Administrative Measures for Diagnosis and Identification of Occupational Diseases (202 1)

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These Measures are formulated in accordance with the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases (hereinafter referred to as the Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases) in order to standardize the work of occupational disease diagnosis and appraisal and strengthen the management of occupational disease diagnosis and appraisal. Article 2 The diagnosis and appraisal of occupational diseases shall be carried out in accordance with the Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, the relevant provisions of these Measures, the classification and catalogue of occupational diseases and the national occupational disease diagnosis standards, and follow the principles of being scientific, fair, timely and convenient for the people. Article 3 The National Health and Wellness Committee is responsible for the supervision and management of the diagnosis and appraisal of occupational diseases throughout the country, and the local health administrative departments at or above the county level are responsible for the supervision and management of the diagnosis and appraisal of occupational diseases within their respective administrative areas.

The health authorities of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government (hereinafter referred to as the provincial health authorities) shall make full use of the existing medical and health resources to realize the regional coverage of occupational disease diagnosis institutions in combination with the actual work of occupational disease prevention and control and the planning of medical and health service system in their respective administrative areas. Article 4 All localities should strengthen the capacity building of occupational disease diagnosis institutions, provide necessary guarantee conditions, and equip relevant personnel, equipment and working funds to meet the needs of occupational disease diagnosis. Article 5 All localities should strengthen the informatization construction of occupational disease diagnosis and appraisal, establish and improve the informatization system of the whole process of workers' exposure to occupational disease hazards, occupational health examination and occupational disease diagnosis and appraisal, and continuously improve the accuracy, timeliness and effectiveness of occupational disease diagnosis and appraisal information reporting. Article 6 The employing unit shall perform the relevant obligations of occupational disease diagnosis and appraisal according to law:

(a) timely arrangements for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with occupational diseases and suspected occupational diseases;

(2) Truthfully providing the information needed for the diagnosis and appraisal of occupational diseases;

(three) to bear the costs of diagnosis and identification of occupational diseases and the costs of patients suspected of occupational diseases during diagnosis and medical observation;

(4) Reporting occupational diseases and suspected occupational diseases;

(5) Other relevant obligations stipulated in the Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases. Chapter II Diagnostic Institutions Article 7 Medical and health institutions shall file with the provincial health authorities within 15 working days from the date of carrying out occupational disease diagnosis.

The provincial health administrative department shall, within fifteen working days from the date of receiving the complete filing materials, announce to the public the list, address, diagnosis items (i.e. occupational disease categories and diseases in the occupational disease classification and catalogue) and other relevant information. Article 8 Medical and health institutions that carry out occupational disease diagnosis shall meet the following conditions:

(1) Holding the Practice License of Medical Institution;

(2) Occupational disease diagnosticians and relevant medical and health technicians with corresponding diagnosis and treatment subjects that are suitable for the recorded diagnosis items;

(3) Having places, instruments and equipment that are suitable for the diagnostic projects put on record;

(4) Having a sound quality management system for occupational disease diagnosis. Article 9 Medical and health institutions shall submit the following relevant materials to prove that they meet the conditions stipulated in Article 8 of these Measures when making occupational disease diagnosis and filing:

(1) The original, photocopy and photocopy of the Practice License for Medical Institutions;

(2) Relevant information such as qualification of occupational disease diagnostician;

(3) List of relevant instruments and equipment;

(four) the list of personnel responsible for the occupational disease information report;

(5) Occupational disease diagnosis quality management system and other relevant information. Article 10 An occupational disease diagnosis institution shall be responsible for the authenticity, accuracy and legality of the filing information.

When the record information changes, it shall submit the change information to the provincial health authorities within ten working days from the date of information change. Article 11 If there is no medical and health institution for occupational disease diagnosis and filing in a city divided into districts, the provincial health department shall, according to the needs of occupational disease diagnosis, designate medical and health institutions that meet the conditions as stipulated in Article 8 of these Measures to undertake occupational disease diagnosis. Twelfth occupational disease diagnosis institutions are responsible for:

(a) to carry out occupational disease diagnosis within the scope of the diagnostic items for the record;

(2) Report the occupational diseases to the local health department in time;

(3) To report the diagnosis of occupational diseases according to the requirements of the competent health department;

(four) to undertake other duties as stipulated in the law on the prevention and control of occupational diseases. Thirteenth occupational disease diagnosis institutions independently exercise the right of diagnosis according to law, and be responsible for the conclusion of occupational disease diagnosis. Article 14 Occupational disease diagnosis institutions shall establish and improve the management system for occupational disease diagnosis, strengthen the technical training, policy and legal training of occupational disease diagnosis doctors and other relevant medical and health personnel, take measures to improve the working conditions for occupational disease diagnosis, and improve the quality and level of occupational disease diagnosis services. Article 15 An occupational disease diagnosis institution shall disclose the occupational disease diagnosis procedures and the scope of diagnosis items, so as to facilitate workers to make occupational disease diagnosis.

Occupational disease diagnosis institutions and their relevant staff should respect, care for and cherish workers and protect their privacy. Sixteenth doctors engaged in occupational disease diagnosis shall meet the following conditions and obtain the qualification certificate of occupational disease diagnosis issued by the Provincial Health Department:

(1) Having a doctor's practice certificate;

(2) Having the qualification for the technical post of health specialty at or above the intermediate level;

(three) familiar with the laws and regulations on the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases and the diagnostic standards for occupational diseases;

(four) engaged in the diagnosis and identification of occupational diseases for more than three years;

(five) to participate in the professional training of occupational disease diagnosis doctors in accordance with the regulations, and pass the examination.

Provincial health authorities shall, according to the provisions of these measures and the training plan for occupational disease diagnosticians formulated by the National Health and Wellness Committee, formulate the training and assessment methods for occupational disease diagnosticians in their respective administrative areas and organize their implementation.