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Legal Bases for Medical Supervision via Mobile Telecommunications in Japan

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  • Hiroshi Juzoji

    (Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan)

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This paper discusses the legal basis for mobile telecommunications-based medical supervision in Japan and bulletin from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. According to Article 44 of the Emergency Life-Saving Technician’s Act, an emergency technician shall not perform certain emergency medical procedures unless specifically authorized to do so by a medical practitioner. Actual conditions make these requirements unwieldy to put into practice. When requested to provide medical control in response to an ambulance call, a licensed physician has no choice but to allow the emergency technician to administer medical care. These circumstances expose medical practitioners to significant legal risks and societal ramifications. Is a mobile telecommunications environment characterized by insufficient information satisfactory for the medical care needed in ambulances? This paper discusses such medical care and its legal ramifications, including: how to implement such medical care under Article 21 of the Basic Act on Establishing a Networked Society Based on Advanced Information and Telecommunications. The Japanese government is obligated to provide citizens with broadband telecommunication lines in the near future to enable the smooth implementation of medical control over medical supervision provided in ambulances.

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  • Hiroshi Juzoji, 2012. "Legal Bases for Medical Supervision via Mobile Telecommunications in Japan," International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC), IGI Global, vol. 3(1), pages 33-45, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jehmc0:v:3:y:2012:i:1:p:33-45
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