UOSP059 Law and Legislature

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Marie Sciskalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Günter Hanslík (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Emil Švarný (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Marie Sciskalová, Ph.D.
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with basic information on law and legislation as well as applicable legislation related to the system of health and social care, including rights and duties of medical staff, clients/patients and state authorities.
Syllabus
  • Lectures:
    1. Legal order of the Czech Republic (Czech law) focused on the Constitutional Law.
    2. Theory of law, branches of law.
    3. Labour law, labour relations.
    4. Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine: (effective from 1.12.1999) and its practical application.
    5. Law in medicine - basic legal regulations in medicine 1.
    6. Law in medicine - basic legal regulations in medicine 2.
    7. Social security law.
    8. Liability.
    9. Patient's informed consent (right of self-determination). Protection of the human rights of the terminally ill and the dying.
    10. Liability for damages under the Civil Code.
    11. Legal protection of children and adolescents.
    12. Patient's refusal of medical treatment, nurse's refusal to provide medical treatment.
    13. Criminal liability.
    Seminars:
    1. Legal protection of patients as users of medical services.
    2. Specific medical records from the legal point of view.
    3. Personal data and information protection.
    4. Actions of a nurse taken after patient's death.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • PROŠKOVÁ, E. Právní předpisy ve zdravotnictví. Distanční studijní opora a e-learningový kurz. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • KUBÍN, František and Marie SCISKALOVÁ. Právo a legislativa v ošetřovatelství. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik, Ústav ošetřovatelství, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7248-582-6. info
  • UHEREK,P. Povinná mlčenlivost zdravotnických pracovníků. Praha:Grada Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-2658-8. info
  • VONDRÁČEK,L., WIRTHOVÁ,V. Sestra a její dokumentace. Návod pro praxi. Praha:Grada Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-2763-9. info
  • VONDRÁČEK,L., VONDRÁČEK,J. Pochybení a sankce při poskytování ošetřovatelské péče II. Praha:Grada Publishing, 2006. ISBN 80-247-1919-3. info
  • VONDRÁČEK,L. Právní předpisy. Nejen pro hlavní, vrchní, staniční sestry. Praha:Grada Publishing, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1198-2. info
  • SCISKALOVÁ, M. Základy práva. Distanční studijní opora. Karviná: OPF SU, 2004. ISBN 80-7248-163-0. info
  • Vondráček, L., Ludvík, M. Zdravotnické právo v ošetřovatelské praxi I. Brno: IDV PZ, 2003. ISBN 80-7013-376-7. info
  • Prudil, L. Základy právní odpovědnosti ve zdravotnictví. Brno: IDV PZ, 2000. ISBN 80-7013-296-5. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 2 HOD/TYD, Seminář 4 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Credit requirements:
Attendance in a minimum of 80 per cent of seminars is required for completion. Students who could not attend a number of lessons for serious reasons will be assigned extra tasks.
Credit test, a minimum of 80 per cent of correct answers is required.
Exam requirements: oral examination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
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