Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly criticized the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) regarding the authority of the doctor’s Practice License (SIP). IDI also responded by saying that the authority was already in the government.
Yasonna’s criticism was also the aftermath of the recommendation of the Honorary Council for Medical Ethics (MKEK) regarding the dismissal of former Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto as a member of IDI.
The suggestion to terminate Terawan is also said to have an impact on the revocation of SIP. Yasonna then asked IDI to be evaluated and he planned to revise IDI’s authority in providing doctor’s SIP. Yasonna said that the provision of SIP should have been transferred to the realm of the government, in this case the Ministry of Health.
Received criticism from Yasonna, IDI then explained that the provision of SIP is the authority of the government in this case the local health office. Meanwhile, IDI is only authorized to issue a letter of recommendation as a condition for submitting or extending the SIP. This is in accordance with the mandate of Law Number 29 of 2004 concerning Medical Practice.
“We are grateful for Mr. Menkumham Yasonna’s statement, but we really need to look again at the Medical Practice Law in Article 37 and Article 38, it is clear that SIP is written evidence provided by the government,” said Beni when met CNNIndonesia.com at the PB IDI Office, Central Jakarta, Thursday (31/3).
Beni continued, in Law Number 24 of 2009 Chapter VII concerning the Implementation of Medical Practices, it is explained that every doctor and dentist who practices medicine in Indonesia is required to have a SIP.
Article 37 Paragraph (1) states that SIP is issued by the competent health official in the district/city where the practice of medicine or dentistry is carried out. Paragraph (2) then explains that the SIP of a doctor or dentist as referred to in paragraph (1) is only given for a maximum of three places.
And Paragraph (3) states that one SIP is only valid for one place of practice. Beni then reminded again that his party only provided letters of recommendation as stated in Article 38.
Article 38 states that in order to obtain a doctor’s or dentist’s SIP, a doctor’s Registration Certificate (STR) or a dentist’s STR is still valid. Then have a place of practice, and also have recommendations from professional organizations.
“However, recommendations from professional organizations can only be given if the doctor has never committed a criminal act and has never committed an ethical violation. Now, we are protecting the community so that doctors who violate this will be given sanctions according to their level,” he explained.
Furthermore, Beni also doesn’t care about the plan to change the Law on Medical Practice. Yasonna Laoly is also known to have expressed his desire for the Law on Medicine and the Law on Medical Practice to be revised.
Yasonna considered that the two laws needed to be unified and reviewed. He also said that a license to practice medicine should be the authority of the government, not a professional organization like IDI.
“Regarding then the government’s attitude is like what is the government’s domain. Of course our domain is ethical guidance which for us, doctors who violate ethics with strong evidence then we recommend, of course this must be a consideration for the government as well,” said Beni.
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