医疗侵权过错的证明困境及其对策

The Difficulty in the Proof of Medical Negligence and the Countermeasures

在医疗侵权诉讼中,证明被告医疗机构存在医疗过错存在很大的困难。根据原有的司法解释,我国对医疗侵权案件实行过错推定,即要求被告医疗机构对自己不存在医疗过错负证明责任。但《侵权责任法》改变了这种做法,改为原则上要求患者对医疗机构存有医疗过错承担证明责任。新规定不符合国际惯例,其实施可能会带来严重的社会问题。目前,我国对医疗侵权宜继续实行过错推定制度,即对医疗过错实行证明责任倒置;待时机成熟时,建立医疗侵权无过错责任制度。

According to the judicial interpretation of the Supreme People＇s Court in China,the de- fendant shall prove that he is blameless for lack of negligence. However,in China＇s Tort Liability Law which takes effect on July 1 this year,the burden of proof for the defendant＇s neg on the complaint. The new law doesn＇t conform to the trend of development of the wor igence fall d. It ＇s not fit for the condition of China. A workable scheme is that the defendant should prove he has no negligence in medical infringement. When time is propitious,a new law may be made and the defendant should bear liability without fault according to it.