• 의료법학
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.45-72
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• 2012

The National Health Insurance Corporation has been retrieving from health care providers the payments made to them by insured patients as a result of the health care providers' arbitrary denial of coverage under the National Health Insurance, and has been disbursing such retrieved monies back to the patients, pursuant to Article 57, Sections 1 and 4 of the National Health Insurance Act. However, such practice is an application of the law that lacks legal exactitude. Another problem with such practice is that there is no legal provision under any laws or notices that expressly prohibits arbitrary denial of coverage. A legislative solution, therefore, is called for to address these issues.

• 의료법학
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.11-52
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• 2008

Based on foreign examples and past debates, the minimal conditions for passive euthanasia can be suggested as following; (1) The patient is incurable by modem medical practice and his death is impending (less than 6 months), (2) Euthanasia is practiced solely to relieve physical pain of the patient, (3) If the patient can express his will, there should be a clear and sincere request or consent, (4) More than 2 doctors including doctor in charge should consent, (5) Euthanasia should be practiced in ethical way, (6) Patient family should agree(when the patient will is assumed.) It is hard to resolve issues regarding euthanasia based on past rulings and cases without concrete law. As in United States and Germany, clear and objective provisions of euthanasia and definitive method for patient's advanced directive should be legislated to resolve medical conflict and to relieve patient and family from agony. And death with dignity debate will not be able to proceed if it is only substantively approached because of unclear definition of euthanasia and benefit comparison way of thinking. Thus it is important to establish definitive process to decided legislation of euthanasia act and resolving conflicts arising from each step of the process among interested parties exchanging medical/ethical opinions.

• 의료법학
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.461-503
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• 2008

The right to live is the most valuable benefit and protection of the law. And Medical science is the study considering value of life as the top priority. As modern medical science has progressed and expanding lifespan skills have developed, the number of symptom, called a human vegetable, has been also increased. As a result, people concerns whether euthanasia should be permitted. (1) Active euthanasia is prohibited and a doctor who conduct it is punished. (2) Indirect euthanasia can be permitted unless it is against a patient's intention. (3) Permission of passive euthanasia depends on intention of a patient. In other words, when a patient accepts, a doctor respects the right of self determination of patient and irreversible situation such as brain death happens, treatment stop is permitted. Even a patient who is in the last stage of cancer has a right to die in the dignity and elegance. Solutions for ceasing medical treatment are as follows; First, establishment of 'Bioethics Committee'. Second, setting procedures to empower a court a right to decide whether medical treatment is ceased. Third, setting procedure a government to assist treatment fees. In this paper, direction for social agreement of legal policy regarding the ceasing treatment is provided.

• 의료법학
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.163-187
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• 2011

On March 11, 2011, the Korea National Assembly finally passed the bill on the Damage Relief on the Medical Malpractice and Mediation for Medical Dispute. One of the features of this Act is including "The Subrogation Payment System for Damage (abbreviated SPSD)". This System is that 'Korean Medical Dispute Mediation-Arbitration Board' pays the damages, instead of the health care provider, for the patient who isn't paid damages by the health care provider despite of the Mediation or ruling. The purpose of this study is to search the problems and make improvement on SPSD. This System was introduced extreamly to the patients in order to induce them to the mediation. However,there remains several problems. In this articles, I have examined thoroughly the legal issues on SPSD. There are legal issues about the methods and ratio of the financial burden. In this connection, wide discretionary authority has been granted to administrative agencies specifically. On this account, this System clearly contains elements of a violation against the Constitutional Law. Moreover, this System can be broadly applied to the case of court ruling or the Korea Consumer Agency's mediation. But these measures go against the aim of legislation that the medical dispute can be resolved through the mediation or arbitration by this Act. In the end, these problems must be revised through the additional discussion.

• 의료법학
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.3-20
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• 2018

