Regulations on Emergency Response to Public Health Emergencies

"Emergency Regulations for Public **** health emergencies": emergency response work, should follow the prevention-oriented, unremitting preparedness policy, the implementation of unified leadership, hierarchical responsibility, timely response, decisive measures, relying on science, and strengthen the principle of cooperation. The basic principle is prevention and constant preparedness.

(A) start the emergency plan

After the occurrence of emergencies, the competent administrative department of health shall organize experts to carry out a comprehensive assessment of emergencies, preliminary judgment of the type of emergencies, and put forward a proposal on whether to start the emergency plan for emergencies.

To start the national emergency plan for emergencies on a national scale or across provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, the competent administrative department of the State Council shall report to the State Council for approval and implementation. Provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government to start emergency response plan for emergencies, the people's government of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government to decide, and report to the State Council.

(2) supervision and guidance of emergency response

National Emergency Response Command for emergency response to emergency response to supervise and guide, local people's governments at all levels and their relevant departments should cooperate. Provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Emergency Response Command supervises and guides the emergency response to emergencies in their administrative regions. Provincial people's governments above the competent department of health administration or other relevant departments designated by the emergency response to emergencies professional and technical institutions, responsible for the technical investigation of emergencies, corroboration, disposal, control and evaluation work.

(C) emergency response measures

1. professional and technical institutions of the work of the competent department of health administration of the people's government at or above the provincial level or other relevant departments designated professional and technical institutions for emergency response to emergencies in public **** health incidents, is responsible for the technical investigation of emergencies in public **** health incidents, corroboration, disposal, control and evaluation of the work of the work of the public **** health incidents

2. government departments concerned Work After the occurrence of public **** health emergencies, the relevant departments of the State Council and the local people's governments at or above the county level and their relevant departments shall ensure the production and supply of medical rescue equipment, rescue medicines, medical equipment and other materials required for the emergency treatment of public **** health emergencies; the competent departments in charge of the administration of railroads, transportation, and civil aviation shall ensure the timely delivery of such materials.

3. Medical and health care institutions Medical and health care institutions shall provide medical care and on-site rescue of people sickened by public **** health emergencies, the need to transfer patients, should be in accordance with the provisions of the patients and their medical records of the copy of the records transferred to the receiving or designated medical institutions.

4. Control measures that can be taken by the command The emergency response command of the public **** health emergency has the right to urgently mobilize personnel, stockpiles of materials, transportation, and related facilities and equipment. If necessary, the evacuation or isolation of personnel, and can be blocked in accordance with the law on the infectious disease infected area.

5. Public security departments in public **** health emergencies need to accept isolation treatment, medical observation measures for patients, suspected patients and close contacts of patients with infectious diseases in the competent administrative department of health or the relevant agencies to take medical measures should be cooperated with; refused to cooperate with the public security organs assist in enforcing the law.

Legal basis

"Emergency Regulations for Public **** Health Emergencies (2011 Revision)") General

Article 1 In order to effectively prevent, timely control and eliminate the hazards of public **** health emergencies, safeguard the public's physical health and safety of life, and to maintain normal social order, the formulation of these Regulations.

Second Article The public health emergencies referred to in these regulations (hereinafter referred to as emergencies), refers to the sudden occurrence of major infectious disease outbreaks, causing or likely to cause serious damage to public health, mass unexplained diseases, major food and occupational poisoning, and other serious impact on the public health of the incident.

Article 3 Upon the occurrence of an emergency, the State Council shall establish a national emergency response command, consisting of the relevant departments of the State Council and the relevant departments of the armed forces, with the competent leader of the State Council acting as the commander-in-chief, and shall be responsible for the unified leadership and command of the national emergency response.

The competent health administrative department of the State Council and other relevant departments shall, within their respective areas of responsibility, do a good job in emergency response to emergencies.

Article 4 After the occurrence of emergencies, the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government set up local emergency response headquarters, the main leaders of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government as the commander-in-chief, is responsible for the leadership and command of emergency response work in the administrative region.

Local people's governments at or above the county level, the competent administrative department of health, specifically responsible for organizing the investigation, control and medical treatment of emergencies.

The relevant departments of the local people's governments above the county level, in their respective areas of responsibility for emergency response to emergencies related work.

Article 5 Emergency response work, should follow the prevention-oriented, unremitting policy, the implementation of unified leadership, hierarchical responsibility, timely response, decisive measures, relying on science, and strengthen the principle of cooperation.

Article 6 The people's governments at or above the county level shall organize and carry out scientific research related to the prevention and treatment of emergencies, and establish emergency epidemiological investigations of emergencies, isolation of infectious sources, medical care, on-site treatment, supervision and inspection, monitoring and inspection, health protection and other related materials, equipment, facilities, technology and human resources reserves, and the necessary funds are included in the budget of the government at this level.

The state emergency response to emergencies in remote and impoverished areas to give financial support.

Article 7 The state encourages and supports the development of monitoring, early warning, response and treatment of emergencies related to international exchanges and cooperation in technology.

Article 8 The relevant departments of the State Council and the local people's governments at or above the county level, as well as their relevant departments, shall establish a strict system of responsibility for the prevention of and response to emergencies, and shall effectively fulfill their respective duties to ensure that emergency response to emergencies is carried out normally.

Article 9 The people's governments at or above the county level and their competent administrative departments of health shall give appropriate subsidies and health care allowances to medical and health care personnel participating in the emergency treatment of emergencies; give commendations and rewards to those who have made contributions to the emergency treatment of emergencies; and give appropriate subsidies and pensions to those who have become ill, disabled or died as a result of participating in the work of the emergency treatment in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State. Pension.