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On the 18th, the second deputy minister of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said: “There are other opinions, such as concerns expressed by some about the installation of CCTV in the operating room”, in relation to Cheong Wa Dae’s request to “prepare a countermeasure to prevent medical accidents such as the installation of CCTV in the operating room “. It is in the process of deliberation because it cannot stop being considered. “He replied:” The government is also committed to actively participate in the process of discussing legislative legislation in the National Assembly to prevent harm to patients and guarantee rights and interests. ” .
Earlier, a petitioner filed a public petition in July saying: “It is the last wish of a father who sent his 6-year-old son in a medical accident with one-way surgery”, and “make a law to prevent medical accidents and give a strong response so that there are no more unjust deaths. ” At the same time, he called for a quick review of the medical law related to the mandatory installation of CCTV in the operating room and the prohibition of medical personnel in the medical industry in case of medical accidents. 2,160,040 people agreed to this request for a month, meeting the Blue House response standard (200,000 people).
Regarding the mandatory installation of CCTV in the operating room, Vice Minister Kang said: “It is the position that patient groups should make it mandatory to know the patient and prevent medical accidents. On the contrary, in the medical field the privacy of patients and workers of medical institutions, and the possibility of defensive treatment by medical personnel, etc. “The situation expresses concern.” “I sympathize with the sincere and sincere heart of the petitioner. In addition, it is in the process of deliberation because there is no they may consider other opinions, such as concerns raised by some ”.
Vice Minister Kang said: “At the end of last year, the government forced medical institutions to restrict access to the operating room and manage the access list. This year, we conducted a survey on the state of CCTV facilities in the operating room.” . “As a result, it was confirmed that CCTV was installed in around 60.8% of medical institutions with an operating room at the main entrance and around 14% of those inside the operating room.” “Based on the results of these investigations, a reasonable alternative to avoid the recurrence of incidents. I will do my best to prepare.”
In this sense, “the National Assembly currently has two proposals for amendments to the medical law that require the installation of CCTV in the operating room,” he said, and the government will actively participate in the legislative discussion process.
Regarding the ‘prohibition of medical personnel in medical accident lawsuits from participating in the medical industry’, Vice Minister Kang also said: “If a uniform prohibition of medical personnel from participating in the medical industry in a situation where there is no has confirmed the guilt or innocence of commercial negligence, in some cases, wrongful victims will arise. It is also pointed out that it may be contrary to the principle of presumption of innocence, a constitutional principle. He said: “More discussions and legal bases will be needed through this.”
In response to the request for ‘mandatory preparation of medical records within 24 hours’, Vice Minister Kang said: “There is no specific regulation on when medical records must be prepared after medical activities are completed, so it is left to the precedents and the interpretation “. “I will prepare an improvement plan so that it can be prepared without delay.”
