The new version of "Occupational Disease Diagnosis and Appraisal Management Measures" is here
The diagnosis agency shall make a diagnosis within 30 days from the receipt of the materials
If there is no evidence to deny the inevitable connection between occupational disease hazards and the patient’s clinical manifestations, it should be diagnosed as an occupational disease
News from our newspaper (Reporter Ji Wei) Recently, the National Health Commission announced the latest "Administrative Measures for the Diagnosis and Identification of Occupational Diseases" (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures"), which clarified that workers can be in the place of the employer, the place of permanent residence or the place of habitual residence. Occupational disease diagnosis institutions conduct occupational disease diagnosis.
When the materials are complete, the occupational disease diagnosis agency shall make a diagnosis conclusion within 30 days from the date of receipt of the materials.
If there is no evidence to deny the inevitable connection between occupational disease hazards and the patient’s clinical manifestations, it should be diagnosed as an occupational disease.
The "Measures" highlights the relevant obligations of employers, requiring employers to perform occupational disease diagnosis and identification in accordance with the law, arrange for occupational disease patients and suspected occupational disease patients for diagnosis and treatment in a timely manner; truthfully provide occupational disease diagnosis and identification information; undertake occupational disease diagnosis , Appraisal expenses and expenses during diagnosis and medical observation of patients with suspected occupational diseases; report occupational diseases and suspected occupational diseases; perform other relevant obligations stipulated in the "Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Law".
The reporter found that the "Measures" detailed the requirements for workers to provide relevant evidence and define the connotation of "evidence".
The first is to stipulate that the data required for occupational disease diagnosis shall be provided by the employer to the diagnosis agency, and the worker shall only provide the relevant data for the occupational disease diagnosis in his possession, and refine the worker’s requirements for providing relevant certification materials.
The second is to implement the provisions of the "Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Law" that "if there is no evidence to deny the inevitable connection between occupational disease hazards and the patient's clinical manifestations, it should be diagnosed as an occupational disease." The revised "Measures" make corresponding provisions.
The diagnosis of occupational diseases shall be in accordance with the "Occupational Disease Prevention Law", the relevant provisions of these Measures, the "Classification and Catalogue of Occupational Diseases", and the national diagnostic standards for occupational diseases, based on the worker's occupational history, occupational disease hazard exposure history, and workplace occupational disease hazard factors, clinical manifestations, and Assist in comprehensive analysis of inspection results.
If there is no evidence to deny the inevitable connection between occupational disease hazards and the patient’s clinical manifestations, it should be diagnosed as an occupational disease.
The "Measures" clarify the record management system and occupational disease diagnosis management of occupational disease diagnosis institutions.
According to the relevant provisions of the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, while canceling the administrative examination and approval of the qualifications of occupational disease diagnosis institutions, in accordance with the spirit requirements of the reform of “delegating management and service”, it is clear that occupational disease diagnosis institutions shall implement a record management system, and that medical and health institutions shall conduct occupational disease diagnosis work. Recorded by provincial health authorities.
Standardize the management of occupational disease diagnosis.
The National Health Commission will formulate the training program for occupational disease diagnosis physicians, and the provincial health and health authorities will formulate and organize the implementation of occupational disease diagnosis physician training assessment methods in their administrative regions; increase the review requirements of occupational disease diagnosis institutions for occupational disease diagnosis certificates and require occupational disease diagnosis institutions It should be confirmed that the basis and conclusion of the diagnosis comply with relevant laws, regulations and standards.
The "Measures" clearly stipulate the time limit for the diagnosis and identification of occupational diseases.
Occupational disease diagnosis institutions shall make a diagnosis conclusion within 30 days from the date of receipt of all the materials; occupational disease diagnosis certificates shall be delivered by the occupational disease diagnosis institutions to workers, employers, and county-level health and health care providers within 15 days from the date of issuance. Competent department: The health department shall complete the on-site investigation within 30 days after receiving the application for on-site investigation by the occupational disease diagnosis agency.
As a result, the new "Administrative Measures for Occupational Disease Diagnosis and Appraisal" has greatly shortened the time limit for occupational disease appraisal.
After the occupational disease appraisal office receives the client’s appraisal application, if necessary, the original occupational disease diagnosis agency or the office that organized the first appraisal reads the relevant diagnosis and appraisal materials, the time limit for the relevant agency to provide the relevant information is reduced to ten days; the occupational disease appraisal office is reduced The time limit from accepting an appraisal application to the issuance of an occupational disease diagnosis certificate has been reduced to 40 days. If an occupational disease diagnosis appraisal requires a medical examination or on-site investigation, it shall be completed within 30 days respectively. The time for medical examination and on-site investigation shall not be counted in the occupational disease identification regulations. Within the time limit; shorten the time limit for the service of the occupational disease diagnosis certificate to the parties to ten days.
It is understood that the original "Administrative Measures for the Diagnosis and Identification of Occupational Diseases" was promulgated by the former Ministry of Health on February 19, 2013.
At present, as occupational health work has entered a new era, new requirements have been put forward for occupational disease diagnosis and identification.
In order to further implement the relevant provisions of the "Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Law", the National Health Commission organized special discussions and extensively solicited opinions, and revised the current "Measures".