약침행위는 한방의료에서 행하여져 오던 침구요법과 약물요법을 결합한 요법으로 최근에 특히 교통사고 환자를 중심으로 한방의료에서 행하여져 오고 있다. 하지만 약침행위에 사용되는 약제가 무엇인지도 분명하지 않으며 약침행위가 어떠한 효능을 가지고 있으며 어떠한 부작용의 위험이 있는지에 대해서도 거의 알려진 바가 없다. 우리나라에서는 양방의료와 한방의료를 구분하여 규율하고 있으며 양자의 규율방식 또한 상이하다. 특히 새로운 의료기술이 개발된 경우 엄격한 임상시험절차를 거쳐 정당한 의료행위로 허가되는 양방의료의 경우와는 달리 한방의료는 그와 같은 절차가 존재하지 아니한다. 한편 <의료법>상 무면허 의료행위는 의료면허가 없는 자가 의료행위를 하는 경우 뿐만 아니라 의료면허가 있는 의료인이 자신의 면허영역 이외의 의료행위를 하는 경우도 포함하고 있다. 따라서 양방의료와 한방의료의 경계가 무엇인가에 대한 논의는 매우 중요한 논의 중 하나이다. 의료행위가 면허에 의하여 허가되며 보호받는 이유 중 가장 큰 것은 의료행위 자체가 가지고 있는 인간의 생명 신체에 대한 침해 가능성 때문이다. 새로운 의료행위가 출현한 경우, 그것이 양방의료의 영역이건 한방의료의 영역이건 정당화의 근거로 인간의 생명 신체에 대한 위험성을 항상 고려하여야 한다. 현재 이루어지는 약침행위는 아직 그러한 검증을 거치지 아니한 것으로 판단된다.

• 의료법학
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.155-190
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• 2015

법원은 2014년에도 의료와 관련된 의미 있는 판결들을 선고하였다. 법원은 수술 시 의료기구를 본래의 용도와 달리 사용하던 중 부러진 경우 이로 인한 사고에 의료진의 과실을 추정하였고, 설명의무와 관련하여 안전성이 검증되지 않은 수술을 시행하는 경우 설명의무 위반과 부작용 발생 사이의 인과관계를 인정하여 전손해배상이 인정될 수 있다는 점, 미용수술의 경우 일반적인 의료행위에 비하여 설명의무의 대상이 확대되어야 하는 점, 예상할 수 없는 범위에까지 설명의무를 인정할 수는 없는 점 등을 판시하였다. 또한 법원은 환자의 자기결정권과 의사의 진료의무 사이에 충돌이 발생한 경우 자기결정권 행사의 요건과 한계를 제시하였으며, 자동차보험계약이란 자동차사고와 관련된 배상 책임은 보험회사가 부담하기로 하는 계약이므로 비록 의료법에 위반되어 설립된 사무장 병원이라 하더라도 환자를 치료하고 보험금을 수령하는 것은 불법행위에 해당하지 않는다고 판시하였다. 의료기관 자체가 부당한 경제적 이익을 얻었을 뿐 의료기관 종사자들이 별다른 이익을 얻지 않은 경우, 리베이트 수수를 금지하는 의료법에 따라 의료기관 종사자들을 처벌할 수 없다는 견해를 밝힌 판결도 눈에 띈다. 그리고 법원은 업무정지처분을 받은 의료기관을 폐업하더라도 같은 장소에서 같은 운영자가 새로이 의료기관을 개설하는 경우 처분의 효과가 미친다고 판시하였고, 의사가 스스로 개설한 의료기관 외에서 진료행위를 할 수 있는 요건에 대하여 판시하였으며, 의료법을 위반한 혐의로 유죄 판결이 확정되기 전에는 이를 이유로 행정처분을 할 수 없다고 판시하였다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.53-62
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• 2017

As the citizens' life and body are the object of medical practice, it should ultimately protect the citizens' right of health. For this reason, medical practice possesses characteristics of non-profit and public and such special characteristics caused heavy regulations in the medical industry as exemplified by medical advertisements. For advancement of market economy, the government has been moving toward relaxing regulations in the medical industry and this trend can be shown in medical advertisements. Moreover, as a type of commercial advertisements, medical practitioners should be able to express their freedom of expression and freedom to occupation. From the perspective of patients who are medical consumers, they need access to information to locate appropriate medical practitioners and institutions for their symptoms. Therefore, medical advertisements can help realize the patients' right to know. This study will first analyze the general theories behind the necessity of medical advertisements and details of regulations, then analyze the issues from the cases of the supreme court and the constitutional court that are related to dental medical advertisements.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.545-554
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• 2021

