Year: 2014
Resolution Number: 30
Action Taken: Approved
Status:
Author(s): Michael Simon, MD
Sponsor: Evangeline J. Spindler, MD
On behalf of:
Committee: Reaffirmation Calendar
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That physicians’ responsibility to patients under their care is paramount; and be it further RESOLVED: That when there is a conflict between a patient’s best interest and the needs or requirements of third parties, the physician must place the well being of his/her patient above the well being of him/herself and the financial needs of third parties.
RESOLVED: That physicians’ responsibility to patients under their care is paramount; and be it further RESOLVED: That when there is a conflict between a patient’s best interest and the needs or requirements of third parties, the physician must place the well being of his/her patient above the well being of him/herself and the financial needs of third parties.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Physicians' Responsibility to the Patient