Article 16(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #
(1) The Minister of Employment and Labor shall delegate his or her authority concerning the following pursuant to Article 32 of the Act to the chiefs of competent local employment and labor offices: <Amended on Sep. 18, 2008; Jul. 12, 2010; Nov. 15, 2010>
1. Deleted; <Jul. 19, 2016>
2. Deleted; <Jul. 19, 2016>
2-2. Deleted; <Jul. 19, 2016>
3. Designation, revocation of designation, and orders for suspension of business of a health examination institution under Article 15 of the Act;
4. Receipt of aggregate health examination report under Article 16(2) of the Act;
5. Recommendation or instruction of work transition measures under Article 21(2) of the Act;
6. Requests for submission or attendance under Article 31 of the Act;
6-2. Hearings under Article 31-3 of the Act;
7. Imposition and collection of administrative fines under Article 37 of the Act.
(2) The Minister of Employment and Labor shall entrust the following affairs to the Corporation under Article 32 of the Act: <Amended on Jul. 30, 2009; Jul. 12, 2010; Nov. 15, 2010; Jul. 19, 2016>
1. Performing health examinations for retired workers under Article 13 of the Act;
2. Receipt of any of the followings under the latter part of Article 16(1) and latter part of Article 16(3) of the Act:
a. Chest X-rays of a worker found to be suffering from pneumoconiosis;
b. Personal health examination report;
c. Documents prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor;
3. Determination on classification for pneumoconiosis control under Article 18(1) and (3) of the Act and notification of the results thereof;
4. Matters concerning request to review determination on classification for pneumoconiosis control under Article 19 of the Act;
5. Issuance of worker’s health care pocketbooks under Article 20 of the Act;
6. Payment of pneumoconiosis consolation benefits under Article 24 of the Act;
6-2. Request for provision of materials or use of a relevant information network under Article 24-2(1) of the Act;
6-3. Affairs related to protection of personal information under Article 24-3(1) through (4) of the Act;
7. Payment for scholarship program for children of pneumoconiosis workers, costs for health examinations, examination allowances, and transfer fees under Article 14(1);
8. Settlement of pneumoconiosis consolation benefits paid erroneously to workers or bereaved families before the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Prevention of Pneumoconiosis and Protection of Workers Suffering from Pneumoconiosis (Presidential Decree No. 20430) enters into force;
9. Matters for collection of contributions by business owners and arrears, and for deficits disposal of contributions under Article 2 of the Addenda of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Prevention of Pneumoconiosis and Protection of Workers Suffering from Pneumoconiosis (Presidential Decree No. 20430).
(3) The Minister of Employment and Labor shall entrust his or her authority regarding evaluation on health examination institutions under Article 15-2 in accordance with Article 32 of the Act to the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. <Added on Sep. 18, 2008; Jan. 14, 2009; Jul. 12, 2010>