What are the legal restrictions on the practice of medicine?

What are the legal restrictive rules for a licensed physician to engage in diagnostic and therapeutic activities?

A licensed physician, as a professional in the field of medical and health care, is subject to a series of legal restrictive rules to safeguard the healthy development of medical and health care industry and medical safety. The following are the legal restrictive rules for medical practitioners to engage in diagnostic and therapeutic activities:

1. Access to medical institutions

Practicing physicians must be legally established within the medical institutions in order to engage in diagnostic and therapeutic activities. The access system for medical institutions requires that medical institutions must have the legal qualifications to practice, equipment, and medical and health service personnel in order to ensure the quality and safety of medical services.

2. Physician license system

Practitioners must hold a state-regulated physician license to engage in medical work, the physician license is the basis for the legal practice of physicians, legally binding.

3. The scope of practice system

Practitioners must engage in diagnostic and treatment activities within the scope of their professional competence, i.e., they can only carry out medical services in line with their professional competence. The scope of practice system is designed to protect the rights and interests of patients, to prevent physicians from unauthorized medical services that are not within the scope of their professional competence, resulting in medical risks.

4. Regulation of Medical Institutions

The Regulation of Medical Institutions requires that medical institutions must operate in accordance with the law to ensure the quality and safety of medical services. Medical institutions must be equipped with the necessary equipment and medical and health service personnel, and strengthen the management and supervision of medical personnel.

5. Medical Dispute Handling System

The medical dispute handling system requires that medical institutions should establish and improve the medical dispute handling mechanism to protect the legitimate rights and interests of patients, and safeguard the impartiality and authority of medical services. At the same time, it also requires practicing physicians to strictly abide by the diagnosis and treatment norms, to prevent the occurrence of medical disputes.

6. Legal Liability System

Practicing physicians will be held legally liable for violating laws and regulations, codes of practice, ethics and morals when engaging in diagnostic and treatment activities. In the handling of medical disputes, if the physician is at fault, shall bear the corresponding civil, administrative or criminal responsibility.

In summary, the legal restrictive rules for practicing physicians to engage in diagnostic and therapeutic activities are multifaceted, and their purpose is to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of patients and the quality and safety of medical services, as well as to safeguard the rights and interests of physicians to practice and the healthy development of the medical industry.