Many Indonesians Oppose Easier Licensing for Foreign Doctors to Practice in Indonesia

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Erlina Fury Santika 13/07/2023 18:07 WIB

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Proportion of Approvals for Ease of Licensing for Foreign Doctors & Medical Personnel to Practice in Indonesia (June 2023)

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One of the points in the newly ratified Health Law is the ease of practice permits for foreign medical professionals (WNA) in Indonesia.

According to *Pikiran Rakyat*, this ease of practice is stipulated in Article 248 paragraph (1) of the Health Law, which reads:

"Foreign medical and health professionals who are graduates from overseas and can practice in Indonesia only apply to specialist and subspecialist medical professionals and health professionals of a certain competency level after undergoing competency evaluation."

The procedure requires these medical professionals to undergo a competency evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Health and the relevant professional councils.

Based on Article 248 paragraph (6) of the Health Law, this competency equalization aims to ensure the conformity of standards for Indonesian medical and health professionals.

If declared successful, foreign medical and health professionals who are graduates from overseas must possess a Registration Certificate (STR) and a Practice License (SIP). If they fail, they must return to their country of origin.

Aside from this policy, do Indonesian people agree with the ease of practice permits for foreign medical professionals?

A survey by Kurious-Katadata Insight Center (KIC) shows that more respondents disagreed with the ease of licensing for foreign doctors and medical professionals in Indonesia, namely 49.4% of the total respondents.

The details are: 15.1% strongly disagreed and 34.3% disagreed.

This proportion is not significantly different from the respondents who agreed, which is 44.1%. The details are: 35.8% agreed and 8.3% strongly agreed.

Meanwhile, 6.4% of respondents answered "don't know".

This survey involved 622 respondents with a proportion of 45.3% male and 54.7% female.

Data was collected from June 12-22, 2023, using the computer-assisted web interview (CAWI) method. The margin of error is approximately 3.92%, and the confidence level is 95%.

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

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