Regulations on Management of Medical Practice of Rural Doctors
Regulations on Management of Medical Practice of Rural Doctors
Regulations on Management of Medical Practice of Rural Doctors
Order of the State Council [2003] No.386
August 5, 2003
The Regulations on Management of Medical Practice of Rural Doctors, passed at the 16th executive meeting of the State Council on July 30, 2003, are hereby promulgated, and shall be implemented on January 1, 2004.
Premier, Wen Jiabao
Appendix:Regulations on Management of Medical Practice of Rural Doctors
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Regulations are enacted, in accordance with Law of the People's Republic of China on Licensed Doctors (hereinafter referred to as Law on Licensed Doctors), for the purpose of improving the professional ethics and caliber of rural doctors, enhancing the administration of their medical practice, safeguarding their lawful rights and interests, and ensuring that villagers receive primary healthcare service.
Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to rural doctors who are registrated and employed in rural medical and healthcare institutions to practice medical treatment, disease-prevention and healthcare service without doctors' certificate or assistant doctors' certificate
This Regulation shall not apply to licensed doctors or licensed assistant doctors in rural medical and healthcare institutions, who shall be handled in accordance with Law on Licensed Doctors.
Article 3 The administrative department for public health under the State Council shall be in charge of the affairs of rural doctors throughout the country.
The administrative departments for public health of the local people's government at or above the county level shall be in charge of the affairs of rural doctors within their own administrative areas.
Article 4 The State shall reward the rural doctors who have made outstanding contributions to medical treatment, disease-prevention, healthcare service or emergency response.
Article 5 The local people's government at all levels shall strengthen trainings for rural doctors and provide training in various ways.
Article 6 Medical educational institutions for formal schooling shall, in accordance with relevant state regulations, conduct formal medical schooling as needed in rural areas and conduct target training of healthcare professionals in rural areas.
The State encourages rural doctors to learn basic knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine and prevent and treat diseases with traditional Chinese medicine techniques.
Article 7 The State encourages rural doctors to receive formal medical schooling and encourages qualified rural doctors to take part in national qualification examinations of licensed doctors.
Article 8 The State encourages doctors or assistant doctors who have obtained certificate to open rural medical or healthcare institutions, or provide disease-prevention, healthcare and medical service in rural medical or healthcare institutions.
Chapter II Registration
Article 9 The State applies the system of registration of licensed doctors.
The administrative departments for public health of the local people's government at the county level shall be in charge of the affairs of registration of rural doctors.
Article 10 Rural doctors who have obtained license for rural doctors granted by the administrative departments for public health of the local people's government at or above the county level before the promulgation of thes Regulations and who also meet one of the following requirements shall apply for registration in the administrative departments for public health of the local people's government at the county level, and proceed with medical practice in rural medical and healthcare intuitions after registered:
1. having, at least, reached the level of a graduate from the medical specialty of a polytechnic school.
2. having worked in rural medical and healthcare institutions for consecutive 20 years.
3. having been trained and got the certificate in accordance with the training plan of the administrative department for public health of the people's government of province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the jurisdiction of central government.
Article 11 With regard to rural doctors who have obtained license for rural doctors granted by the administrative departments for public health of the local people's government at or above the county level but do not meet the requirements prescribed in article 10 of these Regulations, the administrative departments for public health of people's government at the county level shall provide them with training on basic knowledge of common medical treatment, disease-prevention and healthcare service, and organize examinations based on the examination content and scope prescribed by the administrative departments for public health of the people's government of province, autonomous region and municipality directly under jurisdiction of the central government.
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