Abstract

Telemedicine is the use of telecommunications to provide information and medical services from a distance. There are legal issues related to implementation of telemedicine such as privacy and confidentiality of patient information, license and certification of provider, and legal liability. This technology has developed in Indonesia. However, Indonesia does not have specific regulations about it. This study aims to find out the legal aspects of telemedicine that are appropriate to be applied in Indonesia. This research is normative research with statue approach and conceptual approach. The research material was obtained through literature review from legislation, court decisions, books, journals, and proceedings, both national and international. The legal aspects of telemedicine in Indonesia consist of the legal definition of telemedicine, electronic medical records/electronic health record, medical device standards, data privacy and confidentiality, data protection, distance contracting and electronic signature, license and certification of healthcare and health professional, juridiction law, legal liability, and also e-prescribing. Indonesia needs specific regulations of telemedicine, so that the implementation of telemedicine will not be not contrary with ethics and other regulations.