pdf ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES FROM A HEALTH LAW PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Health law is a Lex Specialist law used to protect providers and recipients of health services. Health law is very importantes and continues to grow in Indonesian society. Importantly, health law in Indonesia will guarantee legal certainty and comprehensive legal protection for both health providers and the public as recipients of health services. To date, malpracticehave occured in Indonesia. Medical malpractice occurs due to negligence commiited by a medical professional in carrying out their duties in accordance with their profession. Malpractice regulations for medical profession are regulated in several laws and regulations, such as the Medical Law and the Health Law, which provide legal certainty for those who are harmed. This is what the attention, where legislation related to health law is very necessary. The new Health Law, namely the "Omnibus Law" Number 17 0f 2023 concerning Health, make changes in the regulation of handling errors in the medical and health professions. This paper aims to understand the health law analysis of medical malpractice by medical profession. Law enforcement due to malpractice is stated in the legislation, not based on relevant articles.