'Operating Room CCTV Installation Law' Gains Momentum... Public Hearing Stage Completed
Kang Ki-yoon, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health and Welfare of the National Assembly, is presiding over a public hearing on the partial amendment bill of the Medical Service Act related to the installation of video information processing devices in operating rooms at the National Assembly on the 26th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Boryeong] The bill to install CCTV cameras in operating rooms, which has failed to pass the National Assembly for several years, is expected to make progress through a public hearing on the 26th.
On this day, the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee held the 2nd meeting of the 1st Subcommittee on Bill Examination and conducted a public hearing on the "Partial Amendment to the Medical Service Act Related to the Installation of Video Information Processing Devices in Operating Rooms."
The bill to install CCTV in operating rooms was proposed to prevent illegal medical practices such as proxy surgeries and sexual crimes. Considering that related bills were proposed in the 19th and 20th National Assemblies but were not reviewed and were discarded, the 21st National Assembly is now putting more effort into it.
At the public hearing, Kim Jong-min, Insurance Director of the Korean Medical Association, who attended as a witness, argued against the installation citing patient human rights violations due to body exposure and issues with video data management. On the other hand, Lee Na-geum, Director of the Patient Rights Research Institute, expressed support, citing that operating rooms remain blind spots for crime surveillance and that insider whistleblowing is almost impossible. Lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties plan to hold a bill subcommittee meeting for further discussion after the public hearing.
Hot Picks Today
"Stocks Are Not Taxed, but Annual Crypto Gains Over 2.5 Million Won to Be Taxed Next Year... Investors Push Back"
- "Even With a 90 Million Won Salary and Bonuses, It Doesn’t Feel Like Much"... A Latecomer Rookie Who Beat 70 to 1 Odds [Scientists Are Disappearing] ③
- "Who Is Visiting Japan These Days?" The Once-Crowded Tourist Spots Empty Out... What's Happening?
- "Am I Really in the Top 30%?" and "Worried About My Girlfriend in the Bottom 70%"... Buzz Over High Oil Price Relief Fund
- "It Has Now Crossed Borders": No Vaccine or Treatment as Bundibugyo Ebola Variant Spreads [Reading Science]
Kim Nam-guk, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who proposed the bill, appeared on MBC Radio's "Kim Jong-bae's Focus" on the same day and said, "If bipartisan agreement is reached, I think the bill can be passed soon." He added, "According to public opinion polls, nearly 80-90% support this bill, so many citizens want it to pass, and I plan to actively recommend it at the party level."
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.
