Measures for the Administration of Diagnosis and Appraisal of Occupational Diseases (2021)

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to standardize the diagnosis and appraisal of occupational diseases, strengthen the management of diagnosis and appraisal of occupational diseases, according to the "People's Republic of China *** and the State Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases Act" (hereinafter referred to as the "Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases Act"), to formulate the present measures. Article 2 The diagnosis and appraisal of occupational diseases shall be carried out in accordance with the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, the relevant provisions of these Measures and the Classification and Catalog of Occupational Diseases, and the national diagnostic standards for occupational diseases, and shall be conducted in accordance with the principles of being scientific, fair, timely and convenient. Article 3 The National Health and Health Commission is responsible for the supervision and management of the diagnosis and appraisal of occupational diseases nationwide, and the local health and health authorities at or above the county level are responsible for the supervision and management of the diagnosis and appraisal of occupational diseases in their administrative areas in accordance with their duties.

Provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government health department (hereinafter referred to as the provincial health department) should be combined with the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases in the administrative region and health care service system planning, make full use of the existing health care resources, to realize the regional coverage of occupational disease diagnostic institutions. Article 4 Each region shall strengthen the capacity building of occupational disease diagnostic institutions, provide the necessary safeguard conditions, and equip relevant personnel, equipment and working funds to meet the needs of occupational disease diagnostic work. Article 5 Each region shall strengthen the construction of informatization of occupational disease diagnosis and appraisal, establish and improve the informatization system for the whole process of workers' exposure to occupational disease hazards, carrying out occupational health examinations, and conducting occupational disease diagnosis and appraisal, and continuously improve the accuracy, timeliness and effectiveness of the information reports on occupational disease diagnosis and appraisal. Article 6 The employer shall fulfill the obligations related to the diagnosis and identification of occupational diseases in accordance with the law:

(1) arranging timely diagnosis and treatment of patients with occupational diseases and patients suspected of having occupational diseases;

(2) providing truthfully the information required for the diagnosis and identification of occupational diseases;

(3) bearing the costs of the diagnosis and identification of occupational diseases and the costs of patients suspected of having occupational diseases during diagnosis and medical observation;

(4) providing the information required for the diagnosis and identification of occupational diseases; and Expenses;

(4) report occupational diseases and suspected occupational diseases;

(5) other relevant obligations stipulated in the Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Law. Chapter II Diagnostic Organizations Article 7 Medical and healthcare organizations carrying out diagnostic work for occupational diseases shall file a record with the provincial healthcare authority within fifteen working days from the date of carrying out such work.

The competent provincial health department shall, within fifteen working days from the date of receipt of the complete filing materials, publish to the public the list of filed medical and health institutions, their addresses, diagnostic items (i.e., categories and types of occupational diseases in the Classification and Catalog of Occupational Diseases) and other relevant information. Article 8 medical and health institutions to carry out diagnosis of occupational diseases shall have the following conditions:

(1) hold a "medical institutions practice license";

(2) have the appropriate diagnostic and treatment subjects and diagnostic items for the record to carry out the diagnosis of occupational disease diagnosis of physicians and related medical and health care technicians;

(3) have the diagnostic items for the record to carry out the appropriate (C) has with the record to carry out diagnostic programs suitable for the place and instruments, equipment;

(D) has a sound quality management system for diagnosis of occupational diseases. Article 9 When a medical and healthcare institution makes a record of diagnosis of occupational diseases, it shall submit the following relevant information proving that it meets the conditions stipulated in Article 8 of these Measures:

(1) the original, copy and photocopy of the License to Practice in Medical Institutions;

(2) the qualifications of the physician for diagnosis of occupational diseases and other relevant information;

(3) a list of the relevant instruments and equipments;

(iv) List of personnel responsible for reporting information on occupational diseases;

(v) Quality management system for diagnosis of occupational diseases and other relevant information. Article 10 The occupational disease diagnosis organization is responsible for the authenticity, accuracy and legality of the information on file.

When the filing information changes, it should be submitted to the provincial health department within ten working days from the date of the change of information to change the information. Article XI of the municipalities without health care institutions filed to carry out diagnosis of occupational diseases, the provincial health department shall, in accordance with the needs of the diagnosis of occupational diseases, designated to meet the conditions set out in Article 8 of these Measures, health care institutions to undertake the diagnosis of occupational diseases. Article 12 The duties of the occupational disease diagnostic institutions are:

(1) to carry out diagnosis of occupational diseases within the scope of the diagnostic items filed;

(2) to report occupational diseases to the competent health department of the location in a timely manner;

(3) to report on the work of diagnosis of occupational diseases in accordance with the requirements of the competent health department;

(4) to undertake the (d) Assume other duties stipulated in the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases. Article 13 An occupational disease diagnostic organization shall independently exercise its diagnostic power in accordance with the law, and shall be responsible for the diagnostic conclusions of occupational diseases made by it. Article 14 The occupational disease diagnosis institutions shall establish and improve the occupational disease diagnosis management system, strengthen the occupational disease diagnosis of physicians and other relevant medical and health personnel technical training and policy, legal training, and take measures to improve the diagnosis of occupational disease working conditions, and to improve the diagnosis of occupational disease service quality and level. Article XV of occupational disease diagnosis institutions shall disclose the diagnosis of occupational disease diagnosis procedures and diagnosis of the scope of the project, to facilitate workers to diagnose occupational diseases.

Occupational disease diagnostic institutions and their relevant staff shall respect, care, love and protect the privacy of workers. Article 16 Physicians engaged in the diagnosis of occupational diseases shall have the following conditions, and obtain the qualification certificate for diagnosis of occupational diseases issued by the provincial health care authorities:

(1) having a certificate of physician practice;

(2) having the qualification for health professional and technical positions of intermediate level or above;

(3) being familiar with laws and regulations on the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases and the criteria for diagnosis of occupational diseases;

(d) engaged in occupational disease diagnosis, identification of related work for more than three years;

(e) in accordance with the provisions of the occupational disease diagnosis of the physician to participate in the training of the corresponding specialties, and pass the examination.

Provincial health authorities shall, in accordance with the provisions of these Measures and the National Health and Health Commission of the training syllabus for occupational disease diagnostic physicians, develop training and assessment of occupational disease diagnostic physicians in the administrative region and organize the implementation.