Health Workers to Obtain Legal Protection through the Health Bill
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VIVA – Health workers to obtain extra legal protection through the Health Bill – stated in the Problem Inventory List (DIM) in the Bill that was submitted by the government to the Indonesian House of Representative on Wednesday.
"Health workers as the frontline in health services should have the right to obtain proper legal protection. Especially health workers are strategic partners of the government in realizing health transformation." Ministry of Health Spokesperson dr. Syahril stated.
In this Health Bill, the government proposes an additional substance regarding the rights of medical students to receive legal protection, which is contained in Article 208E, paragraph (1), the letter 'a' of the government's draft proposal, "Specialist students can receive legal protection," dr. Syahril informed.
Juru Bicara Kementerian Kesehatan, Mohammad Syahril.
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The Health Bill also contains provisions for the substance of the rights of medical personnel and health workers to stop providing health services if they are subjected to physical and verbal violence.
He said that apart from the new proposals, the existing rights for medical personnel and health workers, which had earlier been listed in the existing Health Law, will not be removed.
The substance of legal protection for doctors while practicing in Indonesia is contained in Article 282, paragraph (1), letter a. In addition, article 296 also emphasizes legal protection for medical personnel and health workers, who provide services beyond their competence under certain conditions.
"We will also prioritize an alternative resolution in legal disputes for medical personnel and health workers as stipulated in Article 322, paragraph (4)," he explained.
Furthermore, dr. Syahril revealed in this Health bill, the government has proposed to eliminate the substance of charges to medical workers and health workers, who have undergone disciplinary hearings or alternative dispute resolution, as stated in article 328 of the Health Bill.
"We propose this substance to be deleted in DIM because it is a criminal and civil law substance," he remarked.
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