On December 28, the "Basic Medical Care and Health Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China" was passed at the 15th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, guaranteeing the following rights and interests: 1. Legal protection: Villages

Medical treatment and pension issues.

The state strengthens the construction of rural medical and health teams, establishes a career development mechanism that connects counties and villages, and improves the multi-channel subsidy mechanism and pension policy for rural medical and health personnel’s service income.

2. It is worth mentioning that if, in violation of the provisions of this Law, local people's governments at all levels, the health administrative departments of people's governments at or above the county level, and other relevant departments abuse their power, neglect their duties, or practice favoritism, the persons in charge who are directly responsible will be prosecuted.

and other directly responsible persons shall be punished in accordance with the law.

In other words, the treatment and pension issues of village doctors are protected by law this time, and the cases of deductions or delays in the payment of subsidies may be greatly reduced.

3. Human, financial and material resources: All resources will be allocated to grassroots medical institutions.

The state has established a system for medical and health personnel to regularly engage in medical and health work at the grassroots level and in difficult and remote areas.

Measures such as targeted free training, counterpart support, and retirement reemployment will be adopted to strengthen the construction of medical and health teams at the grassroots level and in difficult and remote areas.

4. The state increases financial investment in medical, health and health undertakings, and focuses on supporting the development of medical, health and health undertakings in old revolutionary base areas, ethnic minority areas, border areas and economically underdeveloped areas by increasing transfer payments and other means.

For medical and health personnel working at the grassroots level and in difficult and remote areas, preferential treatment will be implemented in terms of salary allowances, professional title evaluation, career development, education and training, and recognition and awards.

5. The state rationally plans and allocates medical and health resources, focusing on the grassroots level, and takes various measures to give priority to support the development of medical and health institutions below the county level and improve their medical and health service capabilities.

Local people's governments at or above the county level shall, based on the medical and health needs of their respective administrative regions, integrate the medical and health resources organized by the governments in the region, and establish coordinated and linked medical service cooperation mechanisms such as medical consortiums according to local conditions.

Extended information: The Basic Medical Law of the People's Republic of China encourages medical and health institutions to continuously improve technologies, equipment and services for prevention, health care, diagnosis, treatment, nursing and rehabilitation, and supports the development of medical and health technologies suitable for grassroots and remote areas.

Clarify the work responsibilities of primary medical institutions and general practitioners.

Primary medical and health institutions mainly provide prevention, health care, health education, and disease management, establish health records for residents, diagnose and treat common and frequently-occurring diseases, as well as rehabilitation and care for some diseases, accept patients referred by hospitals, and refer patients beyond their own scope to hospitals.

Basic medical and health services for patients with capacity to serve.

The state strengthens the training and use of general practitioners.

General practitioners mainly provide diagnosis, treatment and referral of common and frequently-occurring diseases, prevention, health care, rehabilitation, as well as chronic disease management, health management and other services.

Highlight professional characteristics and the value of technical labor.

Establish and improve personnel, salary, and reward systems that conform to the characteristics of the medical and health industry and reflect the professional characteristics and technical labor value of medical and health personnel.

Appropriate allowances shall be given to medical and health personnel engaged in infectious disease prevention and control, radiation medicine and mental health work, as well as other medical and health personnel working in special positions in accordance with national regulations.

Subsidy standards should be adjusted regularly.

Establish a mechanism for preventing and handling medical disputes.

The practice sites of medical and health institutions are public places that provide medical and health services, and no organization or individual may disrupt its order.

The personal safety and personal dignity of medical and health personnel shall not be violated, and their legitimate rights and interests shall be protected by law.

It is prohibited for any organization or individual to threaten or endanger the personal safety of medical and health personnel, or violate the personal dignity of medical and health personnel.

Take measures to protect the working environment for medical and health personnel.

Establish a mechanism for preventing and handling medical disputes, properly handle medical disputes, and maintain medical order.

Improve the medical risk sharing mechanism, encourage medical institutions to participate in medical liability insurance or establish medical risk funds, and encourage patients to participate in medical accident insurance.

The society should care about and respect medical and health personnel, maintain a good and safe medical and health service order, and jointly build a harmonious doctor-patient relationship.