LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE MIDWIVES AUTHORITY IN MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE EAST CIREBON REGION

Abstract

National development requires healthy and strong community workers to improve optimal health status so that professional health workers are needed. The existence of aspects of limiting authority in the midwifery profession is one of the solutions to minimize the existence of practices in the health sector that have an adverse impact on society and to underlie legal relations between health workers (midwives) and clients. This type of research is included in qualitative research, and the research method used in this research is descriptive using a normative juridical analysis approach. This study uses the descriptive-analytic case study method while collecting data in this study using secondary data obtained using existing cases. The results of the study indicate that midwives and doctors have authority in health services that are adjusted to the applicable laws and regulations. In addition, there is a form of delegation of authority for doctors to midwives in medical services consisting of: (1) midwives can perform medical services if there is written evidence (documents) regarding the delegation of authority from doctors; (2) the actions of doctors in delegating authority to midwives in carrying out medical services are relegated medical activities and related parties (doctors, midwives, and health institutions) are subject to joint responsibility depending on the pattern of work relationships. As for legal responsibilities and liabilities related to the delegation of authority from doctors to midwives consisting of accountability for medical services, an action or medical service that violates legal actions and causes harm by violating the provisions of the applicable laws and regulations will be subject to civil sanctions, criminal sanctions or sanctions. administration; accountability arising in health services can be resolved by way of deliberation, arbitration, mediation