Legal Problems and Obstacles Related to Health Tourism Business Establishments
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This research article aims to review the laws on health tourism business and to study the problems and obstacles related to health tourism business establishments, arising from the law. The research method consists of the study of documents and interviews with entrepreneurs related to health tourism. The research results found that the important acts in health tourism are the Sanatorium Act B.E. 2541 governing private clinics and hospitals and the Health Business Establishment Act B.E. 2559 governing spa business, massage business for health or beauty, and business caring for the elderly or dependents. There is currently no research on laws on health tourism. From an interview with entrepreneurs related to health tourism, it was found that there should be only one license associated with the spa business. The Health Business Establishment Act B.E. 2559 and the Public Health Act B.E. 2535 are redundant. Fitness Business and health service in recipients’ home are not regulated by the Health Business Establishment Act B.E. 2559. Therefore, there should be an amendment on the law on health tourism to mitigate redundancy, to be modern and to cover new model of services. Also, there should be research focused on health tourism law by comparing Thai law with foreign law.
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