State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine: The outstanding problems restricting the development of traditional Chinese medicine have been effectively solved since the implementation of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Law

Cover reporter Shao Meng

On August 2, the National Health and Health Commission held the thirteenth press conference of the “Everything for the People’s Health – Our Ten Years” series, introducing the ten The improvement of the traditional Chinese medicine policy system and the improvement of service capabilities since the Eighth National Congress. From July 1, 2017, the Traditional Chinese Medicine Law came into effect, which is the first overall law in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. Yu Haiyang, director of the Department of Policy, Regulation and Supervision of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, introduced that since the implementation of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Law, the development of traditional Chinese medicine has been greatly promoted, and it has also had a positive and far-reaching impact on the future development of traditional Chinese medicine.

First, the development of traditional Chinese medicine has entered the track of the rule of law in all aspects. The Chinese Medicine Law has made institutional arrangements for Chinese medicine services, Chinese medicine protection and development, Chinese medicine personnel training, Chinese medicine scientific research, Chinese medicine inheritance and cultural dissemination. Through the formulation and implementation of supporting systems over the years, a relatively complete institutional system has been basically formed, and the inheritance, innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine are guaranteed in accordance with the law to be carried out in a healthy and orderly manner along the track of the rule of law. This has also laid a solid foundation and strong guarantee for the construction of the traditional Chinese medicine governance system.

Yu Haiyang, Director of the Policy, Regulation and Supervision Department of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Source: China Network

Secondly, the outstanding problems that have restricted the development of traditional Chinese medicine for a long time have been effectively solved. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Law has established a legal system that conforms to the characteristics and laws of traditional Chinese medicine, adjusted or revised the relevant legal systems that are not suitable for the development of traditional Chinese medicine, and solved the outstanding problems that restrict the development of traditional Chinese medicine. For example, the examination and approval of traditional Chinese medicine clinics has been changed to record management, which has solved the problem of difficulties in the examination and approval of traditional Chinese medicine clinics reported by the society. The qualification of TCM physicians has been innovated from a single physician qualification examination to one that can simultaneously obtain TCM (specialty) physician qualifications through the assessment. The examination and assessment are combined, which solves the problem that some people with expertise in traditional Chinese medicine are qualified to practice medicine. For the first time in the law, the concept of authentic Chinese medicinal materials has been clarified, which has effectively promoted and standardized the improvement of the quality of Chinese medicinal materials and the development of the industry. Another example is the simplification of the registration and approval of traditional Chinese medicine compound preparations, which are ancient classics and famous prescriptions, and the filing management of traditional Chinese medicine preparations prepared by medical institutions, which promotes the development of traditional Chinese medicine’s unique advantages.

The third is to provide Chinese solutions for the development of traditional medicine in the world. The Law of Traditional Chinese Medicine is an important law with distinctive Chinese characteristics and styles, reflecting profound historical heritage and cultural self-confidence. It provides Chinese samples for traditional medicine legislation in other countries and makes Chinese contributions to the development of traditional medicine in the world.

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