Emergency regulations for public health emergencies

Regulations on Emergency Response to Public Health Emergencies were promulgated in 2003.

The Emergency Regulations on Public Health Emergencies are administrative regulations formulated for the purpose of effectively preventing, timely controlling and eliminating the hazards of public health emergencies, ensuring the health and safety of the public, and maintaining normal social order.

Public health emergencies refer to the sudden occurrence of serious infectious diseases, mass diseases of unknown cause, major food and occupational poisoning, and other events that seriously affect public health, causing or may cause serious damage to public health.

After the occurrence of an emergency, a national emergency response command will be established, which will be composed of relevant departments and relevant departments of the military, and the leader in charge shall serve as the commander-in-chief, who shall be responsible for the unified leadership and command of the national emergency response.

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Regulations on Emergency Response to Public Health Emergencies

Article 11: The national emergency response plan shall include the following main contents:

1) The composition of the emergency response headquarters and the responsibilities of relevant departments;

2) Monitoring and early warning of emergencies;

3) Systems for collecting, analyzing, reporting, and circulating emergency information;

4) Emergency response technology and monitoring institutions and their tasks;

5) Classification of emergencies and emergency response work plans;

6) Emergency prevention, on-site control, emergency facilities, equipment, treatment drugs and medical equipment, and other materials and technologies reserve and dispatch;

7) The construction and training of professional teams for emergency response. Article 19: The State shall establish an emergency reporting system for emergencies.

The competent administrative departments of health shall formulate emergency reporting specifications for emergencies and establish an information reporting system for major and emergency epidemics.

In any of the following circumstances, the people of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall report to the competent health administrative department within 1 hour of receiving the report:

1) The outbreak or epidemic of infectious diseases has occurred or is likely to occur;

2) Mass diseases of unknown cause occur or are discovered;

3) The loss of infectious disease strains or viruses;

4) Major food and occupational poisoning incidents have occurred or are likely to occur.

The administrative department of health shall immediately report to the public for emergencies that may have a major social impact.

Emergency response work should follow the principle of putting prevention first and being unremittingly prepared, and at the same time implement the principles of unified leadership, hierarchical responsibility, timely response, decisive measures, relying on science, and strengthening cooperation. The people at all levels and relevant departments should respond in a timely manner after the occurrence of emergencies, take correct and decisive measures to deal with the incidents that have occurred, and must not be indecisive or derelict in their duties. It is necessary to respond proactively, to be immediately informed of the situation, to organize an investigation, and to take the necessary control measures.

The principle of the time of public health emergency should be based on:

1. Prevention first, always unremitting.

Raise the awareness of the whole society to prevent public health emergencies, and implement various preventive measures. All kinds of situations that may trigger public health emergencies should be analyzed and warned in a timely manner, and at the same time, early detection, early reporting, and early handling should be done.

2. Unified leadership and hierarchical responsibility.

According to the scope, nature and degree of harm of public health emergencies, the public health emergencies are to be managed at different levels. At the same time, the people at all levels are responsible for the unified leadership and command of the emergency response to public health emergencies, and all relevant departments are to do a good job in the emergency handling of public health emergencies within the scope of their respective responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of the plan.

3. Timely response and decisive measures.

The people at all levels and the relevant departments should respond in a timely manner after the occurrence of the sudden demolition of this case, take correct and decisive measures to deal with the incident, and must not be indecisive or derelict in their duties. It is necessary to respond proactively, to be immediately informed of the situation, to organize an investigation, and to take the necessary control measures.

Fourth, rely on science and strengthen cooperation.

Emergency response work should fully respect and rely on the science of lead picking, and attention should be paid to scientific research and training in the prevention and handling of public health emergencies, so as to provide scientific and technological support for the emergency handling of public health emergencies. All relevant departments and units work together and share resources to effectively respond to public health emergencies. Widely organize and mobilize the public to participate in the emergency response to public health emergencies.

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Regulations on Emergency Response to Public Health Emergencies

Article 21.

No unit or individual may conceal, delay, or make a false report about an emergency, or instruct others to conceal, delay, or make a false report.

Article 22.

At the same time when receiving the report, the local people** and the administrative department of health shall immediately organize forces to investigate, verify and confirm the reported matters, take necessary control measures, and report the investigation in a timely manner.

Article 52.

During the occurrence of an emergency, those who spread rumors, raise prices, deceive consumers, or disrupt social and market order shall be given administrative punishments by the public security organs or administrative departments for industry and commerce in accordance with law; where a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility is pursued in accordance with law.

Legal Analysis: Emergency response work shall follow the principle of prevention first and constant preparedness, and implement the principles of unified leadership, hierarchical responsibility, timely response, decisive measures, relying on science, and strengthening cooperation.

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Article 5: Emergency response work shall follow the principle of putting prevention first and being unremitting, and implement the principles of unified leadership, hierarchical responsibility, timely response, decisive measures, reliance on science, and strengthening cooperation.

Article 6: The people at or above the county level shall organize and carry out scientific research related to the prevention and control of emergencies, and establish reserves of materials, equipment, facilities, technology and human resources such as emergency epidemiological investigation, source of infection, medical aid, on-site disposal, supervision and inspection, monitoring and inspection, and health protection, and the required funds shall be included in the budget for the fiscal margin at the same level.

The State shall provide financial support for emergency response efforts in remote and impoverished areas.

Legal Analysis: The Regulations on Emergency Response to Public Health Emergencies were adopted at the 7th executive meeting on May 7, 2003 and came into force on the date of promulgation.

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Article 1: These Regulations are formulated so as to effectively prevent, promptly control, and eliminate the harm of public health emergencies, to safeguard the public's health and safety, and to preserve normal social order.

Article 2: "Public health emergencies" as used in these Regulations (hereinafter referred to as "emergencies") refers to major infectious disease outbreaks, mass diseases of unknown causes, major food and occupational poisoning, and other incidents that seriously affect public health that occur suddenly and cause or may cause serious harm to public health.

Article 3 After the occurrence of an emergency, a national emergency response headquarters shall be established, which shall be composed of relevant departments and relevant departments of the military, and the leader of the main liquid management shall serve as the commander-in-chief, and shall be responsible for the unified leadership and command of the national emergency response. The competent administrative departments of health and other relevant departments shall, within the scope of their respective duties, do a good job in the relevant work of emergency response.

Legal analysis: The state establishes an information release system for emergencies. The competent department of the government is responsible for releasing information on emergencies to the public.

When necessary, the administrative departments of people's health of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may be authorized to release information on emergencies within their respective administrative areas to the public. The release of information shall be timely, accurate, and comprehensive.

Legal basis: "Regulations on Responding to Public Health Emergencies" Article 25 The State is to establish a system for disseminating information on emergencies. The administrative department of health is responsible for disseminating information on emergencies to the public.

When necessary, the administrative departments of people's health of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may be authorized to release information on emergencies within their respective administrative areas to the public. The release of information shall be timely, accurate, and comprehensive.