Alleged Corruption Of The Capitation Fund, The Treasurer Of The Babakan Health Center Is Questioned By The Police

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Mataram Police, Kompol Kadek Adi Budi Astawa/ Antara

JAKARTA - The treasurer of the Babakan Health Center, Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara, is being investigated in a case of alleged corruption of capitation funds for the 2017-2019 fiscal year.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Mataram Police, Kompol Kadek Adi Budi Astawa, said that this examination was still in the nature of clarifying the main duties and functions (tupoksi) of the treasurer.

"It is more in-depth with regard to the flow of money, he as the treasurer certainly understands where the money comes from, where, for what, and the accountability of the report, about that," said Kadek Adi in Mataram, reported by Antara, Wednesday, August 18.

It is confirmed that Kadek Adi's investigation into this case has entered the final stage. The final request for clarification will be made to the head of the puskesmas which is scheduled for next week.

"When all of the (clarification stages) have been completed, we will later announce the results," he said.

Previously, the treasurer of the Babakan Health Center refused to be asked for clarification because he was confirmed positive for COVID-19. The police then withdrew their request for clarification until their self-isolation period was over.

From a series of investigations, Kadek Adi said that his party had asked for clarification from 30 employees who received incentives and seven contract workers. In addition, 23 partners have also been asked for clarification.

The Capitation Fund for the Babakan Health Center is received in a monthly period. The amount of funds originating from BPJS Health and channeled through the health office is based on the number of participants registered at the first level health facility (FKPT), in this case the puskesmas.

The capitation funds received by the puskesmas are then managed based on the implementation procedures in realizing the budget and accountability. Its realization has been regulated in the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 21/2016. The ministerial regulation relates to the use of national health insurance capitation funds for health services (jaspelkes) and operational cost support for local government-owned FKPTs (puskesmas).

In the operational component, capitation funds are used for the cost of purchasing drugs, procurement of medical devices, medical consumables, health services inside and outside the building.

There is also for operation and maintenance in the activities of mobile health centers, printed materials and office stationery, administrative costs, program coordination, information systems, human resource development, and maintenance of facilities and infrastructure.

In addition to operations, there are also capitation funds flowing for payments for health services (jaspelkes). The percentage reaches 60 percent of the total capitation funds.

Jaspelkes is distributed to health and non-health workers at the Babakan Health Center. The value is based on the type of workforce, position, and number of attendance.

Then the number of participants registered in the FKTP at the Babakan Health Center reached 15 thousand people from four villages in Sandubaya District, Mataram City.

Within a year, it was recorded that the Babakan Health Center received an average of Rp1.1 billion in capitation funds. Therefore, the capitation funds received by the Babakan Health Center in the 2017-2019 period, reached Rp. 3.3 billion.