title: [Legal situation of the locum in the field of obstetrics or the question as to who is liable for what and when?].
abstract: With regard to the question of the liability of a locum, the contractual general conditions are important above all others for the locum. The false opinion of some physicians that one is not liable because one is on holiday - or at least was not concretely involved in the incident - can, from case to case, be misleading. Decisive in such cases is the prior clarification of insurance status and coverage.
authors.affiliation: Sozietät Dr. Rehborn, München, Germany. vorz.dr.ratzel@rehborn-m.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ratzel
mesh_terms: D032982:Contracts / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005858:Germany; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010820:Physicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000941:ethics*