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Part of situation: Dominican Penal Code reforms and free‑speech debate (21 clusters)

Dominican Republic health sector to face criminal liability under new Penal Code

Dominican Republic Penal Code reform health sector compliance Funglode Gilberto Objío Subero

The Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) hosted the launch of the "Plan de Cumplimiento Penal para el Sector Salud" on the night of 30 July in Santo Domingo, marking its 25th anniversary. The plan, authored by lawyer Gilberto Objío Subero, MA and PhD(c) in Applied Artificial Intelligence, is aimed at health service providers, insurers and diagnostic centres to align their internal structures with the newly‑introduced corporate criminal liability regime.

Three days earlier, on 27 July, the Dominican Executive Power promulgated Law No. 74‑25, amending the Penal Code and rewriting article 8 to require prevention programmes to meet eleven minimum elements, up from four. The reform makes health a protected legal good, allowing criminal sanctions—ranging from six months to ten years’ imprisonment—for negligent or imprudent conduct by private clinics and health centres. The new code takes effect on 3 August. At the Funglode event, Dr Severo Antonio Mercedes Acosta presented the book’s prologue and Dr Héctor Eusebio, director of Funglode’s Center for Health Studies, highlighted the compliance components such as risk identification, an autonomous supervisory body, whistle‑blower channels and operational protocols.

Entities

Dominican Republic · Eric Raful · Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) · Gilberto Objío Subero · Héctor Eusebio · New Penal Code · Severo Antonio Mercedes Acosta

Claims

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  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Previously, liability for health centres in the Dominican Republic was only civil, limited to fines and closures. n.com.do
  • [● 2 SOURCES] On 27 July the Dominican Executive Power promulgated Law No. 74‑25, amending the Penal Code and rewriting article 8 to require eleven minimum elements in prevention programmes. elveedordigital.com · deultimominuto.net
  • [● 2 SOURCES] The compliance plan recommends internal structures such as risk identification, an autonomous supervisory body, whistle‑blower channels and operational protocols. elveedordigital.com · deultimominuto.net
  • [● 2 SOURCES] The plan was authored by lawyer Gilberto Objío Subero, MA and PhD(c) in Applied Artificial Intelligence. elveedordigital.com · deultimominuto.net
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Dr Severo Antonio Mercedes Acosta presented the prologue of the book at the Funglode event. elveedordigital.com · deultimominuto.net
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The new Penal Code will take effect on 3 August. n.com.do
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Funglode hosted the launch of the Plan de Cumplimiento Penal para el Sector Salud on 30 July in Santo Domingo. elveedordigital.com · deultimominuto.net
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The new Penal Code makes health a protected legal good, allowing criminal liability for health service providers for negligence. n.com.do

Sources

Funglode acoge la puesta en circulación de Plan de Cumplimiento Penal para el Sector Salud [elveedordigital.com]
Funglode acoge la puesta en circulación de Plan de Cumplimiento Penal para el Sector Salud [deultimominuto.net]
Afirman que la salud pasa a ser un bien jurídico protegido con el nuevo Código Penal [n.com.do]