Basic Healthcare and Health Promotion Law

Law of the People’s Republic of China on Basic Healthcare and Health Promotion
中华人民共和国基本医疗卫生与健康促进法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted Dec. 28, 2019, effective June 1, 2020)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (164–4–0)
• Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 8^th NPCSC Category II; 10^th NPCSC Category I; 11^th NPCSC Category I; 12^th NPCSC Category I; 13^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2017, 2018, 2019 (presumed)
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – 4^th (final) round: December 2019 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 3^rd round: August 2019 (Chinese only)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: October 2018 (Chinese only)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: December 2017 (Chinese only)
• Legislative Records [Gazette 2020(1): 46–71]
  • Explanation (Dec. 22, 2017)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Oct. 22, 2018)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Aug. 22, 2019)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 23, 2019)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 27, 2019)
  • Presidential Order (Dec. 28, 2019)
• Press Conference: NPCSC General Office (Dec. 28, 2019)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Abolishes “Custody & Education” Detention System, Revises Securities Law & Approves Community Corrections Law, Civil Litigation Reform Pilot (Dec. 30, 2019)
• NPCSC Solicits Public Comments on Draft Revision to Civil Servants Law and Three Other Bills (Nov. 1, 2018)
• NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Healthcare Law & Civil Code Parts on Personality Rights & Tort Liability (Aug. 22, 2019)
• NPC Standing Committee Releases 2018 Legislative Plan (Apr. 27, 2018)
• NPCSC Releases Seven Draft Laws for Public Comments: December 29, 2017 (Dec. 29, 2017)
• NPCSC to End 2017 with Blockbuster December Session (Dec. 16, 2017)
• NPC Standing Committee Schedules Major Legislations for 2017 (May 3, 2017)