Published: 2017-12-09

Telemedicine in Polish Law and a few Remarks on the Background of the EU Law

Damian Kaczan
Zeszyty Prawnicze
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/zp.2017.17.1.04

Abstract

Summary

This article considers the legality and regime of telecommunication and data transmission in medicine. It is divided into five sections. The first is an introduction which attempts to define the concept of telemedicine and show the practical significance of this phenomenon. The second is devoted to relevant amendments to Polish law adopted in 2015. The third section presents the principles determining the compatibility of the practice of telemedicine with Polish law. The fourth section lists the provisions of EU law most relevant for a person who intends to provide telemedicine services in a Member State other than the Member State in which his business is registered. The last part is a summary and evaluation of the current legal status.

Keywords:

telemedicine, telehealth, e-health, distance medicine, modern technologies, telecommunication, long-distance data transmission, healthcare services, distance provision of healthcare services.

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Kaczan, D. (2017). Telemedicine in Polish Law and a few Remarks on the Background of the EU Law. Zeszyty Prawnicze, 17(1), 93–105. https://doi.org/10.21697/zp.2017.17.1.04

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