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Research Paper | Law | Indonesia | Volume 8 Issue 12, December 2019

Juridic View of A Specialist Doctor Who Doesnt Have Competency of Complications Management Causing Morbidity and Mortality

Prasetyo Adi | Erni Agustina ^[11]

Abstract: When doctors diagnose patients wrongly, they can increase the risk of complications. Misdiagnosis can cause treatment delay. Not to mention infections caused by sterilization procedures those are performed not according to the route or miscommunication because they do not receive crucial information between health agencies. Legal Liability Death and morbidity caused by specialist doctors who do not have the competence in managing complications is when a doctor who in his medical assignment deviates from the standards of the medical profession and is proven that the doctor deviates from the standards of the medical profession, fulfills the element of culpa lata / neglect / lack of heart- hearts and actions that result in fatal / serious consequences, the doctor may be subject to sanctions in violation of Article 395 of the Criminal Code that is due to lack of care or Article 360 of the Criminal Code resulting in other people seriously injured / died.

Keywords: Specialist doctors, Morbidity, Mortality, Medical malpractice law

Edition: Volume 8 Issue 12, December 2019,

Pages: 1863 - 1867