The president of the Korean Medical Association, Choi, is greeting at a meeting of the medical association’s 16 provincial doctors’ associations held by a non-face-to-face video conference at the temporary hall of the Medical Association in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 20th.
– Five days before vaccination against the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), a medical law amendment has emerged as an ambush. On the 19th, the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee passed an amendment to the medical law that revoked the license of doctors sentenced to imprisonment or higher, and the conflict between the medical community and the government is intensifying. The Korean Medical Association announced that if the bill passes through the National Assembly Legislative Judicial Committee and is handed over to the plenary session, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said, “Only a few felony doctors will revoke their licenses. “No,” he is confronting.
“Absolutely many medical professionals do not have any problem with law revision”
– Minister of Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol appeared on the KBS Sunday Diagnosis Live on the 21st and commented on the general strike of the medical consultation related to the amendment to the medical law, “I am sorry to the people for creating such a worrisome situation. Our people and quarantine authorities know that it would have been impossible without the absolute dedication of medical staff in the process of overcoming Corona 19 over the past year. The government is always grateful,” he said. Minister Kwon said, “This amendment to the medical law is mainly to revoke licenses for other professionals, lawyers, or accountants (like a lawyer or accountant) for felony crimes. Between 40 people.”
He said, “Absolutely many medical professionals have no problem with this revision of the law,” he said. “Our government’s position is to protect the very few medical professionals who commit serious crimes from many medical personnel, and to deal with the lives of the people. It is (revised) in terms of safety issues. I will explain and communicate specific details to the medical community.”
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Kwon Deok-cheol, the first deputy head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Middle Script) (Minister of Health and Welfare), presides over a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters in response to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) at the government building in Seoul on the morning of the 20th. yunhap news
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On the 20th, the medical association revoked the license of a doctor sentenced to imprisonment or higher for all crimes including traffic accidents (including suspension of sentence) through the statement of the chairman of the 16 provincial and provincial doctors on the passage of the National Assembly Welfare Committee on amendments to the medical law related to license cancellation. The amendment to the medical law is never acceptable.” The National Medical Association held an emergency meeting of the National Provincial and Provincial Medical Association this afternoon and adopted this statement.
In a telephone interview with the JoongAng Ilbo, Chairman of the Medical Association of Maxjip said, “It is difficult to easily decide to’stop cooperation’ because it is a time ahead of the corona 19 vaccination and it is a critical issue.” It was judged that there was a decision, so when the judiciary committee decided, the national doctors concluded that they would strike a general strike.
He said, “We have cooperated closely with the government and local governments related to the domestic Corona 19 vaccination starting on the 26th. Doctors across the country have a lot of work that is difficult to handle with vaccinations and COVID-19 treatment, but they are not doing it to make money. I am doing it silently because it is something I must do. So doctors are angry at how to pass such a bill at this point. “Isn’t it time to say anything helpful to the medical staff?” He then emphasized, “If a general strike goes on, there will be a gap in vaccination or treatment.”
The National Assembly Welfare Committee held a plenary meeting on the 19th and passed an amendment to the Medical Law, which contained the revocation of the licenses of medical professionals who committed crimes. It is an alternative created by the merger of the legislation proposed by six lawmakers, including Kwon Chil-seung and Kang Seon-woo, by the Subcommittee on Legislation Review of the Welfare Committee.
The Welfare Committee proposed this bill because “medical personnel are required to have a high level of professional ethics and social responsibility due to the nature of their status in dealing with the lives and health of the people. However, the current law stipulates only criminal acts that violate medical related laws as reasons for disqualification and revoke of licenses, so the license of medical personnel who committed violent or sexual violence crimes is not revoked. There is” he pointed out.
“Therefore, for medical personnel, as in the case of other professional occupations such as lawyers, certified accountants, and judicial officers, if they are sentenced to imprisonment or higher imprisonment regardless of crime (including suspension of sentence), the qualifications for medical personnel are strengthened to revoke the license. It is to prevent illegal acts and create a safe medical environment,” he said. “However, considering the specificity of medical practices, we intend to exclude the case of a crime of negligence in medical practice from the grounds for revoking the license.”
“In a school zone accident, you will lose your imprisonment and license”
– Regarding the public opinion that “only serious offenders are subject to revoke their license, should they not commit sins?” President Choi Choi said, “Even if a person does not intend, he or she can be punished with more than a prison sentence. Even if the opponent is injured while facing an assault by self-defense, it is unconditionally assaulted by both sides regardless of whether the cause is provided or not. In addition, doctors who are representatives of non-profit corporations are often punished for malpractice and embezzlement according to regulations, even if they did not make a mistake. Imprisonment also occurs for unexpected accidents in the school zone. “If the bill passes, you will lose your doctor’s license in all such cases.”
“For crimes related to the medical profession, the medical law must stipulate, but it is impossible to deprive a license for all crimes. For a doctor, a license is a social life. I can’t help but respond to the super hard work,” he raised his voice.
Minister Kwon Deok-cheol said, “According to the severity of the act, the court decides and the government takes action accordingly. As far as I know, it is very difficult to receive more than a safe due to a traffic accident. Also, I heard that they are usually fined. That’s why you shouldn’t (say) something very small so big, as if your license was revoked for all crimes. We will accurately inform the medical community about that.”
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