NURSING ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the promotion of public health by improving the quality of medical care and ensuring patient safety through prescribing matters necessary for nursing, so that all citizens can receive high-quality nursing services in various fields where nurses, etc. work, such as health and medical institutions, schools, workplaces, home care, and various social welfare facilities.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:

1. The term “nurse” means a person licensed under Article 4;

2. The term “advanced practice nurse” means a person who has obtained recognition of their qualification as such under Article 5;

3. The term “assistant nurse” means a person who has obtained recognition of their qualification as such under Article 6;

4. The term “nurse, etc.” means nurses, advanced practice nurses, and assistant nurses;

5. The term “medical institution” means a medical institution under Article 3 (1) of the Medical Service Act;

6. The term “health and medical institution” means a health and medical institution under in Article 3 (4) of the Framework Act on Health and Medical Care.

Article 3(Relationship to other statutes) #

Matters regarding nurses, etc. that are not prescribed by this Act shall be governed by the Framework Act on Health and Medical Care, the Medical Service Act, and other statutes related to health and medical care.

CHAPTER II LICENSES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Article 4(Nursing license) #

(1) A person who intends to become a nurse shall fall under any of the following subparagraphs, pass the national examination for nurses under Article 8, and obtain a license from the Minister of Health and Welfare:

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Relationship to other statutes) #

Article 4(Nursing license) #

Article 5(Recognition of qualification as advanced practice nurses) #

Article 6(Recognition of qualification as assistant nurses) #

Article 7(Grounds for disqualification) #

Article 8(National examination) #

Article 9(Restrictions on eligibility for examination) #

Article 10(Registration and conditions of licenses or qualifications) #

Article 11(Prohibition of loan of license) #

Article 12(Duties of nurses) #

Article 13(Duties of advanced practice nurses) #

Article 14(Performance of medical support services) #

Article 15(Duties of assistant nurses) #

Article 16(Continuing education) #

Article 17(Reporting on status and employment situation) #

Article 18(Central Nurses Association and its branches) #

Article 19(Establishment permit) #

Article 20(Assistant Nurses Association) #

Article 21(Request for disposition of suspension of qualification) #

Article 22(Duty to cooperate) #

Article 23(Supervision) #

Article 24(Responsibilities of the State and local governments) #

Article 25(Rights of nurses, etc.) #

Article 26(Responsibilities of nurses, etc.) #

Article 27(Prohibition of human rights violations against nurses, etc.) #

Article 28(Support for work-family balance of nurses, etc.) #

Article 29(Nurse-to-patient ratio) #

Article 30(Shift work) #

Article 31(Establishment and operation of the Nursing Workforce Support Center) #

Article 32(Nurse educators) #

Article 33(Support for education) #

Article 34(Establishment of comprehensive nursing plan) #

Article 35(Establishment and implementation of annual implementation plan) #

Article 36(Cooperation in planning) #

Article 37(Fact-finding surveys) #

Article 38(Nursing Policy Deliberation Committee) #

Article 39(Revocation and reissuance of license or qualification) #

Article 40(Suspension of effect of license or qualification) #

Article 41(Hearings) #

Article 42(Corrective order) #

Article 43(Subsidization of expenses) #

Article 44(Fees) #

Article 45(Delegation or entrustment of authority) #

Article 46(Penalty provisions) #

Article 47(Joint penalty provisions) #