Course detail

Health Legislation and Law

FEKT-AZLPAcad. year: 2010/2011

The subject deals with the legal system, laws and legal standards. It also deals with the constitutional law of the Czech Republic and fundamentals of private law. European legal system and its structure and appropriate bodies. The focus is in giving the students an insight in qualifications for non-medical jobs - biomedical technician and engineer. Also discussed are hygienic limits of microclimate and physical fields in the workplace and waste management strategy.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jiří Rozman, CSc.

Department

Department of Biomedical Engineering (UBMI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The acquired knowledge will improve the qualifications of technicians working in health service.

Prerequisites

Not necessary. The subject is to be completed at the end of study.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirement for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor´s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

The subject focuses on the fundamentals of the legal system, Czech and European legislative, qualification requirements for non-medical jobs in health service, characteristics and hygienic standards in the medical workplace, waste management in health service.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To provide the students with understanding of the fundamentals of the Czech and European legal systems and their structures. Basic qualification requirements for performance of non-medical jobs in health service, characteristics and hygiene in the workplace, waste management strategy.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor´s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Schelle K.: Základy práva. Eurolex Bohemia, 2006 (CS)
Křepelka F. : Evropské zdravotnické právo. Lexis Nexis, 2004 (CS)
Císařová D.: Trestní právo a zdravotnictví. Lexis Nexis, 2005 (CS)
Stolinová J., Mach J.: Právní odpovědnost ve zdravotnictví. Galén, 1998 (CS)
Haškovcová H.: Lékařská etika. Galén, 2002 (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BTBIO-A Bachelor's

    branch A-BTB , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. JUDr. Filip Křepelka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Fundamentals of the law, legal system. Laws and legal standards. Legal relationship.
The Czech legal system, fundamentals of private law. The European legal system.
Non-medical jobs, atestations, staff register.
The medical workplace, characteristics, hygienic standards. Ergonomy.
Waste and waste management, management of toxic and infectious waste.
Organisation and technique of mental work.

Fundamentals seminar

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. JUDr. Filip Křepelka, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Jiří Rozman, CSc.

Syllabus

Concept and significance of the law. The legal system, types of legal standards, legal relationship.
The Czech constitutional law. Fundamentals of the private law. The European law, European citizenship.
Acquisition of qualifications for non-medical jobs in health service, qualification courses.
Atestations, certificates, staff register
Atestations, register, recognition of EU qualifications.
Characteristics of the workplace, hygienic limit sof the microclimate and physical fields
Ergonomy and requirements for the workplace with computers
Waste management strategy in health service.