Legal Liability Of Medical Students For Ethical Violations In Clinical Education

Ni Wayan Ayu Deasy Ambari  Dewi; I Nyoman Putu Budiartha; Ketut Kasta Arya Wijaya

doi:10.38142/pjlel.v4i3.1894

Authors

Ni Wayan Ayu Deasy Ambari Dewi Warmadewa University, Indonesia
I Nyoman Putu Budiartha Warmadewa University, Indonesia
Ketut Kasta Arya Wijaya Warmadewa University, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.38142/pjlel.v4i3.1894

Keywords:

Legal Responsibility, Medical Students, Code of Ethics Violations, Clinical Education, Patient Harm

Abstract

Healthcare services place patient safety and rights as fundamental principles in every medical action, including those performed by medical students during clinical education. This study aims to analyze the legal liability of medical students for violations of professional ethical standards that cause harm to patients and to formulate the normative basis of accountability from civil, criminal, and institutional legal perspectives. This research applies a normative legal research method using statutory and conceptual approaches. The legal materials analyzed include the Civil Code, the Criminal Code, the Medical Practice Act, the Hospital Act, and regulations governing medical professional education. The analysis was conducted through qualitative interpretation of relevant legal norms to examine the scope of responsibility of medical students involved in clinical services. The results indicate that medical students are considered limited legal subjects who may still be held legally accountable when elements of fault and patient harm are present. Legal responsibility may arise in the form of civil liability for unlawful acts, criminal liability based on negligence or intent, and layered institutional responsibility involving educational institutions and teaching hospitals.

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