(1) Reasons for Proposal
The segmentation and specialization of the health care environment have newly defined the scope of duties of medical service technologists while highlighting the role of health record administrators who manage medical information. In this regard, the Medical Service Technologists, etc., Act was amended (Act no. 15268; promulgated on December 19, 2017; to be enforced on December 20, 2018) to change the term “health record administrator” to “health care information administrator” and to allow medical service technologists, etc., to establish a nationwide central association and local branches according to the type of license. Accordingly, the Amendment modifies provisions concerning the matters delegated by the Act and also addresses and improves upon a number of weaknesses that have emerged from the operation of the current system.
(2) Major Provisions
A. Redefine the scope of duties of medical service technologists, etc. (Article 1-2, Article 2)
1) Redefine the scope of duties of medical service technologists, etc., in accordance with the segmentation and specialization of the health care environment
B. Change the term “health record administrator” to “health care information administrator” (Article 2, Article 3, Article 13)
C. Prescribe matters concerning the composition and operation of an ethics committee to deliberate and vote on matters concerning requests to disqualify a member as delegated by the amended Act (Article 9, Article 9-2, Article 9-3)
1) Newly insert provisions on member appointment, term of office, and chair of the ethics committee
2) Newly insert provisions on matters to be deliberated and voted on by the ethics committee, specific procedures, etc.
3) Newly insert provision on the exclusion of members from the ethics committee, etc.
D. Newly insert provisions concerning documents to be submitted to obtain approval for the establishment of a central association and local branches, specific content of the articles of association, applications for changes to the articles of association, etc. (Article 10, Article 10-2, Article 10-3)
