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    Three departments: It is strictly forbidden for old-age institutions to carry out medical services in violation of laws and regulations

    • Last Update: 2023-02-03
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    According to the website of the National Health Commission on the 29th, the General Office of the National Health Commission, the General Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the General Department of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine recently issued a notice
    on strictly prohibiting elderly care institutions from carrying out medical services in violation of laws and regulations.
     
    According to the notice, the National Health Commission, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine have guided all localities to carry out the investigation and rectification of illegal acts of unqualified medical institutions set up in elderly care institutions and relevant personnel without medical qualifications providing diagnosis and treatment services without authorization, and found that some elderly care institutions have relevant violations of laws and regulations
    .
     
    The notice makes it clear that it is strictly forbidden to provide medical services
    without qualified institutions and personnel.
    Resolutely prevent institutions without professional qualifications in nursing institutions from providing medical services in the name of "clinics, health centers (rooms), infirmaries, nursing stations" and other medical institutions and integrated medical
    and nursing care institutions.
    Resolutely prevent relevant personnel in nursing institutions who do not have medical qualifications to provide medical services in the name of "doctors, nurses, medical
    technicians" and other health technicians.
    It is necessary to strengthen the main responsibility of old-age care institutions, and for internal medical institutions, they shall promptly file for the record in accordance with laws and regulations and hire qualified personnel to provide medical services; When elderly care establishments cooperate with other medical establishments to establish medical institutions or purchase medical services, they shall verify the qualifications
    of the institutions and personnel providing medical services.
     
    The notice requires that it is strictly forbidden to use names in violation of regulations and carry out diagnosis and treatment activities
    beyond the scope.
    Medical institutions set up in nursing care institutions should strictly follow the requirements of the General Office of the National Health Commission, the General Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the General Office of the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the Office of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy on Further Standardizing the Management of the Names of Medical Institutions (Guo Wei Ban Medical Letter [2020] No.
    611), standardize the names of medical treatment institutions, and strictly prohibit the use of unapproved names of medical institutions.
    Do not use names
    that may be ambiguous or misleading to the patient.
    Resolutely prevent the diagnosis and treatment activities of medical institutions within elderly care institutions from exceeding the scope of
    registration or filing.
    Resolutely prevent health technicians used by medical institutions within nursing institutions from engaging in diagnosis and treatment activities
    other than their specialty.
     
    The notice also mentions that relevant violations of laws and regulations will be severely cracked down
    .
    Local health and traditional Chinese medicine departments shall, in accordance with laws and regulations, severely crack down on illegal acts of unqualified medical institutions and relevant personnel without medical qualifications in old-age institutions providing diagnosis and treatment services without authorization, investigate and deal with the illegal conduct of medical services by medical institutions and related personnel within old-age institutions in accordance with law, and promptly transfer suspected crimes to the judicial organs, and promptly notify the local civil affairs departments of the investigation and rectification
    .
    Civil affairs departments should cooperate with local health and traditional Chinese medicine departments to do a good job in relevant work
    .
     
    In addition, it is necessary to strictly regulate the development of medical and other services
    .
    Physicians of medical institutions within nursing care institutions shall, within the scope of their registered practice, follow clinical diagnosis and treatment guidelines and abide by clinical technical operation specifications and medical ethics norms to conduct medical diagnosis, disease investigation, medical treatment, issue corresponding medical certification documents, and select reasonable medical, preventive and health care plans
    。 Medical institutions responsible for the treatment or normal death investigation of the elderly admitted to the hospital shall personally diagnose, investigate and issue the "Resident Death Medical Certificate (Inference)" for the elderly who died in the institution in strict accordance with the "Medical Practitioners Law of the People's Republic of China" and the Notice of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Civil Affairs on Further Standardizing the Management of Medical Certificates and Information Registration of Population Death (National Health Office Planning Fa [2013] No
    .
    57) and other relevant regulations.
     
    The circular requires that local health departments include medical institutions within elderly care institutions into the scope of "double random, one public" supervision and random inspection of medical and health care, strengthen daily supervision and inspection, and increase supervision and law enforcement
    .
    Local departments of health, civil affairs, and traditional Chinese medicine should increase publicity and education, and effectively raise the awareness
    of personnel of relevant institutions to practice in accordance with law.
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