The legal responsibility of the hospital on the use of fake vaccines

Abstract

Objective

The study aims to investigate legal responsibility and the supervisory functions of the Hospital of the use of fake vaccines.

Method

The research used the normative legal research, namely research methods using materials sourced from regulations.

Results

The study indicates that the Hospital of Harapan Bunda had broken the Law No. 44 of 2009 about Hospital and Health Minister's Regulation No. 72 Year 2016 of Pharmaceutical Service Standard in Hospital. The Hospital concerned has been subjected to administrative action and has been prosecuted by the victims’ parents. The case is in the East Jakarta District Court. Hospital as a Corporation may be held criminally liable in accordance with Regulation of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia No. 13 of 2016 on Procedures for Handling Corporate Crime.

Conclusion

Hospital is considered negligent in supervising the use of fake vaccines at the Hospital. Hospitals procure any vaccine, it has to meet the Law No. 44 of 2009 about Hospital and Health Minister Regulation No. 72 of 2016 of Pharmaceutical Service Standard in Hospital.