Interpretation of traditional Chinese medicine (14)

Time: 2017-05-18

Source: Chinese medical journal

Article 14 the establishment of a TCM medical institution shall handle examination and approval procedures in accordance with the regulations governing the administration of medical institutions of the state, and abide by the relevant provisions of the administration of medical institutions.

In the event of the establishment of a TCM clinic, the name, address, scope of diagnosis and treatment and staffing of the clinic shall be registered with the competent departments of traditional Chinese medicine of the people's government at the county level. The TCM clinic should publicize the scope of diagnosis and treatment of the clinic, the name of the TCM doctor and the scope of its practice in the clinic, and the medical activities should not be carried out beyond the record. Specific measures shall be formulated by the competent department of traditional Chinese medicine under the state council and reported to the administrative department of health under the state council for examination and release.

This article is about the establishment of TCM medical institutions, especially TCM clinics.

Traditional Chinese medicine has distinctive features and advantages, which are different from western medicine in many respects. Practice, some hope of TCM practitioners of personal practice, although the practice of experienced, professional level, but because to meet the practice license of medical institution facilities such as required by the conditions, to be held in TCM clinic. To establish a management system in accordance with TCM characteristics, development of traditional Chinese medicine medical services, considering the clinic of traditional Chinese medicine mainly physician sit there listening, asking and, service is simple, not like western medicine medical institutions need to be equipped with corresponding instruments and equipment, the provisions of the "regulations on the administration of medical institutions" this section of the management system reform, change the TCM clinic run by permission to record management.

The first paragraph of this article for the requirement of the medical institutions of traditional Chinese medicine has made the principle rules, namely hold medical institutions of traditional Chinese medicine shall, in accordance with the relevant state stipulations on the management of medical institutions, the examination and approval formalities, and comply with the relevant provisions of the management of medical institutions. Currently, the regulations governing the administration of medical institutions are mainly the regulation of medical institutions and its implementation rules. According to the regulations on the administration of medical institutions and its detailed rules for the implementation of the regulations, held the medical institutions shall conform to the planning of the establishment of medical institutions of traditional Chinese medicine and the basic standard of medical institutions, and go through the formalities for examination and approval of the following: one is the units or individuals set up medical institutions, must by the local people's governments at or above the county level health administrative departments of examination and approval, and obtains the establishment of medical institution shall, before the other formalities to the relevant authorities. Second, medical institutions practice, must register, receive medical institution practice license. In addition, the "regulations on the administration of medical institutions" and its detailed rules for the implementation of the practice of management of medical institutions are also introduced, such as medical institutions had to practice license of medical institution, medical subjects, treatment time and charge standard suspension in the obvious place; The medical institution must carry out the diagnosis and treatment activities according to the approved and registered medical treatment items. Except as otherwise provided in this law, the establishment of medical institutions of traditional Chinese medicine shall abide by the relevant provisions of the regulations on the administration of medical institutions and its implementation rules.

The second paragraph of this article provides special provisions for the holding of TCM clinics, which is the exception to the first paragraph of this article. According to the regulation, for clinic of traditional Chinese medicine, the clinic's name, address, diagnosis and treatment scope, staffing, etc to local people's government at the county level departments for the record of Chinese medicine practice activities, after the clinic of TCM from general examination and approval of the administration of medical institutions to put on record management. To hold a TCM clinic to report the situation to the competent department of traditional Chinese medicine of the people's government at the county level before conducting the practice activities. At the same time, in order to strengthen supervision, to ensure medical safety and the regulation, the doctor of traditional Chinese medicine clinic should be the scope of clinic diagnosis and treatment in clinic, the name of the doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and scopes of the apparent position of the public, shall not exceed the scope of the record in medical activities. The specific measures for the practice of filing and administration of TCM clinics shall be formulated by the competent department of traditional Chinese medicine under the state council and submitted to the administrative department of health under the state council for examination and release.

It is important to note that in addition to complying with the special provisions of paragraph 2 of this article, the establishment of TCM clinics should also comply with other relevant provisions of the regulations on management of medical institutions and their implementation rules.

(from the interpretation of Chinese medicine law of the People's Republic of China, China democratic legal press)