Article 79 of Law on the Practice of Medicine and Allied Health Professions

Practitioners of the profession shall be summoned for investigations and trials in complaints, lawsuits and cases concerning medical errors or professional violations connected with the practice of their work and attributed to them through the Medical Liability Authority. Practitioners of the profession may not be arrested while carrying out their work or while present in a health facility except pursuant to a written decision issued by the Public Prosecution or the court. A violation of this shall render the arrest void, with the case of a crime discovered in flagrante delicto excepted therefrom.