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Source Title: Shanghai Legislation: Medical and Health Personnel Have Right to Directly Report New Cases of Infection Dangers
Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, December 31 (Reporter Gong Wen) The “Measures of the Shanghai Municipality on the protection of the rights and interests of medical and health workers” were officially released on the 30th and will be implemented on the March 1, 2021. The “Measures” establish detailed regulations on how medical personnel must report information related to the epidemic situation of infectious diseases.
According to the “Measures”, medical and health institutions must designate special departments or personnel to report on epidemics of infectious diseases and other emergencies; After finding infectious disease patients or suspected patients, they should report the information through the direct reporting system of the infectious disease network. Medical and health personnel who discover new cases of infectious hazards have the right to report directly to health and health authorities and recommend that their medical and health institutions take high-level protective measures. Medical and health personnel who report an error in judgment will be exempt from legal responsibility according to the law.
In addition to the detailed protection of the professional rights and interests of health and medical personnel, and the protection of the innovative practice environment, another highlight of the “Measures” is to increase the credit penalty for untrustworthy behaviors involving medical care. Including the establishment of an extensive joint disciplinary mechanism for unreliable medical matters, and the collection of relevant information on administrative penalties and criminal liability to the municipal public credit information platform in a timely manner in accordance with the law; rating unreliable behavior and stipulating disciplinary measures of different severity for general and serious unreliable subjects; The information notification system for joint disciplinary action was clarified and relevant information was simultaneously sent to medical and health institutions to remind medical and health institutions to prevent in advance.
“For serious situations, such as serious consequences, public security organs will be severely punished in accordance with the law; if a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility will be investigated in accordance with the law. For harmful acts that are not so serious, such as disorderly conduct in a hospital and be punished, subjects may be subject to warnings. Cancel medical facilitation measures, such as seeing a doctor first and paying later. ”Regarding the relevant laws and regulations, explained Luo Peixin, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Justice Bureau.
It is reported that there are currently 7,830 full-time security personnel in public medical institutions above the second tier in Shanghai. There are 226 medical institutions (76 police offices) that have established a police-medical liaison system or a police office, reaching the level of second-level and higher medical institutions in the city. Complete coverage.
