Legal Protection for Patients Against Negligence of Medical Personnel

Yemima Nega Lethy; Fayola Issalillah; Yeni Vitrianingsih; Didit Darmawan; Rafadi Khan Khayru

Authors

Yemima Nega Lethy Universitas Sunan Giri Surabaya
Fayola Issalillah Universitas Sunan Giri Surabaya
Yeni Vitrianingsih Universitas Sunan Giri Surabaya
Didit Darmawan Universitas Sunan Giri Surabaya
Rafadi Khan Khayru Universitas Sunan Giri Surabaya

Keywords:

legal protection, patient, medical negligence, hospital, patient rights, responsibility, justice

Abstract

Health is a human right guaranteed by the 1945 Constitution. Hospitals, as health service providers, are responsible for providing quality and safe services. However, medical negligence by health personnel often causes harm to patients, which includes injury to death. Legal protection for patients against medical negligence is regulated in several laws, including Law No. 36 of 2009 on Health and Law No. 44 of 2009 on Hospitals. This research uses a normative legal approach and analytical descriptive to analyze legal protection for patients. The results show that although there are regulations, their implementation still faces obstacles such as difficulty of proof, low public awareness, and limited access to justice. Therefore, further efforts are needed to strengthen legal protection for patients, so that patients' rights are protected and justice can be realized.

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