Compulsory Certification

Indonesia Legal Analysis

Article 133 of Law No. 8 of 1981 on Criminal Procedure authorizes investigators to request a medical expert to conduct a post-mortem examination, if there is a suspicion that a death occurred as a result of a criminal offense. Article 158 of Law 17/2023 stipulates that the post-mortem examination must be performed by medical personnel. However, there is no provision that requires investigators to refer a case to a medical expert. If referred to a medical expert, the medical expert is required to submit a report to the investigator but there is no explicit requirement to complete a medical certificate of cause of death.

Indonesia Legal Analysis

For deaths that occur outside a health facility, the cause of death is determined by verbal authopsy, regardless of weather the deceased was under medical care. Verbal autopsy is performed by a physician, nurse or trained midwife. It is unclear if the physician, nurse, or trained midwife is required to complete a medical certificate of cause of death based on the verbal autopsy.

Indonesia Legal Analysis

The law requires health facilities and forensics units in hospitals to report on deaths and causes of death on a monthly basis to the District/City health office, in order to generate statistics. However, the law does not clearly state who is responsible for medically certifying cause of death.

Indonesia Legal Analysis

Not applicable.

Indonesia Legal Analysis

A medical certificate of cause of death is not required to register a death. The death registration application form requests information about "cause of death". However, the "cause of death" categories listed in the form are actually manner of death categories. Therefore, cause of death information is not required to register a death.

Indonesia Legal Analysis

Article 133 of Law No. 8 of 1981 on Criminal Procedure authorizes investigators to request a medical expert to conduct a post-mortem examination, if there is a suspicion that a death occurred as a result of a criminal offense. Article 158 of Law 17/2023 stipulates that the post-mortem examination must be performed by medical personnel. However, there is no provision that requires investigators to refer a case to a medical expert. If referred to a medical expert, the medical expert is required to submit a report to the investigator but there is no explicit requirement to complete a medical certificate of cause of death.

Indonesia Legal Analysis

For deaths that occur outside a health facility, the cause of death is determined by verbal authopsy, regardless of weather the deceased was under medical care. Verbal autopsy is performed by a physician, nurse or trained midwife. It is unclear if the physician, nurse, or trained midwife is required to complete a medical certificate of cause of death based on the verbal autopsy.

Indonesia Legal Analysis

The law requires health facilities and forensics units in hospitals to report on deaths and causes of death on a monthly basis to the District/City health office, in order to generate statistics. However, the law does not clearly state who is responsible for medically certifying cause of death.

Indonesia Legal Analysis

Not applicable.

Indonesia Legal Analysis

A medical certificate of cause of death is not required to register a death. The death registration application form requests information about "cause of death". However, the "cause of death" categories listed in the form are actually manner of death categories. Therefore, cause of death information is not required to register a death.