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Role of the Health Sector
Indonesia
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National Civil Registration Agency
Civil Registration System
National level Agency
Does the law designate a national level agency responsible for civil registration?
Yes. Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil).
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration ("Dukcapil"), under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), is the Indonesian government body responsible for managing civil registration, including birth and death.
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Declaration and Notification
Birth Registration
Informants
Who is designated as the primary informant for births occurring in health facilities?
Any parent
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The law does not distinguish between birth in and out of health facilities with regard to informant. Law 23/2006 (as amended through Law 24/2013), Art. 27 requires a birth to be reported by "residents". This provision seems to allow any resident to report a birth. However, Permendagri 109/2019 (Formulir Dan Buku Yang Digunakan Dalam Administrasi Kependudukan) requires the informant to complete Form F-1.01 at the time of reporting the birth. Form F-1.01 contains a signature line for the "head of the family". If the reporting is done by someone other than the head of the family, the person reporting must obtain an authorization with the form provided in Permendagri 109/2019.
Declaration and Notification
Birth Registration
Role of the health sector
What is the role of the health sector in birth registration for births occurring outside health facilities?
No role
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The law does not explicitly distinguish between birth in and out of health facilities. However, the law requires the informant to have a "birth confirmation letter." It's possible that a birth attendent could issue this letter for a birth outside of a health facility; however, it's unclear if this happens in practice, as this can be the role of a village leader.
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Declaration and Notification
Birth Registration
Role of the health sector
What is the role of the health sector in birth registration for births occurring in health facilities?
Issuing of evidence of birth, birth record or equivalent
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The law does not explicitly distinguish between birth in and out of health facilities. However, the law requires the informant to have a "birth confirmation letter." In practice, when a birth occurs in a health facility, the health facility issues this birth confirmation letter to the parent(s).
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Declaration and Notification
Death Registration
Informants
Who is designated as the primary informant for natural deaths that occur in a health facility?
Unclear
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The law does not distinguish between deaths in and out of health facilities with regard to informant. Law 23/2006 (as amended through Law 24/2013), Art. 44 requires a death to be reported by the head of the neighborhood association where the deceased lived. This requirement conflicts with Article 2 paragraph (1) of the Joint Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs and the Minister of Health Number 15 of 2010 and 162/MENKES/PB/I/2010 of 2010 stipulating "every death must be reported by the family or representative" to the civil registrar. Article 7 of the Joint Regulation also stipulates that every health service facility organizer must report data on death events, and natural and unnatural causes of death to the local District Health Office once a month, with a copy submitted to Disdukcapil (district level civil registration office). However, this report is not intended as a report for death registration purposes.
Declaration and Notification
Death Registration
Role of the health sector
What is the role of the health sector in death registration for deaths occurring outside health facilities?
No role
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The health sector does not play a role in registration of deaths that occur outside of health facilities.
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Declaration and Notification
Death Registration
Role of the health sector
What is the role of the health sector in death registration for deaths occurring in health facilities?
Issuing of evidence of death, death record or equivalent document
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Presidential Regulation 96/2018, Article 45, requires the informant to submit a "death confirmation letter" when reporting a death to the civil registration office. If a death occurs in a health facility, the health facility must issue the death confirmation letter.
