At a press conference on the 26th, Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom said, "I will think about whether or not I should be held responsible for my own choices" about the cost of treatment for unvaccinated patients.
Prime Minister Kim said, "If a critically ill patient gets some treatment and goes through a difficult time, they say that they should go to a general ward, but they won't go. Then they could say, 'From now on, you will have to pay for the treatment.'" Article 41 of the Infection Act It was also inconsistent with the 'Facilities Transfer (All Members, 轉院) Regulations' and the 'Presidential Procedure for All Persons' provisions of 'Infectious Patient Management'.
Article 41 of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act (Act on the Prevention and Management of Infectious Diseases) states, Treatment> provision was newly added in 2020 and limited to cases of 'change in severity', 'doctor determines that hospitalization is not necessary', and 'in case of insufficient isolation beds, the director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognizes the need for measures such as all members'.
In this case, the Infectious Diseases Act established the “paying the cost of treatment for rejection without justifiable reasons” for patients in 2020, and separated all patients from moving to a general ward in the same hospital.
'Article 6 (Rights and Obligations of Citizens)' of the Infectious Disease Act stipulates <Persons have the right to know information and countermeasures on compensation, prevention and management of damage caused by quarantine and treatment for infectious diseases, etc.> (Responsibilities of the State and Local Governments)' is a duty to <Respect the dignity and value of human beings such as patients with infectious diseases, protect basic rights, prohibit disadvantages such as restrictions on employment unless in accordance with the law> and <Prompt disclosure of information to national and local governments> specified.
Article 26 (Vaccination) of the Infection Act stipulates <The head of a public health center and the head of a consigned medical institution confirm the vaccination history of the person who intends to receive the vaccination with the consent of the person who intends to receive the vaccination in accordance with the Presidential Decree or his/her legal representative before vaccination>. Voluntary vaccination was guaranteed.
Article 6 (Rights of the People) of the Infectious Disease Act states that <People have the right to receive diagnosis and treatment for infectious diseases under this Act at medical institutions, and the state and local governments bear the cost of this> and, accordingly, <The public has the right to receive treatment> Active cooperation in the prevention and management of infectious diseases of the state and local governments, such as quarantine measures, etc.
Article 18 (epidemiological investigation) of the Infection Act (Penalty Investigation) provides from Article 79 (Penalty Provisions) to <Anyone who falls under any of the following conditions 2 years imprisonment or a fine not exceeding 20 million won.
'Article 41 (Management of Infectious Disease Patients, etc.)', a compulsory regulation for inpatient treatment, states, compulsory hospitalization.
Regarding treatment expenses, 'Article 67 (Expenses to be borne by the government)' refers to <Expenses to be paid by the government, medical care and protection expenses for infectious disease patients, etc.; Accordingly, in addition to inpatient treatment expenses, inpatient examinations, examinations, and treatment expenses may be collected from the person or his/her guardian due to his/her own pre-existing disease or a new disease.
Regarding vaccination, ‘Article 71 (National Compensation for Damages Caused by Vaccinations, etc.)’ states that <The State shall provide that a person who has been vaccinated or a person who has received prophylactic or therapeutic drugs produced Under the Presidential Decree Compensation in case of death or death, it stipulates <Full flat-rate nursing expenses for medical treatment for sick patients> <Temporary compensation for disabled persons> <Temporary compensation and funeral expenses for the bereaved family of the deceased president>.
The government was planning to activate the emergency plan, where Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom presides over the major headquarters meeting on the 26th, but the Blue House announced on the same day that President Moon Jae-in had decided to preside at the 'Corona 19 Response Special Prevention and Inspection Meeting' at the Blue House on the 29th.
Deok-cheol Kwon, the 1st deputy head of the Central Division (Minister of Health and Welfare), said on the same day, "To comprehensively announce the government's measures, the daily recovery support committee held a meeting on the 25th and listened to the opinions of the public and experts. I will tell you about the comprehensive measures in detail.”