MEDICAL SAFE HARBORS FOR PHYSICIANS IN TREATMENT TERMINATION SITUATIONS

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to study the derivation of an exemption from legal liability for appropriate termination of treatment. which exempts liability for physicians who stop treating patients for reasons legally recognized by law to terminate treatment using a quantitative research model by studying and researching from the document information from the Internet, theses, and court judgments the results showed that Thailand has a law exempting the liability of physicians for termination of treatment for a patient only in the event that the patient has made a letter of intent to refuse treatment in advance. But when studying foreign laws, it was found that there are other cases as well, such as cases where patients express their intention to ask doctors to stop treatment due to suffering from an existing disease. If the patient is in a vegetative state and in the event of a shortage of medical resources Provisions that exempt foreign legal liability. There are specific provisions to protect against civil, criminal and, in some countries, disciplinary liability. There are also criteria for determining the steps before treatment is discontinued. Including a line of judgments to decide that doctors who stop treatment in such cases are not guilty of the law. The fact that the law has exemptions from liability for physicians in various cases would be of great benefit to physicians in their work. But this does not mean that the law exempts medical liability in all cases or conditions. because if the doctor acts dishonestly gross negligence or intended to cause damage, the laws in many countries do not provide protection.