Medical Recorder and Health Information Professional (PMIK) under Permenkes 24/2022

Under Minister of Health Regulation (Permenkes) Number 24 of 2022 Article 1(4), a Medical Recorder and Health Information Professional (Perekam Medis. Selain itu, Informasi Kesehatan or PMIK) is a graduate of medical record. Furthermore, Health information education who performs core Electronic Medical Record (RME) management activities in health service facilities.

Position in the Law

Law Number 17 of 2023 on Health places PMIK within the medical technical group under Health Personnel (Article 197(b), Article 199(1)(i) and (10)). Although Law 17/2023 repealed Law 29/2004 and Law 36/2014 (Article 454). Furthermore, Now regulates medical records in Articles 296–299 alongside PP Number 28 of 2024 Articles 777–787. Implementing regulations such as Permenkes 24/2022 remain valid where consistent (Article 453).

What PMIK Personnel Do

Under Permenkes 24/2022 Article 13(2), PMIK personnel handle patient registration, inter-unit data transmission (Article 15). Information processing including clinical coding under the International Classification of Diseases (Article 18), financing claim data entry, storage, quality assurance. In addition, RME referral transfers (Article 24(1)). Clinical entries—examination results, treatments, and procedures—remain the duty of the attending Medical or Health Personnel (Article 13(3), Article 16(1). Law 17/2023 Article 296(1)). If PMIK staffing is limited, other RME-trained Health Personnel may perform PMIK tasks (Article 13(4)). At the same time, Independent practitioners manage all RME tasks at their own practice (Article 13(5)).

Related terms: Medical Record (Article 1(1), Articles 25(1), 26(1)).

Legal basis: Permenkes Number 24 of 2022 Articles 1(1), 1(4), 13(2)–(5), 15, 16(1), 18, 24(1), 25(1), and 26(1). Law Number 17 of 2023 Articles 197(b), 199(1)(i), 199(10), 296–299, 453, and 454. PP Number 28 of 2024 Articles 777–787.