In medical malpractice law, a doctor is liable to be held to a standard of care stipulated by state law. All doctors are required to maintain medical malpractice insurance.
Generally, this standard of care is composed of three parts. The first part of standard of care is the principle that a doctor or treating health care professional will always act in the best interest of the patient - that the patient will not be harmed in the process, and that the aims of treatment will be for the patient's well being.
PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY