Doctor Authority in Online Health Consultation

Nowadays in the development of internet, there are many online applications in the health sector that provide online consultation services with doctors. But until now, there are no clear or specific regulations have been issued regarding online health consultation. One of authority violation is often done by doctors in online health consultation is such as giving definitive diagnoses up to giving prescriptions. Where to do these actions should be only done by the doctors when conducting direct examinations to the patients. This research is normative with descriptive research types. The collected data is then analyzed qualitatively into structured and logical sentences. This research is to find out development, the legal relationship, and doctor authority in online health consultation. Online health consultation requires elements of the agreement law. Doctors are not permitted to provide definitive diagnoses and provide prescriptions or drug therapy to patients. Because of its nature, online consultation cannot replace the direct interaction between doctors and patients. Hopefully, there will be a specific regulation about online health consultation so as to provide legal certainty and provide clear authority for doctors in giving online health consultation.