According to the inquiry of the First Session of the 13th National People's Congress, in March 2065438+2008, according to the institutional reform plan of the State Council approved by the First Session of the 13th National People's Congress, the National Health and Family Planning Commission of People's Republic of China (PRC) was established.
Integrate the responsibilities of the National Health and Family Planning Commission for the new rural cooperative medical care, and set up the People's Republic of China (PRC) National Medical Security Bureau; No longer retain the original National Health and Family Planning Commission Health Bureau. As a government functional department, it has the functions of medical and health care, public health, health supervision and disease prevention, and performs related duties.