Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 36 of 2009 concerning Health
Health is a state of health, both physically, mentally, spiritually and socially that enables everyone to live socially and economically productive lives.
Health is a human right and one of the elements of welfare that must be realized in accordance with the ideals of the Indonesian nation as referred to in the Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia.
Health development is carried out on the basis of humanity, balance, benefit, protection, respect for rights and obligations, justice, gender and non-discrimination and religious norms.
Health development aims to increase awareness, willingness, and ability to live healthy for everyone in order to realize the highest degree of public health, as an investment for the development of socially and economically productive human resources.
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Based on Law Number 36 of 2009 concerning Health, everyone has the same rights in obtaining access to resources in the health sector, everyone has the right to obtain safe, quality, and affordable health services, and everyone has the right independently and is responsible for determining the health services needed for themselves.
Furthermore, it is also stated that everyone has the right to:
- Get a healthy environment for the achievement of health status.
- Get information and education about balanced and responsible health.
- Obtain information about his/her health data including actions and treatments that have been or will be received from health workers.
The Responsibilities are:
- Everyone is obliged to participate in realizing, maintaining, and improving the highest degree of public health. The obligations referred to in its implementation include individual health efforts, public health efforts, and health-oriented development.
- Everyone is obliged to respect the rights of others in an effort to obtain a healthy environment, whether physical, biological, or social.
- Everyone is obliged to behave in a healthy way to realize, maintain, and promote the highest possible health.
- Everyone is obliged to maintain and improve the health status of others who are their responsibility.
- Everyone is obliged to participate in the social health insurance program. The social health insurance program referred to is regulated in accordance with the provisions of the legislation.
Law No. 36 of 2009 on Health Revokes Law no. 23 of 1992 concerning Health.
Law Number 36 of 2009 concerning Health has been Amended by:
- UU no. 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation
- PERPU No. 1 of 2020 concerning State Financial Policy and Financial System Stability for Handling the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic and/or in Facing Threats That Endanger the National Economy and/or Financial System Stability.