Health Laws

Unit I

Medical Ethics & Etiquettes · Growth & Development of Hospital/Health Administration · Constitution, Powers & Functions of Medical Council of India · Constitution, Powers & Functions of Central Council of Indian Medicine · Problem of quackery and Role of Judiciary in preventing quackery · Judgments: · 1. Poonam Verma v. Ashwint Patel & Others, AIR 1996 SC 2111 · 2. Murtza Nasir v. Nazir Ahmed Wani and others, AIR 2006 J&K 35

• Control of Medical Profession — Functions of the Commission/Councils under the following Acts
• National Medical Commission Act, 2019
• The Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulation 2002
• The Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970

Unit II

Laws relating to Licence, Registration & · Certification of Health-Care Delivery Institutions · Institution for Treatment of Mentally ill Persons · Human Rights of Mentally ill Persons · Judgments: · 1. Rajesh Kumar Sharma v. Director Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services Orissa, AIR · 2006 Ori. 42 (DB) · 2. Social Jurist, A Lawyer’s Group v. Union of India and others, AIR 2004 Del. 378 (DB)

Unit III

Problem of Drug Abuse & Drug Addiction · Causes, Consequences & Remedial Measures · The Problem of AIDS and its Socio-Medico Legal Aspects · Judgments: · 1. Laxman Thamappa Kotgiri v. G.M. Central Railways and others, 2006 CTJ 1076 · 2. Dr. Kamal Saha v. Dr. Sukumar Mukherjee and others, 2006 CTJ 734 (CP) (NCDRC)

Unit IV

Legal Regulation of Transplantation & Human Organs · Legal Regulation of Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques · Medical Termination of Pregnancy, Artificial Insemination · Judgments: · 1. S. Malligamma alias Malligava and another v. State of Karnataka and another, AIR 2005 · 2. Kuldip Singh and another v. State of Tamil Nadu and others, AIR 2005 SC 2106.

• Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994
• Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994