Legal Responsibility for Malpractice Committed by Traditional Health Practitioners in the Context of Traditional Health Services

Abstract

The government of Indonesia, through various legal frameworks, including the Health Law and related regulations, plays a crucial role in supervising and fostering traditional health practices to ensure their safety and accountability. The integration between traditional medicine and conventional medical treatment has been further reinforced by regulations issued by the Ministry of Health, particularly those governing complementary and integrative traditional health services. This regulatory framework provides patients with a broader range of treatment alternatives. Furthermore, patient protection in the context of traditional health services in Indonesia is explicitly regulated under Law No. 36 of 2009 on Health, Law No. 8 of 1999 on Consumer Protection, Law No. 36 of 2014 on Health Workers, as well as the Decree of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia concerning the Development and Supervision of Traditional Health Workers.

Keywords: Legal Liability, Malpractice, Traditional Health