Health Care

(Para)medical professionals

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Attorneys and legal support for all medical professionals: physicians and allied health professionals.

Legal Issues for (Para)Medical Professionals

Are you a doctor, dentist, dietitian, nurse, or physical therapist? Are you just starting your own practice, or is it already well-established? Perhaps you work as a self-employed professional or an employee at a healthcare facility?

One thing is certain: as a medical or paramedical professional, you’re incredibly busy. You want to provide the best possible care for your patients. That leaves little time to delve into all the legal obligations of your profession.

Legal Thinking and Action

Don’t worry: Crauwels Advocaten is here to assist you with all your legal needs—from strategy to execution. We have the expertise and experience in-house—even across multiple practice areas. Health law, employment law, contract law, liability law: you deal with all of these areas, either directly or indirectly.

Customized Solutions

We offer you clear-cut solutions to these questions:

What are my patients’ rights? What information do they have access to? How far does professional confidentiality extend? And what about privacy? What are the rights and obligations associated with the medical record?
Everything is becoming more digital: what about electronic medical records, e-health, and m-health?
How do I resolve a dispute with the Medical Board? How do I apply medical disciplinary law?
Where does my medical liability begin and end? An important question in civil and criminal proceedings and in cases of medical malpractice
How do I obtain recognition and establish a practice in my healthcare profession?
How do I apply medical contract law?
- Drafting collaboration agreements
- Reviewing partnership agreements between you and other healthcare providers
- Assisting with contractual disputes between you and a fellow healthcare provider or the institution where you work. In the latter case, this may also involve hospital financing, general operations, or termination of employment.
- Drafting an informed consent form, in which the patient is informed in advance about the procedures and their possible consequences
- Advice regarding health insurance, the nomenclature, and disputes with the RIZIV