Democratic Policy Committee Meets Health and Medical Organizations, Pledges to Process Nursing Act and Medical Act as Originally Proposed

Regarding the Plenary Session Vote: "Under the Jurisdiction of Each Party's Floor Leader"

The Democratic Party of Korea announced on the 12th, one day before the National Assembly plenary session, that it will process the Nursing Act bill and the Medical Service Act amendment bill submitted to the plenary session as originally proposed after meeting with health and medical organizations.

On the same day, the Democratic Party Policy Committee held consecutive meetings with the president of the Dental Association, the president of the Korean Medicine Association, the president of the Nurses Association, the president of the Medical Association, and the president of the Nursing Assistant Association to discuss the plenary session processing of the Nursing Act and the Medical Service Act.

After the meeting, Kim Min-seok, chairman of the Policy Committee, told reporters, "The Nursing Act and Medical Service Act, which are about to pass the plenary session, have followed the normal procedures in the National Assembly," and added, "I said that it is currently inevitable to process them in the National Assembly as originally proposed."

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Chairman Kim said, "The Medical Service Act's only issue is not about professional jurisdiction but how well qualifications are met and how the public's health will be protected," and added, "The issues raised regarding the Nursing Act are unfounded, and even after the bill passes, the demands of each profession can be addressed as much as needed."

He said, "I expressed the intention to continue resolving necessary matters together with medical organizations after legislation," emphasizing, "We will continue to address various issues raised so far through new laws and policies."

When asked whether the bill will be submitted to the plenary session tomorrow, he replied, "Whether it will be voted on in tomorrow's plenary session has been passed on to the floor leaders of each party."

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