Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Act on Establishment and Operation of Korea Coast Guard Auxiliary and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.
Article 2(Establishment of Korea Coast Guard Auxiliary) #
(1) The Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard shall delegate the authority over the establishment of the Korea Coast Guard Auxiliary under Article 3 (1) of the Act on Establishment and Operation of Korea Coast Guard Auxiliary (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") to the chief of a coast guard station in accordance with Article 3 (3) of the Act.
(2) When the head of a coast guard station establishes a Korea Coast Guard Auxiliary in accordance with the delegation under paragraph (1), the head shall report the details thereof in advance to the Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard through the Commissioner of a Regional Korea Coast Guard having jurisdiction over the station.
Article 3(Procedures for medical treatment) #
(1) If a member of the Korea Coast Guard Auxiliary who has contracted a disease or sustained an injury (including a resulting physical disability; hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply) in the course of performing duties under Article 8 of the Act or participating in education and training under Article 13 (1) of the Act intends to receive medical treatment under Article 17 (2) of the Act, the member shall submit an application for medical treatment (including an application in electronic form) to the Metropolitan City Mayor, the Do Governor, or the Special Self-Governing Province Governor having jurisdiction over the place where the duty was performed or the place of education or training, following verification by the chief of the competent coast guard station, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.
(2) Upon receipt of an application for medical treatment under paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "application for medical treatment"), the competent Metropolitan City Mayor, Do Governor, or Special Self-Governing Province Governor shall designate a medical institution where a member of the Korea Coast Guard Auxiliary who submitted the application for medical treatment (hereinafter referred to as "applicant") is to receive medical treatment among medical institutions under Article 3 of the Medical Service Act (referring to medical institutions located within the jurisdiction of the relevant Metropolitan City, Do, or Self-Governing Province; hereinafter referred to as "medical institutions") and shall notify the applicant thereof without delay.
(3) If the location, medical technology, or other factors of a medical institution designated by the competent Metropolitan City Mayor, Do Governor, or Special Self-Governing Province Governor under paragraph (2) are unsuitable for treating an applicant or if any other unavoidable circumstances exist, the applicant may request that the relevant local government designate another medical institution.
(4) Upon receipt of a request under paragraph (3), the competent Metropolitan City Mayor, Do Governor, or Special Self-Governing Province Governor shall review whether to designate another medical institution and notify the applicant of the result without delay.
(5) If an applicant receives medical treatment at a medical institution designated under paragraphs (2) and (4), the competent Metropolitan City Mayor, Do Governor, or Special Self-Governing Province Governor shall bear the medical expenses. In such cases, the State may provide subsidies for all or part of the expenses borne by the relevant local government.
(6) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (5), detailed matters necessary for the procedures for providing medical treatment to, or bearing expenses for, members of the Korea Coast Guard Auxiliary who have contracted a disease or sustained injuries in the course of performing duties under Article 8 of the Act or participating in education and training under Article 13 (1) of the Act shall be determined and publicly notified by the Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard.
Article 4(Management of personally identifiable information) #
(1) The Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard, the Commissioner of a Regional Korea Coast Guard, and the chief of a coast guard station may manage data containing resident registration numbers or foreigner registration numbers referred to in subparagraph 1 or 4 of Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act, if such processing is unavoidable for conducting the following business affairs:
1. Business affairs regarding the commissioning and dismissal of members of the Korea Coast Guard Auxiliary under Article 6 of the Act;
2. Business affairs regarding the payment of expenses under Article 14 (1) and (2) of the Act;
3. Business affairs regarding awards under Article 15 of the Act;
4. Business affairs regarding compensation for accidents, etc. under Article 17 of the Act.
(2) The head of a local government (referring to a Metropolitan City Mayor, Do Governor, or Special Self-Governing Province Governor, in the case of subparagraph 2) may manage data containing resident registration numbers or foreign registration numbers referred to in subparagraph 1 or 4 of Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act, if it is unavoidable to perform the following business affairs:
1. Business affairs regarding financial support for expenses under Article 14 (3) of the Act;
2. Business affairs regarding compensation for accidents, etc. under Article 17 of the Act.