Definition of traditional Chinese medicine (15)

Time: 2017-05-19

Source: Chinese medical journal

Article 15 the personnel engaged in medical treatment activity of traditional Chinese medicine shall be in accordance with the law of the People's Republic of China on medical practitioners law practicing, by Chinese medicine doctors' qualifications examination qualified doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, and registered to practise. The content of TCM doctor qualification examination should reflect the characteristics of TCM.

To study Chinese medicine or inherited the way after years of practice, medical skill is expertise personnel, recommended by at least two doctors of traditional Chinese medicine, by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government department in charge of organization of Chinese medicine practice skills and effects, after assessment is eligible to obtain the status of doctor of traditional Chinese medicine; After practising registration according to the contents of the examination, it is possible to engage in medical activities within the scope of the registration, in the manner of individual opening, or in the medical institution. The competent departments of traditional Chinese medicine under the state council shall, in accordance with the safety risks of traditional Chinese medicine, formulate the measures for the classification and assessment of personnel and submit them to the public health administrative department under the state council for examination and release.

This article is about the qualification management of TCM doctors.

To learn ways to learn Chinese medicine is the traditional Chinese medical talent cultivating mode, among the people there are still some other people did not accept the formal education of traditional Chinese medicine, but after years of practice in traditional Chinese medicine, was a real expertise. These people, who have not received a diploma from the state, are unable to take the general medical qualification exam because they have not received a diploma from the university. Considering those special circumstances, in 1998 through the practice of medical practitioners law regulation, the traditional way to study medicine in shicheng full three years or after years of practice has expertise in medical skill, the by the administrative department of health under the people's government at or above the county level shall determine the traditional medicine or medical treatment, prevention or health care professional organization and recommended assessment is eligible, can take part in practicing doctors' qualifications and examination of assistant practicing doctors' qualifications. The contents and methods of the examination shall be formulated separately by the department of public health under the state council. 2006 inherited the traditional medicine and has expertise personnel examination of doctors' qualifications test method "(health ministry make no. 52) and other relevant documents, to learn and do have expertise personnel to participate in the examination of doctors' qualifications examination made specific provision. The above regulations to solve the problem of such personnel of doctors' qualifications has played a positive role, but in practice, there are still a lot to learn ways to learn or practice staff, after many years of traditional Chinese medicine although rich practical experience, skill do have expertise, but unable to through basic theory as the main content of physician qualification examination, to be qualified doctors. To solve the problem of such personnel of doctors' qualifications, play to their positive role, guide and regulate them to better provide services of traditional Chinese medicine, in the professional medical practitioners law provisions of this law shall, on the basis of the further reform and improve, established the system acquired through examination of TCM doctors' qualifications.

The first paragraph of this article has made the principle of qualification management of TCM doctors. First, the personnel engaged in the medical activities of traditional Chinese medicine shall, in accordance with the provisions of the law of practicing medicine, obtain the qualification of Chinese medicine practitioners through the qualification examination of TCM doctors, and conduct practice registration. According to the law of practicing medicine, physicians include practicing physicians and practicing assistants. The state practices the qualification examination system for doctors and the practice registration system of doctors. Among them, the examination of doctors' qualification is divided into the qualification examination of practicing doctors and the qualification examination of practicing assistant doctor. Has one of following conditions, can take practicing doctors' qualifications examination: (1) with a bachelor degree or above, major in medical colleges, under the guidance of practicing doctors and practice at institutions for medical treatment, prevention or health care probation for a year; (2) having obtained the practice certificate of a practicing assistant physician, having a bachelor's degree in medical science, having worked in a medical, preventive and health-care institution for two years; Has a professional degree in medical science, and has been working in medical, preventive and health care institutions for five years. Has a 3-year medical institutions of higher learning or secondary specialized school medical specialist qualifications, and under the guidance of practicing doctors in medical treatment, prevention or health care probation for a year, can participate in the examination of assistant practicing doctors' qualifications. The examination result of the doctor's qualification is qualified, obtain the qualification of practicing doctor or practicing assistant physician. If a doctor is qualified, he may apply for registration with the health administration department of the people's government at or above the county level. After registration, the doctor may practice in medical, preventive and health care institutions according to the registered practice place, practice category and practice scope, and engage in relevant medical, preventive and health services. If a practicing certificate is obtained without the registration of a physician, it shall not engage in the practice of the physician. The practice physician who applies for individual medical practice shall, after being registered, practise in the medical, prevention and healthcare institutions for five years, and shall handle the examination and approval procedures in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state; He who has not approved shall not practice medicine. Second, the content of TCM doctor qualification examination should reflect the characteristics of TCM. In the process of legislation of traditional Chinese medicine, some opinions have been put forward that TCM has its unique theory and technical methods. The content of TCM doctor's qualification examination should reflect the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine and avoid western medicine. According to this opinion, the Chinese medicine law increases the corresponding stipulation, emphasizes the content of TCM doctor qualification examination should reflect the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine.

The second paragraph of this article provides special provisions for the qualification management of personnel who have studied traditional Chinese medicine in the form of teachers or have practiced for many years. According to the article, a way to learn or practice, after many years of traditional Chinese medicine is shicheng medicine does expertise personnel, recommended by at least two doctors of traditional Chinese medicine, by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government department in charge of organization of Chinese medicine practice skills and effects, after assessment is eligible to obtain the status of doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. Set the original intent of the provisions of this paragraph is to solve such personnel legal practice qualification, relieve local grassroots talent shortages of traditional Chinese medicine, in particular, to better provide services of traditional Chinese medicine for local people, such personnel can through the way of examination, and without through the national uniform examination of doctors' qualifications, this is an exception to the first paragraph of this article. Second, such personnel qualified doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and after the practice registration according to the appraisal content, can be within the scope of the registration of practice, or in the form of personal practice within the medical institution engaged in medical treatment activity of traditional Chinese medicine. It is emphasized that such personnel should, in accordance with the content of the assessment, be a certain specialty, conduct practice registration and conduct practice activities within the registered practice scope. For example, it is the proper bone of TCM that can only be registered with the Chinese traditional Chinese medicine, and can not be registered and practiced beyond the scope of assessment. In addition, according to the law of practicing medicine, a practicing physician who applies for individual practice will have to practice in the medical, prevention and healthcare institutions for five years after registration. According to the regulation, such personnel shall be carried out in accordance with the examination content after the practice registration, which can be opened personal way of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in medical treatment activity, without practice at institutions for medical treatment, prevention or health care professional full five years. Third, the competent department of traditional Chinese medicine under the state council shall, in accordance with the safety risks of traditional Chinese medicine, formulate the measures for the classification and assessment of such personnel, and submit them to the health administration department under the state council for examination and release.

(from the interpretation of Chinese medicine law of the People's Republic of China, China democratic legal press)