Fringe Medical Practices Profitable But Need Better Regulation, According To Thai Legal Service

Thailand has become a popular medical tourism destination for ill people across the world in the past decade, not just because of lower costs and comparable treatment quality, but because of the lack of regulation of fringe medical practices under Thai law. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) December 21, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand - Thailand corporate legal service, BSA Law, has predicted a coming overhaul of fringe medical practice law, pointing to the need to protect the country's solid reputation as an early adopter of sound medical practices as well as the potential for human harm and substantial lawsuits.

Thai laws on fringe medical practices are facing an overhaul in the near future, according to expert Thai corporate legal service BSA Law.

The expected Thai law reforms on fringe medical practices will come in the wake of several contributing factors:

The human cost of botched operations: Poorly understood fringe medical practices have undoubtedly claimed lives in Thailand, most notably the 2006 case of the woman whose stem cell treatment for kidney disease contributed to her death, and the South Korean stem cell fraud Hwang Woo's decision to set up in Thailand in 2007 owing to the lack of regulation under Thai law.

The potential for damage to the medical tourism industry: This growing industry contributes significantly to business revenue, and fringe medical practices have the potential to destroy the industry's reputation

Lawsuit potential: Current Thai laws leave open the possibility of lawsuits against private operators for harm done in fringe medical practices.

Apisakde Kongkangwanchoke, senior partner at BSA Law, says that the risks are substantial. "We need to start instituting these reforms in the near future, to protect our international reputation in general as well as the medical tourism industry, and cut the human cost of poorly understood practices", Mr. Kongkangwanchoke said.

"The new Thailand Medical Malpractice Victim Protection Bill will help, but further reforms are yet to come", Mr. Kongkangwanchoke finished.

About BSA Law:

For nearly 30 years, Bamrung Suvicha Apisakdi Law Associates (BSA Law) has focused on providing reliable legal advice and services to the Thai and foreign business community in Thailand. BSA Law seeks to provide international standards of legal services while retaining the customs of the Thai business culture.

For more information please contact:

Jim Byrne
Business Advisor, BSA Law.
Email: jim ( @ ) bsalaw dot co dot th
http://www.bsalaw.co.th

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