Legal basis: Article 16 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Basic Medical Care and Health Promotion, the state takes measures to ensure that citizens enjoy safe and effective basic public health services, control risk factors affecting health and improve the level of disease prevention and control. The national basic public health service items shall be determined by the health department of the State Council in conjunction with the finance department and the traditional Chinese medicine department of the State Council. The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may, on the basis of the national basic public health services, supplement and determine the basic public health services in their respective administrative regions, and report them to the health authorities in the State Council for the record.