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Reporting Obligations for Infectious Diseases and Patient Confidentiality in Health Law Agustina, Lina; Vitrianingsih, Yeni; Issalillah, Fayola
Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society Vol 4 No 3 (2025): Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society (November)
Publisher : Metromedia

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The law on healthcare workers' duty to report infectious diseases in Indonesia is based on Law No. 17 of 2023 on Health and implementing regulations governing the surveillance system. On the one hand, reporting is required as a tool to prevent and control the spread of diseases that threaten the wider public. On the other hand, the principles of patient confidentiality and personal data protection require that medical information be protected from unauthorized access and use. This article uses a normative juridical approach with qualitative literature study to examine the relationship between reporting obligations and patient privacy rights. Primary legal materials in the form of laws and regulations in the fields of health, medical records, and personal data protection are analyzed together with literature on public health ethics and contemporary bioethics. The results of the analysis show that the reporting obligation is constructed as an imperative public norm, while the confidentiality of medical records and patient personal data is positioned as a private norm that protects the dignity and integrity of individuals. The two are harmonized through clear exceptions, restrictions on the use of data, and the obligation to implement procedures that maintain patient anonymity in the public sphere. This article concludes that national regulations, including the Health Law, implementing regulations, the Minister of Health Regulation on Medical Records, and the Personal Data Protection Law, have normatively provided a legal framework that is relatively balanced between public health interests and patient privacy rights. Operational guidelines and data governance at the health facility level need to be strengthened so that reporting obligations are carried out in accordance with confidentiality protection standards and public health ethics principles.
STRENGTHENING SANITATION REGULATIONS: MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANCTIONS FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS Gautama, Elly Christanty; Tuhuteru, Justian Stanley; Issalillah, Fayola; Mardikaningsih, Rahayu; Hardyansah, Rommy
Bureaucracy Journal : Indonesia Journal of Law and Social-Political Governance Vol. 5 No. 3 (2025): Bureaucracy Journal : Indonesia Journal of Law and Social-Political Governance
Publisher : Gapenas Publisher

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The management of domestic wastewater in densely populated areas is a critical issue situated at the intersection of public health policy and environmental law in Indonesia. This normative juridical research aims to analyze the legal construction of obligations for domestic wastewater management and the effectiveness of the environmental sanction system in fostering compliance within densely populated zones. The findings indicate that a comprehensive legal framework has been established through a regulatory hierarchy, beginning with the 1945 Constitution, Law No. 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management, Law No. 36 of 2009 concerning Health, and extending to various technical regulations such as Minister of Environment and Forestry Regulation No. P.68/2016 on Domestic Wastewater Quality Standards. Legal obligations are imposed reciprocally upon the state to provide systems and upon the community to comply. Regarding enforcement, a sanction system encompassing administrative, civil, and criminal penalties has been established under the Environmental Protection and Management Law. However, the effectiveness of this sanction system within the context of densely populated areas remains limited. This limitation is attributed to factors such as limited monitoring and evidentiary capacity, the absence of adequate alternative infrastructure, and prevailing socio-economic constraints within the community. This study concludes that successful sanitation law enforcement requires an integrative approach, combining sanction instruments with infrastructure provision, institutional strengthening of oversight, and sustained public education.