ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE MOTHER AND CHILD HEALTH ACT
Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 12046, Dec. 31, 1986
Amended by Presidential Decree No. 12773, Aug. 7, 1989
Presidential Decree No. 14446, Dec. 23, 1994
Presidential Decree No. 16315, May 21, 1999
Presidential Decree No. 18312, Mar. 17, 2004
Presidential Decree No. 19502, jun. 7, 2006
Presidential Decree No. 20679, Feb. 29, 2008
Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009
Presidential Decree No. 22075, Mar. 15, 2010
Presidential Decree No. 22564, Dec. 29, 2010
Presidential Decree No. 23488, Jan. 6, 2012
Presidential Decree No. 26446, Jul. 24, 2015
Presidential Decree No. 26651, Nov. 18, 2015
Presidential Decree No. 27239, jun. 21, 2016
Presidential Decree No. 27729, Dec. 30, 2016
Presidential Decree No. 28695, Mar. 6, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 29148, Sep. 11, 2018
The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters delegated by the Mother and Child Health Act and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof. [This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009]
| Article 1-2 (Criteria for Classification of Premature Babies and Congenitally Deformed Babies) |
Premature babies and congenitally deformed babies (hereinafter referred to as "premature baby, etc.") defined in subparagraphs 5 and 6 of Article 2 of the Mother and Child Health Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") shall be classified as follows: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22075, Mar. 15, 2010; Presidential Decree No. 27239, Jun. 21, 2016> | 1. | Premature baby: An infant at less than 37 weeks' gestational age or an infant whose weight is less than 2,500 grams at birth, for whom the head of a health clinic or the head of a medical institution deems it necessary to provide special medical supervision and protection different from the supervision and protection which an infant of at least 37 weeks' gestational age, etc. receives; |
| 2. | Congenitally deformed baby: Any of the following infants who has a disease concerning congenital disorders which the Minister of Health and Welfare prescribes in consideration of the degree and the frequency of the occurrence of congenital disorders or expenses incurred for medical treatment: |
| (a) | An infant likely to die due to a congenital disorder; |
| (b) | An infant whose functional disability is noticeable due to a congenital disorder; |
| (c) | An infant for whom the recovery of function is impracticable due to a congenital disorder. |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009]
| Article 2 (Formulation of Basic Plans for Mother and Child Health Services) |
The following matters shall be included in a basic plan for mother and child
health services formulated by the Minister of Health and Welfare pursuant to Article 5 (1) of the Act: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22075, Mar. 15, 2010; Presidential Decree No. 28695, Mar. 6, 2018> | 1. | Health management and guidance for pregnant or nursing women, infants, premature babies, etc.; |
| 2. | Support and restrictions concerning population control; |
| 3. | Education, public relations, and research on mother and child health; |
| 4. | Collection and management of information about mother and child health. |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009]
| Articles 3 through 9 Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 27239, Jun. 21, 2016> |
| Article 10 (Standards for Establishment of Mother and Child Health Organizations) |
| (1) | Where the State establishes mother and child health organizations (hereinafter referred to as "integrated center for mother and child health") pursuant to Article 7 (1) of the Act, it shall establish an integrated center for mother and child health for each region prescribed by the Minister of Health and Welfare. In such cases, each integrated center for mother and child health shall have facilities and human resources suitable for the performance of functions under the subparagraphs of Article 7 (1) of the Act and functions under Article 11 (1) of this Decree. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22075, Mar. 15, 2010> |
| (2) | Criteria for the establishment of a health clinic under Article 10 of the Regional Public Health Act and Article 8 of the Enforcement Decree of the aforesaid Act shall apply to criteria for the establishment of a mother and child health organization (hereinafter referred to as "mother and child health center") established by a local government pursuant to Article 7 (1) of the Act. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 26651, Nov. 18, 2015> |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009]
| Article 11 (Operation, etc. of Mother and Child Health Organizations) |
| (1) | In principle, a mother and child health center shall provide mother and child health services on a level with primary health care for matters referred to in Article 7 (1) 1 through 5 of the Act, and an integrated center for mother and child health shall provide mother and child health services on par with secondary health care for the aforesaid matters. |
