Health in Transition: New Government Regulation on Health Part 1 – Foreign Medical Personnel Employment and Minimum Bed Requirements

The anticipated healthcare overhaul in Indonesia has officially begun as the government enacted Government Regulation No. 28 of 2024 (“Regulation”) as the implementing regulation of Law No. 17 of 2023 on Health (“Omnibus Health Law”). The Omnibus Health Law has been in effect since August 2023.

In terms of regulatory framework, the Regulation replaces 31 governmental and presidential-level regulations (collectively, “Previous Regulations”). These Previous Regulations govern, among others, hospital management, the Indonesian Health Workforce Council (Konsil Tenaga Kesehatan Indonesia), breastfeeding, reproductive health, and tobacco products. We should also highlight that all implementing regulations of the Previous Regulations remain in force insofar as they are not in conflict with the Regulation.

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