Physician, Patient, and Malpractice Dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 23 Tahun 1992 Tentang Kesehatan

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to answer the questions and problems that give a rise to disputes between physicians and their patient and the liabilities of physicians to their patients in case a malpractice. The research method used was a juridical-normative approach, by studying applicable legislations, both contained in laws themselves and in legal references/books. The result in a juridical aspect was written in a descriptive-analytical form. The conclusion of this paper is: that disputes have occurred due to malpractices that the physicians committed to their patients, and that physicians’ liability involved criminal, private, and administrative aspects.