| (2) | An integrated center for mother and child health shall conduct the following affairs so that mother and child health centers and other institutions providing mother and child health services may efficiently provide mother and child health services: |
| 1. | Technical training of medical personnel and the exchange of information; |
| 2. | Dispatch of professionals for medical technology; |
| 3. | Support for public relation activities for mother and child health; |
| 4. | Research and studies necessary to provide mother and child health services; |
| 5. | Computerized processing and management of medical records of infants; |
| 6. | Totalization of statistical data. |
| (3) | The classification of levels of primary and secondary health care under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by the Minister of Health and Welfare. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22075, Mar. 15, 2010> |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009]
| Article 12 (Entrustment of Affairs) |
| (1) | Where no integrated center for mother and child health is established in a particular region under Article 10 (1), the Minister of Health and Welfare shall address the matters referred to in the subparagraphs of Article 7 (1) of the Act and the affairs referred to in Article 11 (2) of this Decree by entrusting such matters and affairs to a medical corporation or a nonprofit corporation that conducts medical affairs. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22075, Mar. 15, 2010> |
| (2) | Where the Minister of Health and Welfare entrusts affairs to a medical corporation or a nonprofit corporation pursuant to paragraph (1), he/she shall take into account medical techniques, medical facilities, assets, etc. of the relevant corporation. |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009]
| Article 13 (Health Management, etc. of Pregnant or Nursing Women, Infants, Premature Babies, etc.) |
| (1) | A Metropolitan Autonomous City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (the head of a Gu means the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) shall provide the following medical examinations and vaccinations to pregnant or nursing women, infants, premature babies, etc., pursuant to Article 10 (1) of the Act: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22075, Mar. 15, 2010; Presidential Decree No. 22564, Dec. 29, 2010; Presidential Decree No. 26446, Jul. 24, 2015; Presidential Decree No. 27239, Jun. 21, 2016> |
| 1. | Diagnoses and comprehensive medical examinations, and prenatal, postnatal, and childbirth care provided to pregnant or nursing women; |
| 2. | Health management and diagnoses provided to infants, premature babies, |
| 3. | Discovery of factors harmful to health of pregnant or nursing women, infants, premature babies, etc.; |
| (2) | Matters necessary for providing medical examinations and vaccinations under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22075, Mar. 15, 2010> |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009]
| Article 14 Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009> |
| Article 15 (Limited Permission for Induced Abortion Operations) |
| (1) | Only those who have been pregnant for not more than 24 weeks may undergo an induced abortion operation under Article 14 of the Act. |
| (2) | Eugenic or genetic mental disabilities or physical diseases due to which an induced abortion operation may be performed pursuant to Article 14 (1) 1 of the Act, shall be achondrogenesis, cystic fibrosis, and other genetic diseases, which expose embryos to high risk. |
| (3) | Infectious diseases due to which an induced abortion operation may be performed pursuant to Article 14 (1) 2 of the Act, shall be German measles, toxoplasmosis, and other infectious diseases which medically expose embryos to high risk. |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009]
| Article 16 (Scope, etc. of Persons Engaging in Postnatal Care Business Subject to Medical Examination, etc.) |
| (1) | Persons who should undergo a medical examination pursuant to Article 15-5 (1) of the Act shall be any of the following: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 26446, Jul. 24, 2015; Presidential Decree No. 27239, Jun. 21, 2016> |
| 1. | A person who has filed a report on postnatal care business (hereinafter referred to as "postnatal care business entity") pursuant to Article 15 (1) of the Act; |
| 2. | A person who works in a postnatal care center. |
| (2) | Persons who fall under paragraph (1) shall undergo a medical examination pursuant to the following: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 26446, Jul. 24, 2015; Presidential Decree No. 27729, Dec. 30, 2016> |
