legal rite of a working staff

1. Legal responsibility
Astuti Mishra
BPKIHS Dharan

2. • Legal responsibility in radiographer practice is
the way in which you are obligated to obey
the law in professional activities.

3. • Laws based on the English pattern:
1. The right to refuse to treat a patient except in
an emergency situation
2. The right to sue for fees
3. The right to add a title or descriptions to
one’s name.
4. Unregistered practitioners are not allowed to
hold positions or appointment in public and
local hospitals.

4. • 5. fundamental duties:
a. To exercise a reasonable degree of skill and
knowledge in treating pts.
b. Once a relationship established , there is an
obligation to attend the pt as long as
necessary unless the pt requests withdrawal .
c. Must give attention to his cases & answer
calls with reasonable promptness.

5. d. Children must be protected from harming
themselves.
e. Special precautions must be taken in the case
of adults who are incapable of taking care of
themselves.
6. Poisonous drugs must be kept in separate
containers properly labeled & marked.

6. 7. There is duty of secrecy to the pts.8.
dangerous diseases must be reported.
8. All the health professional are considered
solely responsible for their own professional
acts irrespective of the employing authority.

7. • Acts that prevent registration or justify
removal from the register for following
offence:
I. Conviction for a non-bailable offence.
II. Being found guilty of conduct indication the
individual is not fit to be registered.
III. Possessing defects in character.

8. • Unethical practices commonly prohibited by law:
I. The dishonest use of certificates
II. Procuring registration by false means.
III. Falsification of the register.
IV. Representation of registration by an
unrecognized person.
V. Representation of a registrant as a medical
practitioner.

9. Legal terms
• An act is a written law formally passes by the
Govt.
• Before an Act is passed it is introduced to
legislature by means of Bill. Bill is a draft.
• Certain written forms used regularly by the
professionals are considered to be legal
documents. Legal papers must be written
CORRECTLY, DATED AND SIGNED.

10. • Crime: a forbidden act which is punishable by
law.
• Defendant : the person who is accused & must
answer for his actions in a legal suit.
• Malpractice: a failure in professional duty,
practice or skill that leads to injury or harm to
the client or pt.
• Narcotic law: a specific law which controls the
giving out purchasing narcotic drugs.

11. • Negligence : failure to use the care that a
person would normally use; careless.
• Plaintiff: the accuser or complaining person in
a legal suit.
• Wrong: an act that is unfair, unjust or hurts
another person.

12. Common legal hazards in radiography
• Slippery floors
• Faulty equipment and electrical wiring
• Absence of bed side rails when necessary.
• Presence of inflammable substances.
• Inadequate lighting.