BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Legislative measures will be taken in Beijing to ensure the security of hospitals, local authorities said Friday.
The regulation on safety and order management of hospitals in Beijing, to be implemented from July 1, 2020, was adopted Friday at a session of the Standing Committee of the 15th Beijing Municipal People's Congress.
It bans behaviors relating to insulting and intimidating medics, and disruptive acts such as beating or injuring medics and illegally restricting the freedom of medical personnel. Offenders shall bear civil or criminal liabilities according to law.
The regulation requires hospitals to carry out security checks at entrances or key areas and set up green channels of security checks for emergency and critical patients.
The location of security check facilities can be flexibly adjusted in consideration of factors such as the flow of people. For those refusing security checks, hospitals have the right to deny access to relevant areas, according to the regulation.
The regulation can help prevent and reduce illegal cases involving assaults on medics, said Wang Rongmei, director of the legislative affairs office of the Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal People's Congress.
On the same day, a regulation on the prevention and control of medical waste was also approved at the session, which will go into effect from Sept. 1 this year. Enditem
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