According to the spirit of the Implementing Opinions on the Classification and Management of Medical Institutions in Cities and Towns (Health and Medical Development [2000] No. 233), the state classifies medical institutions into two categories, non-profit and for-profit, for management.
Medical institutions in accordance with the "Regulations for the Administration of Medical Institutions" for the approval of the establishment, registration and verification, need to affirm in writing to the health administrative department of its nature, by accepting its registration of the administrative department of health in conjunction with the relevant departments in accordance with the source of investment in health care institutions, the nature of the operation of the classification of the definition of the provisions to be approved in the registration of the practice of noting that the " non-profit" or "for-profit" in the registration of practice.
The for-profit medical institutions that have obtained the License to Practice as a Medical Institution are also required by relevant laws and regulations to go through the relevant registration procedures with the relevant departments of industry and commerce administration, taxation, and so on.
The health administrative department approved as a for-profit medical institutions, but did not apply for industrial and commercial registration of units or individuals to carry out medical activities, the industrial and commercial administrative organs in accordance with the "unlicensed operation of the investigation and banning measures" division of responsibilities for investigation and handling.
Expanded:
1, business objectives are different
For-profit medical institutions run the goal of profit maximization; non-profit medical institutions run the goal of a specific social goal, not to make money for the purpose.
2, the distribution of different
Profit medical institutions profit, the investor after-tax profits can be dividends, non-profit medical institutions do not aim to make money, but in order to expand the scale of medical care, can also be appropriate profit, but this profit can only be used for their own development, can not be dividends.
3, the disposal of property in different ways
Profit medical institutions and termination of services, investors can dispose of their own personal residual property; and non-profit medical institutions termination of services, the residual property can only be disposed of by the social management or other non-profit medical institutions.
4, the end of income and expenditure for different purposes
Profit medical institutions of the balance of income and expenditure is used for investor returns. Non-profit medical institutions, income and expenditure, the balance can not be used for investor returns, nor for its employees in disguise, all profits and surpluses can only be invested in the re-development of the institution, for the purchase of equipment, the introduction of technology, to carry out new services or provide low-cost health care services to citizens.
5. Whether or not to enjoy property subsidies
Government-run non-profit medical institutions in counties and above are mainly targeted subsidies, which are arranged by the same level of finance. There are no financial subsidies for for-profit medical institutions.
6, price standards are different
Profit medical institutions provide medical services to implement market-adjusted prices, medical institutions according to the actual cost of services or market supply and demand for independent price setting . The medical services provided by non-profit medical institutions are subject to government-guided pricing, and medical institutions determine the actual price of their own medical services in accordance with the benchmark price set by the competent authorities and within the range of its fluctuation.
China.gov.cn - Notice on the Issuance of Opinions on the Implementation of Classification and Management of Urban Medical Institutions