Baduy Residents Victims Of Robbery Rejected By Hospital For Not Having An ID Card, House Of Representatives Commission IX: Don't Reject Emergency Patients

JAKARTA - Member of Commission IX DPR RI, Nurhadi highlighted the incident of a Baduy Dalam resident named Repan, who was refused by the hospital to receive treatment treatment because he did not have an identity card (KTP), even though his left hand was injured due to being robbed. Nurhadi reminded that health facilities should not refuse patients, especially in an emergency.

"The case experienced by our brother from the Baduy Dalam community, who was a victim of robbery while selling honey which in the end had difficulty getting health services because he did not have an ID card is a very worrying precedent," Nurhadi told reporters, Friday, November 7.

"Hospitals or health facilities should not refuse patients just because of administrative problems, such as not having an ID card," he said.

Nurhadi then highlighted how the Baduy Dalam community historically has a different lifestyle, including in terms of presence of population documents such as ID cards. According to him, this is a serious obstacle when they have to face unexpected events.

"The government needs to ensure that indigenous peoples or special communities have the convenience of obtaining basic documents and at least have certainty of administrative recognition so that their basic rights are protected," said Nurhadi.

Nurhadi also encouraged the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Home Affairs (residential), to the Health Service and Social Service in the regions to synergize and coordinate.

"For cases like this, the protocol or SOP must be clear that the hospital must immediately provide first aid, then the administration can be completed later," he said.

Meanwhile, for the long-term step, Nurhadi said Commission IX of the DPR would encourage regulations that ensure access to health services without exception for people who do not have formal documents in emergency conditions. It will also encourage programs to accelerate the issuance of ID cards or alternative documents for indigenous communities that have not been formally registered.

"I emphasize that no citizen should be 'forgettable' by the system just because of administrative problems," said the legislator from the East Java VI electoral district.

Nurhadi reminded that this case should be a momentum to evaluate and improve the domestic health care system to ensure that health services become more inclusive and respect human rights.

"We at Commission IX of the DPR are ready to coordinate with the government and relevant stakeholders to ensure that incidents like this do not happen again," he concluded.

As is known, a Baduy Dalam resident named Repan became a victim of violent theft or robbery in the Rawasari area, Cempaka Putih District, Central Jakarta on Sunday, November 2 morning. Repan suffered a wound on his left hand, but was rejected by a hospital in the area because he did not have an ID card.

In addition to losing Rp. 3 million and 10 bottles of honey from his merchandise, Repan had to walk to visit his acquaintance in the Tanjung Duren area, West Jakarta to get help. Repan was finally taken to Ukrida Hospital for treatment at the expense of other people.