The Issues in Obstetric No Fault Compensation Act and Suggestions for the Improvement / 대한주산의학회잡지

ABSTRACT

As part of the medical dispute mediation act, no fault compensation legislation was enacted in 2011 and took effect from April 2013 in Korea. According to this law, obstetricians should share thirty percet of the compensation expenses with the government. Although the government argues that this law can contribute to the safe obstetric practice environment, most of obstetricians are concerning about the negative effects that can be exerted by the act, including decline in new OB/GYN residents' applications, dropping number of delivering clinics and hospitals, and ultimately, devastating the obstetric practice in this country. In this review, we summarize the process and issues in no fault compensation. We also introduce no fault compensation system in Japan and compare it with ours. Finally, we will give suggestions for the improvement of the law.