Amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Mental Health Welfare Act Including Legal Basis for Regional Trauma Centers Passed at the Cabinet Meeting
[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] Regional trauma centers supporting the psychological recovery of local residents will be established by region.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 8th that the partial amendment ordinance of the "Act on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Support for Welfare Services for Mental Patients (Mental Health Welfare Act)" was approved at the Cabinet meeting.
This amendment is in response to the enforcement of the revised "Mental Health Welfare Act," which establishes the legal basis for regional trauma centers to support the operations of the National Trauma Center starting from the 30th. It was prepared to stipulate detailed matters regarding the installation, designation, and operation of regional trauma centers delegated to the enforcement ordinance. This enforcement ordinance amendment will be implemented together with the law amendment on the 30th.
The amendment allows the Minister of Health and Welfare to delegate the installation and operation of regional trauma centers to the directors of national mental hospitals such as the National Naju, Bugok, Chuncheon, and Gongju Hospitals, or to designate trauma centers established under special laws such as the Ansan Trauma Center (4·16 Sewol Ferry Disaster Special Act) and the Pohang Trauma Center (Pohang Earthquake Special Act), as well as mental hospitals established by local governments, as regional trauma centers.
The head of the regional trauma center is also authorized to request cooperation such as providing data to local governments, mental health welfare centers, and mental health promotion facilities within the region to efficiently support psychological assistance tasks.
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Yeom Min-seop, Director of Mental Health Policy at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said, "Through this enforcement ordinance amendment, regional trauma centers will be established and operated at five national mental hospitals nationwide, including the National Mental Health Center (National Trauma Center), enabling psychological recovery support for local residents closer to their communities, which is expected to greatly improve access to psychological support services."
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