RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS, AND AUTHORITIES OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH PERSONNEL IN PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES POST LAW NUMBER 17 OF 2023 CONCERNING HEALTH.

Health problems have always been an inevitable aspect in the daily activities of society. In the context of Indonesia's health care system, the government is trying to revitalize primary care programs that are believed to be able to improve public health status in general. However, medical and health workers who are in primary health care often face difficult obstacles, especially in carrying out therapeutic services to patients. This research aims to examine thee rights, obligations, and authorities of medical and health personnel in primary health services. The method used is normative research. Therefore, the research conducted is prescriptive analytical, namely describing, analyzing, concluding the problems that become the object of research. The approach in this writing is a statute approach and conceptual approach. An adequate understanding of the rights, obligations and limits of authority as mandated in Law No. 17 of 2023 concerning Health will undoubtedly ensure that all Medical and Health Workers who perform primary health services are guaranteed protection by law as long as in carrying out their practice they are obliged to provide Health Services in accordance with professional standards, professional service standards, standard operating procedures, and professional ethics and obtain approval from Patients. Legal education for Medical and Health Workers who perform primary health services is an urgency so that Medical and Health Workers understand their rights, obligations and authorities as the frontline in maintaining and improving public health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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