Medical Environmental Competitiveness: Law Protection for Patient and Traditional Alternative Medicine Practitioners

Abstract

Traditional alternative medicine is an alternative therapy used as a substitute for health inexistence of service or cure for most of the people around the globe including in Pekanbaru Indonesia. The possibility of solving a disease or other medical problems so far in the society seems attract many people to use the services. Therefore, the Government issued the regulation No. 103 of 2014 to cover the Traditional Health Worker Practitioners License (SIPTKT). It issued by the regional government to have full authority in regulating and enforcing regulations in supervising the circulation of traditional medicines. However, the data reveled from this study showing that many of them still do not have SIPTKT. This is means to protect the rights of patients or the practitioners its self still low. The qualitative research using sociological law perspective based on the results of research lacking in understanding that patients should asking for accountability from their traditional medical practitioners. Their act must be registered for legality and credibility of the services. To ensure if problems occur between the parties, both patients and traditional medicine practitioners can settle it through (law) peace and agreement between the parties.