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KMID : 0861120140180030091
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Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine
2014 Volume.18 No. 3 p.91 ~ p.104
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Study on Laws related to the Scope of Both Medical Doctors’ Practice in Korea
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Park Yu-Lee
Kang Yeon-Seok
Baek Kyung-Hee
Ra Se-whan
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Abstract
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Objective : This study aims to compare the scope of practice of Korean Medicine doctors and western medicinedoctors based on laws related to medical practice
Method : We searched for laws related to medical practice using terminologies such as “Korean Medicalpractice”, “Korean Medicine”, “Principles of Korean Medicine”, “western medicine”, “Korean Medicine doctor”,“western medicine doctor” at the national law information center(http://law.go.kr/main.html).
Results : We categorized the laws we found into four categories: diagnosis, treatment, prescription, and allthe other areas including public health. In diagnosis, both Korean Medicine doctors and western medicinedoctors have a right to issue medical certificates including birth and death. However, diagnosis of a fewspecific diseases is allowed only to western medicine doctors. In treatment, laws related to emergencymedicine and nursing at home were searched. Korean Medicine doctors and western medicine doctors areemergency care providers; however, most of emergency medicine can be done by western medicine doctors. In prescription, the scope of practice is divided by herbal medicine and western medicine. Finally, as publichealth professionals, both of them need to do lots of public health works. However, in some area such asvaccination, maternal and child health care, and industrial health, only western medicine doctors can practice.
Conclusion : This study suggests that, in diagnosis, treatment, prescription, and all the other areas includingpublic health, the scope of practice of Korean Medicine doctors and western medicine doctors has hugedifference. There is also lack of consistency in current law, and some laws do not reflect current healthcare system and health care services.
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KEYWORD
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Scope of practice, Korean Medicine doctors, western medicine doctors, law
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