Medicolegal liability of patients driving under the influence (DUI)

Authors

  • Deepak Gupta, MD
  • Shushovan Chakrabortty, MD, PhD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2019.0501

Abstract

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Author Biographies

Deepak Gupta, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Shushovan Chakrabortty, MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

References

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Thomson Reuters: FindLaw. Field Sobriety Tests. Available at https://dui.findlaw.com/dui-arrests/field-sobriety-tests.html Accessed February 22, 2019.

US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ADA Amendments Act of 2008. Available at https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/adaaa.cfm Accessed February 22, 2019.

Michigan Legislature. Chapter 436. Act 58 of 1998. Division 58-1998-8. Section 436.1801. Available at http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(uzqqhfa35wmtdpnrim3mhvd0))/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=mcl-436-1801 Accessed February 22, 2019.

Department for Transport. Guidance for healthcare professionals on drug driving. Available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325275/healthcare-profs-drug-driving.pdf Accessed February 22, 2019.

Michigan Legislature. Chapter 333. Initiated Law 1 of 2018. Section 333.27954. Available at https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(3ailtvbr2td25nxsas0ixjjq))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-333-27954 Accessed February 22, 2019.

Michigan Legislature. Chapter 333. Initiated Law 1 of 2008. Section 333.26424b. Available at http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(fu2v0beo13hxmnyh2yssxpg2))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-333-26424b Accessed February 22, 2019.

Michigan Legislature. Chapter 333. Act 368 of 1978. Division 368-1978-7-72. Section 333.7212. Available at http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(t2dcui3kpmai5haigwscey0z))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=mcl-333-7212 Accessed February 22, 2019.

Michigan Legislature. Chapter 333. Act 368 of 1978. Division 368-1978-8-81A. Available at http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(gm2o3nstnlksl1iqjwsjdf4b))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-368-1978-8-81A Accessed February 22, 2019.

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Published

05/01/2019

How to Cite

Gupta, MD, D., and S. Chakrabortty, MD, PhD. “Medicolegal Liability of Patients Driving under the Influence (DUI)”. Journal of Opioid Management, vol. 15, no. 3, May 2019, pp. 181-2, doi:10.5055/jom.2019.0501.

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Letters to the Editor