Renzulli Lorenzo
Presidente della Società Italiana di Tecnica Ospedaliera.
Ig Sanita Pubbl. 2017 May-Jun;73(3):235-246.
In Italy, Law n. 24 of 8 March 2017, Article 6, introduces in the current criminal code, Article 590 sexies entitled "Medical liability in case of death and personal lesions", which follows article 590 quinquies. The new article states that a healthcare professional who has acted in accordance with guidelines approved by the National Health Institute or, if no such guidelines exist, in accordance with good clinical practices, is not criminally liable in case of death or personal lesions due to actions that could be considered to be incompetent. We discuss criminal liability of health professionals in Italy in light of this new law, and decriminalization in case of adverse event due to incompetence, also in the context of medical care provided by different health professionals.
在意大利，2017年3月8日第24号法律第6条在现行刑法典中引入了第590条之六，题为“死亡和人身伤害情况下的医疗责任”，紧跟在第590条之五之后。新条款规定，医疗保健专业人员若按照国家卫生研究所批准的指南行事，或者在不存在此类指南的情况下，按照良好临床实践行事，对于因可能被视为失职行为导致的死亡或人身伤害，不承担刑事责任。我们根据这项新法律讨论意大利医疗保健专业人员的刑事责任，以及在不同医疗保健专业人员提供医疗服务的背景下，因失职导致不良事件时的非罪化情况。