| 1. | Such person shall undergo a medical examination including the items of diagnosis under subparagraph 2 at a medical institution under the Medical Service Act or a public health clinic under the Regional Public Health Act at least once a year: Provided, That where he/she receives a single diagnosis of latent tuberculosis among the items of diagnosis under subparagraph 2, he/she shall be deemed to have met the criteria therefor; |
| 2. | Typhoid, pulmonary tuberculosis, latent tuberculosis and infectious skin diseases (referring to bacterial skin diseases including leprosy) shall be included in the items of diagnosis in a medical examination. |
| (3) | Persons who should receive a vaccination pursuant to Article 15-5 (1) of the Act shall be any of the following: <Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 27239, Jun. 21, 2016> |
| 1. | A postnatal care business entity; |
| 2. | Any of the following persons among those who work in a postnatal care center (including those who intend to work in a postnatal care center): |
| (4) | Persons falling under any subparagraph of paragraph (3) shall receive a vaccination in accordance with the following classification: <Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 27239, Jun. 21, 2016> |
| 1. | Influenza: A single vaccination a year; |
| 2. | Pertussis: A vaccination by no later than two weeks before he/she actually works in a postnatal care center. |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009]
| Article 16-2 (Diseases Likely to Be Harmful to Other People) |
| (1) | A person who has a disease likely to be harmful to other people referred to in Article 15-5 (2) of the Act shall be any of the following persons: |
| 2. | A person who has any of the following diseases, which is a disease other than an infectious disease referred to in subparagraph 1: |
| (a) | Gastrointestinal diseases, accompanied by symptoms such as diarrhea; |
| (b) | Respiratory diseases, such as a cold; |
| (c) | Ophthalmologic diseases, such as epidemic conjunctivitis and keratitis; |
| (d) | Infectious skin diseases, such as purulent diseases. |
| (2) | Where a person who intends to newly engage in postnatal care business has any disease referred to in subparagraphs of paragraph (1) as a result of a medical examination which he/she has undergone within one month before he/she engages in postnatal care business, no postnatal care business entity shall allow him/her to engage in postnatal care business pursuant to Article 15-5 (2) of the Act. |
| (3) | No postnatal care business entity shall allow a person engaging in postnatal care business, who falls under paragraph (1) 2, to engage in business affairs through which he/she contacts pregnant or nursing women or infants during the period of medical treatment of his/her disease. |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 26446, Jul. 24, 2015]
| Article 17 (Criteria for Administrative Measures) |
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 19502, Jun. 7, 2006]
| Article 17-2 Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009> |
| Article 17-3 (Types of Offenses Subject to Penalty Surcharges and Amounts of Penalty Surcharges) |
| (1) | Penalty surcharges imposed pursuant to Article 15-11 (1) of the Act shall be calculated by applying standards for calculation of penalty surcharges referred to in attached Table 2, based upon the period of suspension of business affairs prescribed by attached Table 1, in consideration of the types of offenses, the gravity of violation, etc. |
| (2) | A Metropolitan Autonomous City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may reduce or increase the amount of a penalty surcharge within the limit of 1/2 of the penalty surcharge under paragraph 1, in consideration of the scale of business, the gravity and frequency of the offenses, etc. of a postnatal care business entity: Provided, That even in the case of increasing the amount of a penalty surcharge, the amount shall not exceed 30 million won. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 26446, Jul. 24, 2015> |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009]
| Article 17-4 (Imposition and Payment of Penalty Surcharges) |
| (1) | Where a Metropolitan Autonomous City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu intends to impose a penalty surcharge pursuant to Article 15-11 of the Act, he/she shall give notice for payment in writing, specifying the type of the offense, the amount of the relevant penalty surcharge, etc. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 26446, Jul. 24, 2015> |
| (2) | Any person in receipt of notice under paragraph (1) shall pay the relevant penalty surcharge to a receiving institution designated by the relevant Metropolitan Autonomous City Mayor or Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu within 20 days from the date of the receipt: Provided, That where he/she is unable to pay the penalty surcharge within that period due to an act of God or other unavoidable reasons, he/she shall pay the penalty surcharge within seven days from the date on which such reasons cease to exist. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 26446, Jul. 24, 2015> |
