No-fault liability compensation system

Abstract

The author’s objective of this article is to review the principle and guidelines for compensation of damages due to public health service providers, with no-fault proven, in Thailand and abroad.  It was found that ‘No-fault Compensation’ system was beneficial to both patients who received damages, and also for public health service providers.  The benefit is that the patient who suffered damage will receive basic financial compensation as soon as possible, while the public health service providers will not be sued by the patient because of the satisfaction from receiving financial compensation.  This will mitigate civil litigations.  No-fault compensation system can use the money from public aid, or from ‘Good-relationship Promotion in Public Health System’ fund, to pay for remedies and compensation, on the behalf of potential defendant, if litigation is pursued.  However, no-fault liability compensation system will occur only when all parties involved agreed, and support the passing of “Patient’s Protection due to Damages from Public Health Service Provider Act, B.E…..”.