Public law involves government and its relationship to individuals and business organizations.

Public law involves government and its relationship to individuals and business organizations. One of its goals is to enforce regulations where any part of a government agency is a party. State medical boards are government entities that, among other roles, take action against physicians for behaviors that violate the law or otherwise jeopardize patient safety. One state medical board’s monthly agenda included taking actions against physicians who Abused alcohol and other substances that impaired their ability to practice Delegated medical device usage to an unlicensed individual Improperly prescribed medications Obtained health records of a former patient without authorization, with an altered release Engaged in sexual misconduct with a patient Made misleading statements to procure a license to practice and committed felonies either related or unrelated to their practice of medicine Should physician disciplinary action be within the realm of public law, or should it be a private law matter between the physician and a wronged party? Defend your decision. Should certain types of wrongdoing be subject to public law, whereas other types are subject to private law? If so, which of the previous list of offenses would you place in each category and why? In all cases, the physicians are entitled to due process. What types of due process are they entitled to? Give examples of each. Should felonies committed outside the individual’s practice of medicine be subject to state government disciplinary action in all cases? No cases? Some cases? If the latter, where do you draw the line?