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KMID : 1011120080020010065
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Bioethics Policy Studies
2008 Volume.2 No. 1 p.65 ~ p.80
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Disaster Preparedness by Government, Healthcare Provider and Volunteers
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Bae Hyun-Ah
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Abstract
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Disasters by natural as well as man-made can cause fatal damage such as threats to life, safety and property of citizens unless properly controlled by law or otherwise.
The government enacted in 2004 ‘Basic Law on Disaster and Safety Management’ for disaster response and control.
In disaster preparedness, partnership between government officials, healthcare providers, volunteers is important. this article examines the possibility that can be the problem and liability by them.
To health care providers, two kinds of duties such as a duty not to refuse to provide an emergency medical service and a duty to transfer emergency patients conflict. During disaster, that kind of conflict should be solved by specialized way that lowering the requirements of appropriate transfer by law.
Especially, layperson and health care volunteers can be claimed with compensation for damage to tort liability due to activity during disaster. To relieve or exempt their liabilities, the author emphasize that the existing laws and regulations should be reformed and interperted in new ways.
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KEYWORD
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Disaster, Preparedness, Healthcarevolunteer, Liability protection
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