SPECIAL ACT ON THE PROMOTION OF HIGH-TECH MEDICAL COMPLEXES

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to develop high-tech medical complexes to the global hub for research and development of medical services and contribute to the growth of the domestic medical industry by facilitating the active research and development of medical services and the commercialization of achievements from research with mutual cooperation between enterprises, universities, research institutes, and medical institutions through promoting the development of the high-tech medical complexes. <Amended on Apr. 30, 2019>

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Jan. 6, 2016>

1. The term "high-tech medical complex" means a complex designated and publicly notified by the Minister of Health and Welfare pursuant to Article 6 in order to facilitate the active research and development of medical services and the commercialization of achievements from research;

2. The term "medicine" means medicine as defined in the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act;

3. The term "medical appliances" means medical appliances as defined in the Medical Devices Act;

4. The term "technology for health and medical services" means the health and medical service technology as defined in Article 2 (1) 1 and 3 of the Health and Medical Service Technology Promotion Act;

5. The term "research and development of medical services" means the research and development of medicine, medical appliances, or technology for health and medical services, the clinical trials for such research and development, or the manufacture of medicines or medical appliances related to research and development;

6. The term "research and development institute of medical services" means an institution falling under any of the following items and equipped with researchers and facilities that meet the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree for the research and development of medical services:

(a) An institution established for the purposes of research and development of medical services;

(b) Any of the following institutions that has installed and operates a department responsible for the research and development of medical services:

SPECIAL ACT ON THE PROMOTION OF HIGH-TECH MEDICAL COMPLEXES

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Relationship to other statutes or regulations) #

Article 4(Formulation of plan for development of high-tech medical complexes) #

Article 5(Site selection for high-tech medical complexes) #

Article 6(Designation of high-tech medical complexes) #

Article 7(Development of high-tech medical complexes) #

Article 8(Cancellation of designation of high-tech medical complexes) #

Article 9(Preferential support for infrastructure) #

Article 10(Formulation of comprehensive plan for high-tech medical complexes) #

Article 11(Establishment of and support for foundations) #

Article 12(Support to joint research and development projects) #

Article 13(Grant of loans) #

Article 14(Support by taxation) #

Article 15(Support in move-in) #

Article 16(Support by installation of ancillary facilities) #

Article 17(Payment of employment subsidies) #

Article 18(Special cases for commercial use, loan, and sale of State-owned or public property) #

Article 19(Allowance of voluntary suspension of employment or currently holding office by researchers of national or public research institutes) #

Article 20(Special cases for the Immigration Act) #

Article 21(Special cases concerning the Medical Service Act) #

Article 22(Special cases concerning the National Health Insurance Act) #

Article 23(Special cases concerning the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act) #

Article 24(Special cases concerning the Medical Devices Act) #

Article 25(Special cases concerning the Bioethics and Safety Act) #

Article 26(Special cases for the Patent Act) #

Article 26-2(Installation of production facilities for resident research and development institute of medical services) #

Article 27(Establishment and operation of Council of High-Tech Medical Complexes) #

Article 28(Composition and operation) #

Article 29(Request for submission of data) #

Article 30 #

Article 31(Approval for occupancy) #

Article 32(Delegation or entrustment of administrative authority) #

Article 33(Legal fiction as public officials for purposes of penalty provisions) #

Article 34(Penalty provisions) #

Article 35(Joint penalty provisions) #