In order to protect the rights and interests of good medical personnel, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, in conjunction with the Health Commission, have issued a number of policies and measures.
First, efforts have been made to improve the working and living conditions of medical personnel. As of Feb. 13, financial expenditures at all levels for the purchase of medical equipment and protective materials, and for supporting the improvement of facilities and conditions in medical and healthcare institutions, reached 25.94 billion yuan.
The second is to provide specialized support for temporary work subsidies for medical personnel. For medical and epidemic prevention and control workers participating in front-line epidemic prevention and control, according to the degree of risk and other factors, were given 300 yuan per person per day, 200 yuan per person per day subsidies, this subsidy funds by the central financial institutions to bear the full burden.
Thirdly, all efforts will be made to guarantee other treatment for medical and epidemic prevention workers. To the prevention and control of heavy tasks, high risk medical and health institutions to increase the total amount of one-time performance work not included in the base. And guide the relevant units to do a good job of internal distribution, to overtime work, especially to make outstanding contributions to the front-line personnel tilt. For medical personnel infected with the new coronary pneumonia, to give workers' compensation insurance protection, and the opening of a green channel for the identification of work-related injuries, to effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of medical personnel; to make outstanding contributions to the medical team and individuals, timely commendation and reward.
Fourth, the temporary work subsidies and bonuses obtained by medical personnel participating in the prevention and control of the epidemic in accordance with the prescribed standards are exempted from individual income tax.
Legal Basis
The Law of the People's Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
Article 17 The State establishes a system for monitoring infectious diseases.
The health administrative department of the State Council formulates national plans and programs for the monitoring of infectious diseases. The health administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government formulate, in accordance with the national plans and programs for the monitoring of infectious diseases, plans and work programs for the monitoring of infectious diseases in their respective administrative regions.
Disease prevention and control organizations at all levels monitor the occurrence and prevalence of infectious diseases, as well as the factors affecting their occurrence and prevalence; they also monitor infectious diseases occurring abroad that have not yet occurred in the country, or newly occurring infectious diseases in the country.
Article 19 The State establishes an early warning system for infectious diseases.
The health administrative department of the State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, based on the prediction of the occurrence of infectious diseases, trends in the epidemic, the timely issuance of early warning of infectious diseases, and according to the situation to be announced.