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REGULATION OF HEALTH PRACTICE

REGULATION OF HEALTH PRACTICE. Prof Ames Dhai. Introduction. Constitution Statutes (Acts of Parliament) www.dpsa.gov.za Common Law Criminal Law Civil Law. Constitution – Bill of Rights. S9 – Equality S10 – Human Dignity S11 – Life S12 – Freedom and Security of persons S14 – Privacy

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REGULATION OF HEALTH PRACTICE

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  1. REGULATION OF HEALTH PRACTICE Prof Ames Dhai

  2. Introduction • Constitution • Statutes (Acts of Parliament) www.dpsa.gov.za • Common Law • Criminal Law • Civil Law

  3. Constitution – Bill of Rights • S9 – Equality • S10 – Human Dignity • S11 – Life • S12 – Freedom and Security of persons • S14 – Privacy • S15 – Freedom of religion, belief and opinion • S16 – Freedom of expression • S24 – Environment • S27 – Health care • S28 – Children • S32 – Access to Information • S36 – Limitation of Rights

  4. Regulatory Body • Health Professions Act – HPCSA → controls training, registration and practice • Guideline Books: www.hpcsa.co.za • Regulations : Government Gazette - August 2006

  5. National Health Act • Provides framework for uniform health system • Chapter 2 • Emergency treatment • Informed consent • Confidentiality • Chapter 8 • control of use of blood, blood products, tissues, gametes • Chapter 9 • research

  6. Children • Child Care Act • Children’s Act • Best Interests of Child Principle • Reporting of Child Abuse

  7. Child Care Act 74 of 1983 – s39(4) • “Any person over the age of 18 years shall be competent to consent, without the assistance of his parent or guardian, to the performance of any operation upon himself; and • Any person over the age of 14 years shall be competent to consent, without the assistance of his parent or guardian, to the performance of any medical procedure on himself or his child • Where parents, guardians can’t be found / refuse consent, Minister of Health, if satisfied after inquiry that treatment is necessary, may consent • Emergency – where no time to postpone treatment to consult with parent / legal guardian, consent by medical manager. • HIGH COURT UPPER GUARDIAN OF MINORS

  8. Children’s Act - Consent • Medical treatment on self or child if: • > 12yrs and • Is of sufficient maturity and • Has mental capacity to understand benefits, risks, social & other implications of treatment

  9. Children’s Act - Consent • Surgical treatment on self or child if: • >12,and • Sufficient maturity & has mental capacity to understand benefits, … AND • Child is duly assisted by parent / guardian

  10. Children’s Act - Consent • < 12 : • Medical management: parent, guardian, caregiver • Surgical management: parent, guardian

  11. Children’s Act - Consent • Medical manager may consent if: • Management is necessary to preserve life or save child from serious /lasting physical injury or disability AND • Need for treatment so urgent that it cannot be deferred for purpose of obtaining parent / guardian consent

  12. Children’s Act - Consent • Ministerial consent if parent or guardian: • Unreasonably refuses • Is incapable of giving or assisting child consent • Cannot readily be traced • deceased

  13. Children’s Act - Consent • A High Court or Children’s Court may consent to treatment in all instances where any other person that may give consent refuses or is unable to do so

  14. Mental Health Care Act • Provide for care, treatment and rehabilitation of persons who are mentally ill • Set out procedures to be followed for admission of these patients • Provides for establishment of Review Boards • Provides for care and administration of property of mentally ill

  15. Choice of Termination of Pregnancy Act • TOP request • Trimester ruling • Offense

  16. Medical Malpractice & Professional Negligence • Malpractice: • wrongful acts causing injury or harms to patients – either intentional or negligent • Professional negligence: • expected to exercise degree of skill & care of reasonably skilled person in field • “reasonable” determined by courts taking general level of skill & care possessed & exercised by members of the branch of the profession to which practitioner belongs • Standard of Care Test: • How would a reasonably competent practitioner in that branch of medicine have acted in a similar situation? • Would a reasonable practitioner have foreseen the likelihood of harm to the patient & taken steps to guard against it happening? If so, the doctor would have acted negligently

  17. MATERIAL RISKS • Reasonable person in the patient’s position if warned of the risk would regard it as important; and • Medical practitioner should be reasonably aware that the patient if warned of the risk would regard it as important • Therapeutic Privilege

  18. STUDENT CONDUCT • Student shall: • Obey lawful orders given to him / her by academic & support staff • Comply with rules prescribed for the use of libraries • Comply with Code of Conduct for use of Computer Facilities” • Student shall not: • Bring alcohol to University unless has written permission of Registrar • Smoke where smoking is prohibited, at lecture, seminar, tutorial, laboratory • Reproduce, distribute notes provided by University without permission of staff member concerned • Use cell phone during academic period – lecture, seminar, tutorial or exam

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