Abstract

This research discusses legal certainty regarding traditional health services in the use of medical instruments and diagnostic support tools, regulated by Government Regulation No. 103 of 2014 concerning Traditional Health Services. The main focus is an analysis of the ambiguity of the norms in Article 23 paragraph (2) and Article 24 paragraphs (1) and (2), which prohibit traditional health practitioners from using modern medical instruments without clear exceptions. This study employs a normative legal approach, examining the vagueness of the regulations and their implications for traditional health practitioners. The research findings indicate that the unclear definitions of medical instruments and diagnostic support tools, as well as their exceptions, create legal uncertainty for practitioners. This results in risks of legal violations, inconsistency in enforcement, and confusion in the field. Therefore, a revision of the regulations is necessary to provide classifications of permitted instruments and more detailed guidelines to achieve better legal certainty.