Reed v. Bojarski

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

LONG, J.

The requirement of a physician’s examination as a condition of employment, often paid for by the prospective employer, is not uncommon. This case focuses on the responsibility of a physician in such circumstances. More particularly, we are confronted with the question whether a physician, performing a pre-employment screening, who determines that the patient has a potentially serious medical condition, can omit informing the patient and delegate by contract to the referring agency the responsibility of notification. The answer is no.

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