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Legal Briefing: Crisis Standards of Care and Legal Protections During Disasters and Emergencies


Thaddeus Mason Pope


Hamline University - School of Law

Mitch F. Palazzo


Independent
January 1, 2010

Journal of Clinical Ethics, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 358-367, Winter 2010

Abstract:     
Since 2009, Professor Pope has authored a quarterly "Legal Briefing" column for the Journal of Clinical Ethics. Each briefing comprehensively reviews legal developments concerning a particular issue in clinical bioethics.

This article outlines current safe harbors in the law for healthcare practitioners who work in a disaster setting. It reviews available legal protection in crisis situations with respect to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), criminal liability, and licensure.

Keywords: healthcare practitioners, liability, licensure, emergencies, disasters

JEL Classification: K32

Accepted Paper Series


Date posted: April 6, 2011 ; Last revised: February 28, 2013

Suggested Citation

Pope, Thaddeus Mason and Palazzo, Mitch F., Legal Briefing: Crisis Standards of Care and Legal Protections During Disasters and Emergencies (January 1, 2010). Journal of Clinical Ethics, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 358-367, Winter 2010. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1803381

Contact Information

Thaddeus Mason Pope (Contact Author)
Hamline University - School of Law ( email )
1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104-1237
United States
651-523-2519 (Phone)
901-202-7549 (Fax)
HOME PAGE: www.thaddeuspope.com
Mitch F. Palazzo
Independent ( email )
No Address Available
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