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Government Legislation

  • [Other] Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Rules of the Act on the Improvement of Mental Health and the Support for Welfare Services for Mental Patients (Draft)
    • Competent Ministry : Ministry of Health and Welfare
    • Advance Publication of Legislation :
    • Opinion Submission Deadline :

[Background] 


As the Act was amended (Act No. 21117, Nov 11, 2025), this amendment aims to define matters delegated to the Ministerial Ordinance, including: 1) personnel and facility standards for acute-phase mental illness intensive care hospitals, 2) tasks related to the designation and revocation of such hospitals, and 3) the specific criteria and procedures for designation and revocation.


[Main Points]


Provisions establish essential personnel and facility standards for hospitals seeking designation as "Acute-Phase Mental Illness Intensive Care Hospitals," which provide treatment for patients with acute mental illness posing a risk of harm to themselves or others.


Regulatory effect assessment
  • 정신건강증진 및 정신질환자 복지서비스 지원에 관한 법률 시행규칙(규제영향분석서)_20251217.hwp [download]
Legislative proposal (draft)
  • 정신건강복지법 시행규칙 입법예고 공고문(제2025-000호).hwpx [download]