Basic Healthcare and Health Promotion Law

[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)
Texts & Legislative History
- 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
- 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: December 28, 2019

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