Legal Protection For Doctors in Running A Practice

Abstract

Purpose: Legal problems that may arise as a result of using hospital services when a general practitioner is on call to carry out medical procedures that are the rights of the treating doctor. This article aims to determine the practice of implementing health law in relation to the protection of doctors who carry out daily practice in Indonesia. This article also reviews deviations in health law in relation to medical practice in Indonesia. In the end, the author intends to offer and provide solutions to problems and irregularities in the implementation of health law in medical practice so it is hoped that this article can become a reference in increasing compliance with health law, especially regarding the protection of doctors when carrying out medical practice. Theoretical Framework: Legal protection is something an effort to protect individual interests by allocating a human right of power to the individual to be able to act in the context of those interests. Legal protection is basically protection given to legal subjects in the form of legal instruments. Doctors who carry out their profession have the right to receive legal protection as regulated in Article 50 of Law Number 29 of 2004 concerning Medical Practice. Hospitals are obliged to provide legal protection to doctors who work in their hospitals in accordance with the hospital's obligations as regulated in Article 29 paragraph (1) letter (s) of Law Number 44 of 2009 concerning Hospitals. In Indonesia, laws and regulations do not yet clearly regulate legal protection for doctors. Method: This study uses normative legal methods supported by literature reviews from national and scientific journals international. The main focus of the subject is law, which is understood as social standards or regulations that guide everyone's behavior. Results: The research results show that as long as doctors follow standard operating procedures in their practice, they are allowed to carry out medical procedures to save lives in emergencies. Professional standards refer to a set of minimum competencies (knowledge, abilities, and attitudes) that a doctor must possess. Conclusions: Legal protection for medical professionals practicing in hospitals is necessary to ensure that the health services offered comply with medical standards and medical ethics. At the same time, improving health service standards needs to be supported by providing a supportive work environment for doctors.