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Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 4
MH0058-Legal Aspects in Healthcare Administration
(Book ID: B1322)
Assignment (60 Marks)
Note: Answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is
followed by evaluation scheme. Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60.
Q1. Define medical ethics. List the principles of medical ethics and outline the important
guidelines and documents in medical ethics.
Answer. Medical Ethics means system of values common to M- profession & application of these
values to practice of medicine. Medical Ethics also means standard of behavior by which
physicians evaluate their relationships with their patients, colleagues& society. Medical Ethics
means civil code of behavior considered correct by members of profession for good of both
patient & doctor. This trust goes beyond written words & leads public at large to expect of the
doctor to have not only a high standard of medical skill but both relationships is considered to be
fiduciary in nature i.e. it is based on mutual trust & this forms base for the various codes of
Medical Ethics.
Q2. Describe accountability in healthcare. Add a note on vicarious liability.
Answer. Accountability: A medical practitioner owes the patient he is treating a duty of care and
is hence, accountable to the patient firstly. Therefore in cases of medical negligence, the patient
has to establish that there was sufficient proximity between him and the doctor. This duty of care
is established once a doctor starts to administer treatment to the patient irrespective of
remunerations. This duty of care is also owed to the patient y the hospital or treating institution,
thereby making the hospital accountable to the patient by what is termed as vicarious liability.

2. Q3. Explain the important aspects of Consumer Protection Act.
Answer. The Act provide for better protection of the interest of the consumers and for that
purpose to make provisions for the establishment of consumer councils and other authorities for
the settlement of consumer’s dispute and for matters connected therewith.
The Act provides certain rights to the consumers:-
1. Right against exploitation by unfair trade practices.
Consumers have right against exploitation from mal trade practices, false and misleading
advertisements.
2. Right to protection of health and safety from the goods and services the consumers buy or are
offered free.
Q4. Define abortion. Explain medical termination of pregnancy act in detail.
Answer. Abortion: Abortion is the ending of pregnancy by removing a fetus or embryo before it
can survive outside the uterus. An abortion which occurs spontaneously is also known as a
miscarriage. An abortion may be caused purposely and is then called an induced abortion, or less
frequently, "induced miscarriage". The word abortion is often used to mean only induced
abortions. A similar procedure after the fetus could potentially survive outside the womb is known
as a "late termination of pregnancy".
Q5. Explain the regulatory requirements in setting up and running a blood bank.
Answer. Blood transfusion service is a multibillion dollar profession/ business worldwide. Being
Indian blood bank personnel, we may not like to call it as business. But in the real sense, it is a
production industry with all the components of business built into it. Still, we will not like to call it
a business because of the fear in our minds that our general population or blood donors will be
annoyed with us and may not come to donate again. Many a times, we do not clarify to the donor
at the time of donation that there is service charge for blood units. As a result, when the donor
needs blood, it comes as a rude shock and he makes allegations of the ‘sale’ of blood. At that
Q6. Define and classify euthanasia. Add a note on living wills.
Answer. Based on mode of causation of death, Euthanasia may be:-
1. Active Passive
Death of a person, who would otherwise die
at that time due to other causes, is
Death is caused by withdrawing medical
treatment with intention of causing his death

3. accelerated or caused by human intervention. e.g. withdrawing life support devices.
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