In preparation for the spread of infectious diseases in the future, the government will hold a cabinet meeting to revise the Infectious Diseases Act, which requires prefectures to enter into advance agreements with core medical institutions in their regions and secure hospital beds and outpatient care. Decided.
Regarding the response to the new corona, coordination between prefectures and medical institutions was not sufficiently done, and it was pointed out that the medical care system was under pressure. The cabinet has decided to revise the Infectious Diseases Act in preparation for the outbreak.
According to this, ▽ Prefectures will formulate an infectious disease prevention plan, conclude an agreement in advance with the core medical institutions in the region, and oblige them to secure hospital beds and outpatient medical care.
▽ If the agreement is violated, the name of the medical institution will be announced, and if the agreement is not followed, the national and prefectural governments may revoke the approval of special function hospitals such as university hospitals and regional medical support hospitals.
In addition, ▽ all medical institutions will be obliged to make efforts to cooperate necessary for the achievement of the prevention plan, It also incorporates measures that can request the dispatch of nurses.
Furthermore, in addition to allowing non-doctors and nurses to vaccinate, ▽ In order to strengthen border measures, it will be possible to instruct people who may be infected to wait at home, etc., and penalties will be imposed if they do not comply. It is also included to impose.
The government will submit the revised bill to the current Diet session and aim for enactment.