At the general meeting of the Judiciary Committee in Yeouido, Seoul on the 26th, Judicial Commissioner Yoon Ho-jung hits the gavel and is pending a partial amendment to the medical law that expands the scope of the cancellation of the doctor’s license. yunhap news
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A bill to partially amend the medical law, also called the’Doctor’s License Cancellation Act’, did not exceed the threshold of the Provisional National Assembly in February. The key amendment is to revoke the licenses of doctors sentenced to prison terms or higher. The National Assembly Legislative Judicial Committee decided to deal more in depth at the next committee meeting.
The judiciary committee held a meeting on the 26th and deliberated on 19 agendas, including the amendment to the medical law. The Democratic Party, which led the revision, emphasized the need. He said a high level of ethics for doctors is required. Moreover, it is said that the principle is already applied to other professions such as lawyers and accountants.
On the other hand, the opposition party, the power of the people, argued that the current amendment violated the’prohibition of excess principle’ in the constitution. It is the logic that it violates the freedom of choice besides punishment. In addition, he said that the cancellation of the license in case of a crime not related to medical practice should be excluded. Earlier, the power of the people doubted the intention of the sudden amendment that came out at the time when response to Corona 19 was important during the third epidemic. Isn’t that the intention to dominate the medical industry in the continuation of the conflict that he suffered during the medical strike last year? Eventually, no agreement was found on this day, and the next temporary session was passed.
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On the afternoon of the 23rd, in front of the temporary hall of the Medical Association in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. yunhap news
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The reasons for disqualification under the current medical law include cases of imprisonment or higher for criminal offenses or health care-related crimes under the criminal law, such as writing a false diagnosis. This amendment is intended to include violent crimes. In 1973, when the medical law was changed, the’criminal division’ disappeared, but in 2000, the reasons for license revocation were narrowed.
The Korean Medical Association, which has been strongly opposed to the amendment, said, “We will respect the results of the discussions on the judiciary committee and continue to deliver opinions to the National Assembly.”
Kim Dae-ha, spokesman for the medical association, said, “We respect the results of the judicial committee’s in-depth discussion. As we know that the revisions will be summarized and discussed again at the next meeting due to disagreement between the members, the association will focus on delivering the opinions and concerns of the medical community to the National Assembly sufficiently.”
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