Article 1 In order to standardize the management and use of urban and rural medical assistance funds and improve the efficiency of use, these Measures are formulated in accordance with relevant policies and regulations.
Article 2 The term "urban and rural medical assistance fund" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the special funds raised through public budget, lottery public welfare fund and donations from all walks of life, which are used for medical assistance for poor families in urban and rural areas according to regulations.
Third urban and rural medical assistance funds should be managed and used in accordance with the principles of openness, fairness, justice, earmarking and balance of payments.
Article 4 Urban and rural medical assistance funds shall be included in the financial special account of social security fund (hereinafter referred to as the special account of social security fund), and shall be accounted for separately, managed specially and used exclusively. The county-level financial department will merge the "urban medical assistance fund account" and "rural medical assistance fund account" originally set up in the social security fund account, and set up the "urban and rural medical assistance fund account" for fund raising, disbursement and payment.