Regulations on the Scope of Storage and Access to Advance Medical Directives... Ministry of Health and Welfare Legislative Notice

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 12th that it will publicly notify the partial amendment of the Enforcement Rules of the Act on Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment until the 21st of next month.

This public notice includes improvements to some deficiencies that occurred during the operation of the current life-sustaining treatment decision system. First, it establishes the basis for storing advance directives by requiring that advance directives created at registered institutions be registered and stored in the Life-Sustaining Treatment Information Processing System.

Advance Medical Directive. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Additionally, it clearly defines the scope of records that the patient's family can request to view from the head of the management institution and the head of the medical institution regarding the patient's decision to discontinue life-sustaining treatment and its implementation, to prevent confusion that may arise when requesting to view records. Along with this, some forms will also be revised to enhance the convenience of form creators.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare stated, "We plan to finalize the amendment after broadly collecting opinions from the public and related organizations and groups during the public notice period."

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