Ruling Party and Government: "Nursing Act, Mediation Plan After Collecting Opinions from Related Organizations on the 11th" (Update)

Held Closed High-Level Party-Government Meeting on 9th
To Meet Organizations Related to Nurse Act and Medical Act
"Plan to Persuade with Mediation Proposal"

The ruling party and the government announced on the 9th that they will listen to the opinions of related organizations regarding the Nurse Act bill and the Medical Service Act amendment bill and present a mediation plan on the 11th.

Yoo Sang-beom, the senior spokesperson of the People Power Party, held a briefing at the National Assembly during a high-level ruling party-government council meeting and stated, "With the inauguration of Yoon Jae-ok as the new floor leader, the leadership system has been completed, and we held a private high-level ruling party-government council meeting for about an hour at the Prime Minister's residence in Samcheong-dong."

Usangbeom, Senior Spokesperson of the People Power Party

Senior spokesperson Yoo said, "Regarding the Nurse Act bill and the Medical Service Act amendment bill submitted to the plenary session, the People Power Party plans to hold a ruling party-government meeting on the 11th to gather opinions from organizations and present a mediation plan." He added, "We intend to persuade through the mediation plan."

However, it has not yet been decided which organizations will attend. Also, in case the opposition party does not accept the mediation plan for the Nurse Act, Senior spokesperson Yoo said, "I think the Policy Committee will prepare various scenarios on how to proceed with the next steps specifically."

The Nurse Act bill separates nursing-related contents from the current Medical Service Act, clearly defining the duties of nurses, specialized nurses, and nursing assistants, and includes the state's responsibility to improve the working environment and treatment of nurses and others as key contents. The Medical Service Act amendment bill mainly includes provisions to revoke the licenses of medical practitioners convicted of serious crimes.

President Yoon Seok-yeol previously exercised the 'first veto right' on the Grain Management Act amendment bill, which the Democratic Party of Korea had forcibly passed, but no decision has been made yet on whether to exercise the veto right on the remaining bills, including the Nurse Act.

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