The Medical Affairs Department of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine has released a draft of the revised 2022 version of the basic standards for TCM clinics for comment, revising the basic standards for TCM clinics that were promulgated and implemented in 2017. Compared with the old version of the setup standards, there are some changes in the setup of Chinese medicine clinics that are worth paying attention to. Higher requirements for Chinese medicine practitioners The threshold of Chinese medicine practitioners is the biggest adjustment of this policy: 2017 version: with a certificate of qualification of Chinese medicine practitioners and registered in medical, preventive and health care institutions for 3 years. 2022 version: with a certificate of qualification of Chinese medicine practitioners and registered in medical and health care institutions to practice for 5 years. Previously, Chinese medicine practitioners in medical institutions or prevention, health care institutions in practice, now requires that must be practiced in health care institutions, and practice time from 3 years to 5 years. 2, Chinese medicine clinic diagnosis and treatment technology to further liberalize the 2017 version: with the scope of diagnosis and treatment to carry out the other equipment, including Chinese medicine diagnostic and therapeutic equipment. 2022 version: with the scope of diagnosis and treatment to carry out the other equipment, including Chinese medicine Diagnostic and therapeutic equipment. To carry out minimally invasive techniques of Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine injection, acupoint injection and other techniques that have certain medical safety risks, should be equipped with the necessary first aid equipment.
In recent years, Chinese medicine favorable policies frequently, the field of Chinese medicine has become the focus of attention of all sectors of society. 2021 February 9, the General Office of the State Council issued a notice on accelerating the development of a number of policies and measures to accelerate the development of Chinese medicine characteristics, from the talent, industry, funding, development of the environment and other aspects of the 28 initiatives for the high-quality characteristics of the development of traditional Chinese medicine to escort, for the convenience of the people to see the Chinese medicine, assured the use of Chinese medicine to fix the root cause. The development of Chinese medicine with high quality and characteristics is escorted by 28 initiatives, and the people can see Chinese medicine conveniently and use Chinese medicine with peace of mind. At the end of the same year, the State Drug Administration issued the implementation opinions on supporting the development of Chinese medicine inheritance and innovation, which explicitly pointed out that eligible Chinese medicine tablets, proprietary Chinese medicines and Chinese medicine preparations for medical institutions will be included in the drug catalog of medical insurance according to the regulations, and localities will incorporate eligible ethnic medicines, Chinese medicine preparations for medical institutions and Chinese medicine tablets into the scope of payment of local medical insurance according to the fund's ability to bear and the clinical needs, and establish a dynamic adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism will be set up dynamically.