Naturopathy
- 1.3.3 Different Degrees Conferred, Doctors getting Degrees from Abroad, Crosspathy Practice and Mixopathy
Module II: Doctor Patient Relationship
- 2.1 Medico legal Implications of Consent, Different types of consent, Informed Refusal and Therapeutic Privilege.
- 2.2 Importance of Documentation, Certificates in Medical practice, Medical Record,
- 2.3 Confidentiality and Privileged Communication between Doctor and Patient
- 2.4 Patients Right to self Determination and Euthanasia- Legal Position in India
- 2.5 Concept of living Will and Request for DNR- Do Not resuscitate
- 2.6 Professional Obligations of Medical Professionals
Module III: Medical Negligence and Different remedies
- 3.1 Negligence in Medical Practice, Contributory Negligence and Different Remedies
- 3.2 Errors in Medical Practice, Medical Accidents
- 3.3 Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and Medical Profession
- 3.4 Violence Against doctors and Medical Establishments (Legal provisions)
- 3.5 Criminal Law Remedies
Module IV: Medico –Legal Issues
- 4.1 Clinical trials of drugs on Humans and Law, Nuremberg code, Helsinki declaration and Good Clinical practice
- 4.2 Road accidents, sexual assaults
- 4.3 The Drug and Magic Remedies (Prevention of Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954
- 4.4 Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994
- 4.5 Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994
- 4.6 Disaster Management Act, 2005 - Mass Disasters
- 4.7 Medical Insurance
Text Books and Reference Books
- 1 S K Joshi, ―Law And The Practice Of Medicine‖, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2010
- 2 Dr. Lily Srivastava, Law And Medicine, Universal Law Book Agency, New Delhi;
- 3 Malik, Surendra, & Sudeep, Supreme Court On Drugs, Medical Laws And Medical Negligence,Eastern Book Company, New Delhi. 2014;
- 4 Nandita Adhikari, Law & Medicine, Central Law Publications, Allahabad, 4th Ed. 2015.
- 5 Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Laws Of Medicine, Ted Books
- 6 Emily Jackson, Law And The Regulation Of Medicines, Hart Publishing House
- 7 Sheila A M Mclean, Contemporary Issues In Law, Medicine And Ethics, Dartmouth Publishing Company Limited, Hampshire, 1996
- 8 Tapas Kumar Koley. Medical Negligence and the Law in India. Duties Responsibilities And Rights .Oxford University Press -2010.
- 9 Dr.S.B.N Prakash. Mental Health and Law. Lawyer‘s Law Book.2008.
- 10 S.K.Verma.Legal Framework for Health Care in India Lexis Nexis Butterworths 2002.
- 11 Modi‘s Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology. Lexis Nexis 2006.
- 12 Kannan K. Medicine and Law. Oxford University Press – 2014.
- 13 Manson J.K . Mason And Mc Call Smith‘s Law And Medical Ethics .Oxford University Press 2006
- 1 Veitch.Kenneth. The Jurisdiction Of Medical Law .Ashgate Publishing 2007
- 1 Lawrence Gostin.Principles of Mental Health Law and Policy. Oxford University Press 2010
- 1 Jonathan Merrill‘s And Jonathan Fisher. Pharmacy Law And Practices.Elsener 2006
- 1 Andrew Grubb. Principles Of Medical Law .Oxford University Press 2010
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai Revised Syllabus for LL.B. (5 years) Five Years Integrated Course (CBCS), in force from the academic year 2022-23 and amended in June 2023. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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