| (3) | A receiving institution that has received a penalty surcharge pursuant to paragraph (2), shall issue a receipt to the payer and notify the relevant Metropolitan Autonomous City Mayor or Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu, of such fact without delay. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 26446, Jul. 24, 2015> |
| (4) | No penalty surcharge shall be paid in installments. |
| (5) | Detailed matters concerning procedures for collecting penalty surcharges shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22075, Mar. 15, 2010> |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009]
| Article 17-5 (Amount Insured, etc. under Liability Insurance) |
| (1) | Liability insurance which a postnatal care business entity should buy (hereinafter referred to as "liability insurance") pursuant to Article 15-15 (2) of the Act shall meet the following standards: |
| 1. | Scope of users covered by liability insurance: Pregnant or nursing women, infants, and their guardians who use a postnatal care center pursuant to Article 15-15 (1) of the Act; |
| 2. | Amount insured under liability insurance: |
| (a) | Where a user dies: Liability insurance shall be able to pay the amount of loss incurred within 100 million won for each user: Provided, That where the amount of such loss is less than 20 million won, the amount of the loss shall be considered 20 million won; |
| (b) | Where a user is infected or injured: Liability insurance shall be able to pay the amount of loss incurred within 20 million won for each user; |
| (c) | Where a user took medical treatment of infection or injury, but cannot expect further response to medical treatment and has a physical disability caused by such infection or injury under permanent symptoms (hereinafter referred to as "chronic disability"): Liability insurance shall be able to pay the amount of loss incurred within 100 million won for each user. |
| (2) | Where at least two cases referred to in paragraph (1) 2 (a) through (c) occur due to one accident, liability insurance shall meet the following standards: |
| 1. | Where a user infected or injured dies from such infection or injury under medical treatment: Liability insurance shall be able to pay the sum of the amount under paragraph (1) 2 (a) and the amount under paragraph (1) 2 (b) for each user; |
| 2. | Where a user infected or injured has a chronic disability: Liability insurance shall be able to pay the sum of the amount under paragraph (1) 2 (b) and the amount under paragraph (1) 2 (c) for each user; |
| 3. | Where a user who has received the amount under paragraph (1) 2 (c) dies from a chronic disability: Liability insurance shall be able to pay an amount calculated by subtracting part of the amount of loss under paragraph (1) 2 (a), which is payable for the period after the date upon which the user dies, from the amount under paragraph (1) 2 (a) for each user. |
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 26446, Jul. 24, 2015]
| Article 17-6 (Criteria, etc. for Establishment of Postnatal Care Centers by Local Governments) |
Criteria for the establishment of a postnatal care center established and operated by the Mayor of a Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu pursuant to Article 15-17 (1) of the Act and matters necessary for the operation thereof shall be as specified in attached Table 2-2. [This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 27239, Jun. 21, 2016]
| Article 17-7 (Support for Use of Postnatal Caregivers) |
| (3) | The Minister of Health and Welfare shall designate persons entitled to use a postnatal caregiver every year within the budgetary limits from among households whose family income is not more than 120 percent of standard median income under subparagraph 11 of Article 2 of the National Basic Living Security Act in consideration of the levels of income, degrees of wealth, etc.: Provided, That the Mayor of a Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may designate persons entitled to use a postnatal caregiver by widening the range of such persons within the budgetary limits of the relevant local government. |
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 27239, Jun. 21, 2016]
| Article 17-8 (Entrustment of Affairs concerning Assessment of Postnatal Care Centers) |
| (1) | The Minister of Health and Welfare may entrust affairs concerning the assessment of postnatal care centers to the following institutions or organizations pursuant to Article 15-19 (2) of the Act: |
| 2. | Other nonprofit corporations the Minister of Health and Welfare deems to have human and physical resources enabling them to conduct affairs concerning the assessment of postnatal care centers. |
| (2) | Where the Minister of Health and Welfare entrusts affairs concerning the assessment of postnatal care centers pursuant to paragraph (1), he/she shall announce the trustee thereof and details of affairs entrusted. |
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 27239, Jun. 21, 2016]
| Article 17-9 (Details and Methods of Fact-Finding Research) |