According to the changes of the medical environment of the times, it is necessary to discuss the issues of the doctor's medical guidance and to conduct continuous research so that alternatives can be prepared systematically. Furthermore, in order to enhance the professionalism of radiological technologists and to develop the medical technician system, the new Radiological Technologist Independent Act has been established, which contains the overall contents of the scope of work, professional qualifications, and specialized education of radiological technologists, and provides quality medical services to patients through professional procedures and treatment. In order to increase the level of medical care, the purpose, definition, mission, role, and scope of work specified in the Medical Act, Medical Service Technologists, etc. Act, the Enforcement Decree, and the Enforcement Rules were variously analyzed and new directions were presented. First, the definition of a medical technician should use a generic term so that the factors of conflict and prejudice could be resolved. Second, change the doctor's guide to doctor's prescription; and then legislate the authority to sign and write medical records after examination by radiological technologists, thereby prohibiting unlicensed technicians that seriously endanger patient safety. Third, an accurate definition of radiological technologists' roles should be established; not only selection and management of radiological technologists' work but also procedures and treatment for each radiology field should be specified to suit the current medical system. Fourth, a professional radiological technologists' qualification system and a specialized education system should be established in order to secure human resources that could provide patients trust in procedures and treatment based on professional knowledge and experience in the field of radiology. Fifth, the Education and Evaluation Institute should be operated in Korea education system to educate the professional knowledge and competency for students. In addition, it is necessary to in-depth analysis of foreign cases could be applied to the medical system and education system in Korea; it could strive to nurture systematic human resources.

• 의료법학
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.9-56
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• 2008

The medical practice does not always get a satisfatory result since the disease progress of patients are depended on patients' physical constitution and the doctors cannot control the outcomes about patients' physiological and biological reaction after the treatment. Moreover, the medical practice may bring wrong result fatalistically because of the unpredictablility of life. To demand for compensation of the damage to the doctors about these wrong result, the patient side holds the burden of proof that is between medical practice and demage, and there is damage from doctor's malpractice according to the accepted theory about the fundamental principle of distribution of the burden of proof. This falls not only under the liability of Tort Law, but also liability of Contract Law. However, the patient may be in difficult situation to prove the malpractice of doctors since he or she cannot recognize the facts because he or she was in unconscious while the medical practice was conducted, or they cannot judge precisely even though they recognize the facts. Nevertheless, the lawsuits against medical malpractice are the field that never achieves the equality of arms since the most of the evidence belong to the doctor's side. Hence, to maintain the principle of the equality of arms under the constitution, the theory leads to alleviate the burden of proof that patients hold. However, the doctors cannot be asked for the burden of proof that they conduct medical practice without errors. Because the doctors may experience difficulty to prove their innocence as the patients because of the unique characteristic that medical practices have. Therefore, the methods of the alleviation of the patient's burden of proof should have the equality of arms and the equal opportunity between the patients and the doctors with the evaluation of the justifiable interest from both the patients and the doctors. As the methods of the alleviation of the burden of proof, the alleviation of the demands and the degree of the burden of proof or resolutely the conversion of the burden may be considered. However, Recognizing the exception from general principle with converting the burden of proof is not proper in principle because the doctors may experience difficulty of the proof as the patients may have. If the difficulty of proof can be resolved by alleviating of the demands and the degree of the burden of proof, it is more desirable resolution rather than converting the burden of proof.

• 의료법학
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.75-103
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• 2017

국민건강보험법상 급여에는 요양급여와 법정비급여가 있지만, 그 이외에도 임의비급여가 있다. 임의비급여는 법정 비급여가 아님에도 불구하고 의료기관이 비급여로 처리하고 환자로부터 진료비를 받는 것을 말하지만, 이러한 임의비급여에 대해서는 국민건강보험법령에서는 아무런 규정을 두지 않고 있다. 대법원 2012. 6. 18. 선고 2010두 27639, 27646 전원합의체 판결은 종전의 부정적인 법리를 폐기하면서, 민법상 기본원칙인 사적자치의 원칙에 기초한 민사법적 쟁점이 임의비급여에 기본적 전제로 포함되어 있음을 확인하였다. 대법원에서 제시한 (1) 편입 또는 조정절차 부존재, 존재하면 회피 불가피성, (2) 의학적 안전성과 유효성 및 필요성, (3) 충분한 설명과 동의 요건은 예외적 요건으로서 그 해석에 있어서 매우 신중을 기해야 할 것이다. (1)의 요건은 임의비급여에 해당하는 질병 중 치명적이거나 이환속도가 매우 빠른 질환에 해당하는 경우에는 그 해석을 엄격하게 하는 것은 매우 부적절하다고 생각된다. (2)의 요건은 그 적용의 구체적 판단을 의료계의 전문가적 감정에 일임하는 것이 합리적이고, 법원은 그 의료계의 감정이 적절하였는지 여부를 판단하는 것에 그칠 수밖에 없다. (3)의 요건은 의사의 충분한 설명과 그에 따른 환자의 동의이지만, 그 중에서 가장 중요한 것은 의사의 충분한 설명에 있다. 2010두27639, 27646 판결 이후에 선고된 대부분의 판결에서는 위 3개 요건의 불비를 이유로 기각하는 사례가 많았다.