| (1) | The Minister of Health and Welfare may designate a general hospital specialized in providing medical services requiring high level of expertise for treating serious diseases as a superior general hospital, from among general hospitals satisfying the requirements set for in the following subparagraphs: <Amended by Act No. 9932, Jan. 18, 2010> |
| 1. | To have not less than 20 specialized departments prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Health and Welfare, and have medical specialists exclusively dedicated to each and every specialized department; |
| 2. | To be an institution which provides training to a person who intends to become a medical specialist under Article 77 (1); |
| 3. | To have human resources, facilities, equipment, etc. prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Health and Welfare; |
| 4. | The distribution rate of patients by disease group shall satisfy the standards prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Health and Welfare. |
| (2) | The Minister of Health and Welfare shall evaluate matters under each subparagraph of paragraph (1), expertise, and any other relevant factors in making designation under paragraph (1). <Amended by Act No. 9932, Jan. 18, 2010> |
| (3) | In respect of a general hospital designated as the superior general hospital under paragraph (1), the Minister of Health and Welfare may make re-designation or revoke the designation thereof by conducting an evaluation under paragraph (2) every three years. <Amended by Act No. 9932, Jan. 18, 2010> |
| (4) | The Minister of Health and Welfare may entrust a relevant specialized institution or association with the evaluation duties under paragraphs (2) and (3). <Amended by Act No. 9932, Jan. 18, 2010> |
| (5) | Necessary matters concerning the designation of superior general hospitals, standards for and procedures of re-designation thereof, entrusting procedures of evaluation duties, etc. shall be prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Health and Welfare. <Amended by Act No. 9932, Jan. 18, 2010> |
[This Article Added by Act No. 9386, Jan. 30, 2009]