Abstract
[Autom. eng. transl.] The Italian Association of Professors of Criminal Law has drawn up a draft to reform the legal framework for criminal responsibility of health care practitioners. The most important elements of this project are: 1) the disappearance of the reference to the clinical guidelines; 2) the definition of gross negligence, valid for the three shapes of the
so called “generic guilt”; 3) a list of criteria to assist the judge in the assessment of the gross negligence, such as the operational setting and the professional experience/background; 4) worthy of attention is also a great weakness in healthcare facility, if compliance programs to manage clinical risk are not taken or not effectively carried out.
Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] The regulation of the penal liability of health professionals. The reform proposal of the Italian Association of Criminal Law Professors |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 57-81 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | Rivista Italiana di Medicina Legale e del Diritto in Campo Sanitario |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Keywords
- Associazione dei Professori di Diritto penale
- colpa medica
- diritto penale
- malpractice
- progetto di riforma