ACT ON HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE AND DECISIONS ON LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS AT THE END OF LIFE

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters necessary for hospice and palliative care and life-sustaining treatment for patients at the end of life, determination to terminate, etc., such life-sustaining treatment, and the implementation thereof, and thereby to protect the dignity and value of human beings by assuring the best interests of the patients and by respecting their self-determination.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The definitions of terms used in this Act are as follows: <Amended on Mar. 27, 2018>

1. The term "end-of-life process" means a state of imminent death, in which there is no possibility of revitalization or recovery despite treatment, and symptoms worsen rapidly;

2. The term "patient at the end of life" means a person who has received a medical prognosis under Article 16, from the doctor in charge and one medical specialist in the relevant field that he or she is at the end-of-life stage;

3. The term "terminal patient" means a patient who has been diagnosed as expected to die within a few months from the doctor in charge and one medical specialist in the relevant field in accordance with the procedures and guidelines prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, because there is no possibility of a fundamental recovery, and the symptoms gradually worsen despite proactive treatment:

(a) Deleted; <Mar. 27, 2018>

(b) Deleted; <Mar. 27, 2018>

(d) Deleted. <Mar. 27, 2018>

(e) Deleted; <Mar. 27, 2018>

4. The term "life-sustaining treatment" means medical treatment by cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemodialysis, administering anticancer drugs, mechanical ventilation, etc. to a patient at the end of life, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, which only prolong the process of dying without curative effect;

5. The term "determination to terminate, etc. life-sustaining treatment" means a decision made to decline or discontinue life-sustaining treatments for a patient at the end of life;

ACT ON HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE AND DECISIONS ON LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS AT THE END OF LIFE

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Basic Principles) #

Article 4(Relationship to Other Statutes) #

Article 5(Responsibilities of the State and Local Governments) #

Article 6(Designation of Hospice Day) #

Article 7(Implementation and Formulation of Comprehensive Plans) #

Article 8(National Hospice and Palliative Care Committee) #

Article 9(National Agency for Management of Life-Sustaining Treatment) #

Article 10(Preparation and Registration of Life-Sustaining Treatment Plans) #

Article 11(Agency for Registration of Advance Statements on Life-Sustaining Treatment) #

Article 12(Preparation and Registration of Advance Statements on Life-Sustaining Treatment) #

Article 13(Revocation of Designation of Registration Agencies) #

Article 14(Establishment and Operation, of Institutional Ethics Committee) #

Article 15(Persons subject to Implementation of Determination to Terminate, etc., Life-Sustaining Treatment) #

Article 16(Diagnosis of Whether Patient is at End-of-Life Stage) #

Article 17(Verification of Patient's Intention) #

Article 18(Determination to Terminate, etc., Life-Sustaining Treatment where It is Impossible to Confirm Patient's Intention) #

Article 19(Implementation of Determination to Terminate, etc., Life-Sustaining Treatment) #

Article 20(Preservation of Records) #

Article 21(Hospice Projects) #

Article 22(Cooperation in Provision of Data) #

Article 23(Designation of National Hospice Center) #

Article 24(Designation of Regional Hospice Center) #

Article 25(Designation of Institutions Specialized in Hospice Care) #

Article 26(Reporting on Changes and Business Closure) #

Article 27(Medical Practitioner's Duty to Explain) #

Article 28(Application for Hospice Care) #

Article 29(Evaluation of Institutions Specialized in Hospice Care) #

Article 30(Revocation of Designation of Institutions Specialized in Hospice Care) #

Article 31(Management of Sensitive Information and Personally Identifiable Information) #

Article 32(Prohibition of Disclosure of Information) #

Article 33(Inspection of Records) #

Article 34(Report and Inspection) #

Article 35(Hearings) #

Article 36(Prohibition of Use of Similar Names) #

Article 37(Prohibition of Disadvantages in Insurance) #

Article 38(Bearing of Expenses Incurred in Making Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment) #

Article 39(Penalty Provisions) #

Article 40(Penalty Provisions) #

Article 41(Concurrent Imposition of Suspension of Qualification) #

Article 42(Joint Penalty Provisions) #

Article 43(Administrative Fine) #