What are the professional liability insurance requirements for physicians?

Malpractice InsuranceIn most of countries medical practices are covered under consumer laws. So with this regard where the patient suffers any injury or death then the suit can be filed for compensation in the Consumer Court or the Civil Court. Consumer Courts award compensation for the sufferings.

Whereas if the doctor is blatantly negligent like amputating of left leg instead of right, or transfusing wrong blood group into the patient body resulting in death or leaving the scissor, artery, forcep etc in patients body then he can even be held criminally liable and it can result into imprisonment & fine.

Thus the doctor needs to get an insurance cover to contest such litigation and to meet the compensation through Insurer in these cases.