| (1) | Details of fact-finding research (hereinafter referred to as "fact-finding research") under Article 15-20 (1) shall be as follows: |
| 1. | Matters concerning general characteristics of pregnant or nursing women, such as their ages, academic background, economic conditions, and health conditions; |
| 2. | Matters concerning the current status of postnatal care and the level of satisfaction with postnatal care; |
| 3. | Matters concerning the health management of pregnant or nursing women and infants, such as physical recovery and breastfeeding; |
| 4. | Matters concerning accidents caused by negligence in relation to postnatal care of pregnant or nursing women and infants; |
| 5. | Other matters concerning the health and safety of pregnant or nursing women and infants related to postnatal care. |
| (2) | The Minister of Health and Welfare may conduct fact-finding research by entrusting fact-finding research to a specialized research institution or organization, or related expert. |
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 27239, Jun. 21, 2016]
| Article 18 (Matters to Be Mentioned in Articles of Association) |
The following matters shall be included in the articles of association of the Korea Population and Health Welfare Association (hereinafter referred to as the "Association") under Article 16 (1) of the Act: | 3. | Location of the main office; |
| 4. | Matters concerning members and executive officers; |
| 5. | Matters concerning meetings and the organizational structure; |
| 6. | Matters concerning affairs and the conduct thereof; |
| 7. | Matters concerning funds, assets, and accounting; |
| 8. | Matters concerning amendments to the articles of association; |
| 9. | Matters concerning the establishment of branches; |
| 10. | Matters concerning the dissolution of the Association; |
| 11. | Other matters concerning the operation of the Association. |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009]
| Article 18-2 (Disclosure of Offenses, etc.) |
| 2. | The legal basis for the disposition or punishment; |
| 3. | The disposition date and period; |
| 4. | If the punishment has become final and conclusive, the type, period or amount thereof. |
| (2) | A Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, when disclosing an offense, etc. pursuant to Article 23 (1) of the Act, shall without delay post the fact on the website of the relevant agency for six months. In such cases, the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of the Si/Gun/Gu may have the fact posted on the website of the postnatal care center concerned (only if it has its website) as well. |
| (3) | A Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, when having disclosed an offense, etc. pursuant to Article 23 (1) of the Act, shall without delay notify the Minister of Health and Welfare thereof. |
| (4) | Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (3), matters necessary for the procedures and methods for disclosure shall be prescribed and publicly notified by the Minister of Health and Welfare. |
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 29148, Sep. 11, 2018]
| Article 19 (Management of Sensitive Information and Personally Identifiable Information) |
Where it is inevitable for performing the following affairs, the State, a local government (including a person to whom the relevant authority may have been delegated or entrusted), a medical institution under the Medical Service Act, or a public health clinic under the Regional Public Health Act, may manage information about health under Article 23 of the Personal Information Protection Act, information equivalent to a criminal record under subparagraph 2 of Article 18 of the Enforcement Decree of the aforesaid Act, and data containing resident registration numbers referred to in subparagraph 1 of Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of the aforesaid Act or alien registration numbers referred to in subparagraph 4 of the aforesaid Article: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 27239, Jun. 21, 2016; Presidential Decree No. 27729, Dec. 30, 2016> | 1. | Filing or providing reports on pregnant or nursing women and newborn babies under Article 8 of the Act; |
| 2. | Health administration of, and medical support to, pregnant or nursing women, infants, premature babies, etc. under Article 10 of the Act; |
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 23488, Jan. 6, 2012]
| Article 20 (Entrustment of Affairs) |
| (1) | The Minister of Health and Welfare may entrust affairs concerning the provision of education on the prevention, etc. of infection under Article 15-6 of the Act to the following institutions or organizations pursuant to Article 25 (2) of the Act: |
| 2. | Other nonprofit corporations the Minister of Health and Welfare deems to have human and physical resources enabling them to conduct affairs concerning the provision of education on the prevention, etc. of infection in postnatal care business. |
