Ethical and Legal Considerations

2020 ◽  
pp. 409-422
Author(s):  
Michael I. Fingerhood
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Drug Testing ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Patient Confidentiality ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Ethical Care ◽  
Ethical And Legal Considerations ◽  
Legal And Ethical Issues

Providing care to individuals with substance use disorders raises legal and ethical issues. The two major legal issues are regulation of scheduled drugs and patient confidentiality. Many patients make poor choices; nevertheless, all deserve medical care incorporating the principles of ethical care. General ethical principles apply to the treatment of substance use disorders. These include autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, and futility. Treatment of individuals with substance use disorders may create situations in which there is conflict or disagreement with clinicians. Effective strategies can help avoid or mitigate dilemmas. Drug testing, employment, and pregnancy raise specific legal and ethical issues.

Legal Issues in Treating Pain and Addiction (DRAFT)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin A. Salsitz
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Duty To Warn ◽  
Reporting Requirements ◽  
Federal Laws ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Federal Rule ◽  
Laws And Regulations

Competent treatment of both pain and addiction requires an understanding of applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Key requirements of federal laws and regulations are outlined in this chapter; the authors emphasize the need for an understanding of local and regional laws and precedents, which goes beyond the scope of the chapter, and a separate text box is provided with resources. Also provided is a text box analyzing 2017 changes to the federal Rule 42, CFR, relating to confidentiality and re-disclosure of information specific to treatment of substance use disorders. Areas of chapter focus include: HIPAA, confidentiality, general medical recordkeeping principles and obligations, federal audits (DATA 2000 and buprenorphine), medication storage, reporting requirements and the duty to warn, reports to employers, and the management of an office closure.

Telehealth: technological, legal, and ethical issues

2021 ◽  
pp. 169-178
Author(s):  
Angelina Ivanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Public Health Interventions ◽  
Ethical And Legal Issues ◽  
Legal And Ethical Issues

The use of telehealth is an increasingly common avenue for providing clinical care, performing research and conducting public health interventions. However, with the growth of telecommunication technologies, healthcare professionals have encountered an emerging new set of ethical and legal issues relating to the doctor-patient relationship, standarts, privacy, cost and liability. This article explores the main benefits and challenges that come with growth of telehealth.

The Effect of Drug Testing in Reducing Drug Use by Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (Abstracts) ◽  
pp. E17-E18
Author(s):  
Sharon Levy ◽  
Shari Van Hook ◽  
Carolyn Bridgemohan ◽  
Zohar Weinstein ◽  
Susan Kiley
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Drug Testing

scholarly journals Machine Ethics for Gambling in the Metaverse: an “EthiCasino”

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Vartapetiance Salmasi ◽  
Lee Gillam
Keyword(s):  
Second Life ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Responsible Gambling ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Online Gambling ◽  
Machine Ethics ◽  
Legal And Ethical Issues

Abstract— Online gambling produces a substantial turnover. Unfortunately for potential virtual world gamblers and gambling organizations alike, US law had forced the closure of gambling in the Second Life virtual world. However, an Open Grid Protocol could lead to the provision of off-shore gambling in this virtual world. Aside from legal issues, online gambling generally gives rise to ethical issues relating to prevention of harm. We considered the combined legal and ethical issues, and have proposed and begun to construct and evaluate a system with computational oversight: an ethical advisor. The system is grounded in recent research into Machine Ethics, which may offer insights into other legal and ethical matters, and provides a framework for responsible gambling in our EthiCasino (ethical virtual casino) in Second Life.

scholarly journals Outcomes of involuntary psychiatric commitment: An integrative review

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Mohammed Hamdan Alshammari ◽  
Rizal Angelo Natoza Grande ◽  
Ghedeir M. Alshammari
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
Involuntary Commitment ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
Ethical And Legal Issues ◽  
Legal And Ethical Issues

Psychiatric commitment has been a central subject in mental health care. It has been surrounded with ethical and legal issues basically focusing on individual’s autonomy and legal rights. This review aimed to explore the outcomes of psychiatric commitment on the lives of the individuals subject to this intervention despite these legal and ethical issues. Outcomes of involuntary commitment were leaning more towards its risks on individuals but poses benefits on health system and society. Therefore, more qualitative and quantitative studies focusing on benefits of psychiatric commitment are needed.

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