Compensation system review review for children with severe cerebral palsy during childbirth September 11, 19:08
Regarding the "obstetrics medical compensation system" that pays compensation to children with severe cerebral palsy at the time of childbirth, there is a request to review the examination criteria for receiving compensation, so we will discuss the review of the system on the 11th. , The first study meeting was held.
The obstetrics medical compensation system is a system in which compensation is promptly paid to children who have severe cerebral palsy due to some accident during childbirth.
The study group was held by the Japan Medical Function Evaluation Organization, which operates the system, and 14 people, including medical accident specialists and doctors, attended the first meeting.
Under this system, children born between the 28th and 31st weeks of pregnancy may have cerebral palsy due to causes other than accidents during childbirth, so they are required to undergo individual examinations, such as oxygen status. The data must meet the screening criteria.
However, there are many cases where detailed data at the time of childbirth is not available, and according to the Organization, about half of the children who underwent individual examination in the four years since the system started were not covered by the compensation. There are also voices calling for a review of.
In the study group, standard of examination and proper whether, in fact discuss, such as what to do with the financial resources if the compensation of the interest has increased, we decided to compile the results to the prospect of the end of the year.