New rules to become effective second quarter
PUBLISHED: 28 Jan 2025 at 05: 00
The Medical Council of Thailand (MCT) has issued a warning that doctors who use their names to promote a office without having any prior experience there will be subject to new laws.
Following Senator Keskamol Pleansamai’s 126-million-baht asset case, as revealed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission ( NACC), rumors about doctors getting paid for their names or faces to be displayed on billboards, websites, and social media to promote beauty centers and medical facilities have recently gained internet users ‘ attention.
According to the NACC, about 210, 000 ringgit of her quarterly earnings was generated by having her name appear on a sign at a clinic where she did not work.
According to Dr. Methee Wongsirisuwan, Assistant Secretary at the MCT, this behavior is regarded as a violation of administrative regulations and is prohibited by the Medical Council’s previously announced regulations, which will take effect on February 9.
The penalties range from a one-year medical license suspension to a repeat violator’s continuous renewal.
According to Dr Methee, an “on the mark” dentist may receive up to 50, 000 ringgit a month.
Most of these specialists claim employers gave them the impression that they had broken the law and ethics rules. They also reportedly claimed that they were informed that this was a legitimate reason for their actions.
Dr. Methee warned doctors, particularly those who have just graduated from college, against committing to a part of such methods and that MCT has received numerous complaints about them.
The HSS also makes sure that the activity of medical facilities meets with the Medical Facilities Act 1998, according to Dr. Arkhom Praditsuwan, deputy director of the Department of Health Service Support.
Doctors at the hospitals must work that if their titles are displayed there.
If found guilty, office owners and managers will also be punished.
Those found criminal in a situation like this are subject to penalties that range from a 40, 000-baht good to a five-year prison term, according to Dr. Arkhom.
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