| (2) | Where the Minister of Health and Welfare entrusts affairs pursuant to paragraph (1), he/she shall announce the trustee thereof and details of affairs entrusted. |
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 27239, Jun. 21, 2016]
| Article 21 Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 16315, May 21, 1999> |
| Article 22 (Guidelines for Imposition of Administrative Fines) |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009]
ADDENDUM
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 12773, Aug. 7, 1989>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 14446, Dec. 23, 1994>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 16315, May 21, 1999>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 18312, Mar. 17, 2004>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 19502, Jun. 7, 2006>
| (1) | (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall enter into force on June 8, 2006. |
| (2) | (Transitional Measures concerning Guidelines for Disposition of Administrative Fines) The previous provisions shall apply to guidelines on dispositions for imposing administrative fines on offenses committed before this Decree enters into force. |
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20679, Feb. 29, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 9 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 21618, Jul. 7, 2009>
This Decree shall enter into force on July 8, 2009.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22075, Mar. 15, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on March 19, 2010. (Proviso Omitted.)
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22564, Dec. 29, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on December 30, 2010. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 8 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 23488, Jan. 6, 2012>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 26446, Jul. 24, 2015>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on July 29, 2015.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Medical Examinations of Persons Who Newly Work for Postnatal Care Centers)
Notwithstanding the amended provisions of the proviso to Article 16 (2) 1, the previous provisions shall apply to a medical examination of a person who newly works for a postnatal care center, in whose case one month has not passed since he/she was employed before this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 26651, Nov. 18, 2015>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on November 19, 2015.
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27239, Jun. 21, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on June 23, 2016.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Vaccination against Pertussis)
Notwithstanding the amended provision of Article 16 (4) 2, a person who has failed to receive a vaccination against pertussis and falls under the amended provision of Article 16 (3) as at the time this Decree enters into force, shall receive a vaccination against pertussis within two months from the enforcement date of this Decree.
Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Criteria for Establishment of Postnatal Care Centers by Local Governments)
| (1) | Postnatal care centers the Mayor of a Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu has established and is operating as at the time this Decree enters into force shall be deemed to have met criteria for the establishment thereof under the amended provisions of subparagraph 1 (a) through (c) of attached Table 2-2. |
| (2) | Postnatal care centers the Mayor of a Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu has consulted about the establishment thereof with the Minister of Health and Welfare pursuant to Article 26 (2) of the Framework Act on Social Security at the time this Decree enters into force shall be deemed to have met criteria for the establishment thereof under the amended provision of subparagraph 1 (a) of attached Table 2-2. |
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27729, Dec. 30, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis)
A person who falls under Article 16 (1) as at the time this Decree enters into force shall receive a diagnosis of latent tuberculosis under the amended provision of Article 16 (2) within one year from the enforcement date of this Decree. Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Administrative Monetary Penalties)
Notwithstanding the amended provision of subparagraph 2 of attached Table 2, the former provision thereof shall apply where the Mayor of a Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu imposes an administrative monetary penalty on an offense committed before this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28695, Mar. 6, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on March 13, 2018: Provided, That the amended provisions of attached Table 2-2 shall enter into force on June 13, 2018.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 29148, Sep. 11, 2018>
This Decree shall enter into force on September 14, 2018.