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Consultation on the revision of the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Act: plans to restructure the system for the dissemination of information on infectious diseases
Chinanews.com, October 3. On October 2, the National Health Commission published the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases” (Revised Draft for Request for Comments) (hereinafter “Draft Opinion”) in your official website for public request. opinion. Regarding the main content of the review, the “Opinion Drafts” clearly improved the infectious disease classification system, focused on the prevention and control of diseases grouped with unknown causes, improved the infectious disease epidemic notification system and rebuilt the information dissemination system on infectious disease epidemics.
Data Map: On September 23, Changchun Longjia International Airport conducted the comprehensive emergency rescue drill “Tongxin-2020”. Photo by Zhang Yao, reporter for China News Agency.
Regarding the general review of the idea, the National Health Commission pointed out: summarize and analyze the deficiencies and weaknesses exposed in the prevention and control of the new corona epidemic, identify key and difficult issues, carry out targeted legislative review work , improve the lack of systems and strengthen the law. Effectiveness and operability. Focus on improving the public health legal system, pay attention to the coordination and connection between relevant laws, and ensure that the relevant system design is in line with the “Border Health and Quarantine Act”, the “Prevention of animal epidemics “, the” Emergency Response Law “and other laws to ensure The systemic and coordination between the relevant laws continuously strengthen the legal protection of public health.
Regarding the main content of the amendment, the National Health Commission made the following explanation:
(1) Improve the purpose of the legislation and include in the law the adherence to the general concept of national security and the protection of life and health of people. Emphasize adherence to the principles of government prevention and control, legal prevention and control, scientific prevention and control, joint prevention and control, and group prevention and control.
(2) Build and improve the leadership system and mechanism for the prevention and control of infectious diseases, establish a joint prevention and control mechanism, and further strengthen the responsibilities of the Quartet.
(3) Improve the infectious disease classification system. The characteristics of the three types of infectious diseases, including the different types of infectious diseases in terms of scope of follow-up, notification subject, notification time limit, etc., were clarified to further highlight key points and reflect the concept classified management.
(4) Focus on the prevention and control of cluster diseases of unknown causes. Based on the three reportable infectious diseases of Class A, B, C and C, we will add “Grouped diseases of unknown cause with epidemiological characteristics of infectious diseases”, and we will further improve specific notification, management and control measures.
(5) Improve the infectious disease surveillance system. Carry out monitoring through multiple channels, establish a system for the exchange and exchange of clinical, medical and disease control information, and establish a mechanism for the exchange of monitoring information between departments and regions.
(6) Improve the early warning system of the epidemic situation of infectious diseases. Disease control agencies at all levels issue health risk reminders based on the results of multi-channel infectious disease monitoring information and risk assessments, and provide early warning recommendations to health authorities in the same level. Health authorities organize assessment and make recommendations to people’s governments at the same level. The popular government above the level decided to issue an early warning and initiate an emergency response.
(7) Improve the infectious disease notification system. Clarify reporting responsibilities and time limit requirements of institutions at all levels and types, and establish a reporting liability and reward waiver system.
(8) Rebuild the information publicity system on infectious disease epidemics. The China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regularly publishes information on the epidemic situation of regulatory infectious diseases across the country, and disease control agencies at or above county level regularly publish information on the epidemic situation of regulatory infectious diseases in their administrative regions. When infectious diseases break out or spread, local people’s government health authorities at or above the county level must post epidemic information in their administrative areas; When infectious diseases have outbreaks or epidemics between provinces, the health authorities of the State Council are responsible for the announcement.
(9) Improve prevention and control measures. Refine the relevant regulations on classification, stratification and diversion of treatment, increase public safety, industry and information, transportation and other departments to cooperate with the disease control department to carry out circulation responsibilities, strengthen the role technical means such as big data and increase the pertinent regulations of prevention and control of precision zoning and classification.
(10) Improve the construction of the infectious disease treatment network. Build a comprehensive treatment system that combines peace and war, elevating successful practices such as the construction of refuge hospitals to legal requirements and playing the role of Chinese medicine in the treatment of infectious diseases.
(11) Strengthen the protection of the infectious disease prevention and control system. Clarify the rules for the payment of expenses related to the treatment of infectious diseases and establish a system of emergency supplies and capacity reserves.
(12) Increase penalties for related infractions and increase penalties for cases in which individuals and units do not cooperate in the implementation of infectious disease prevention and control measures.
