Interpretation

"Rules" stipulates that, in order to learn traditional Chinese medicine by way of teacher training or by years of practice of traditional Chinese medicine, medical expertise, can apply to participate in traditional Chinese medicine medical expertise qualification assessment. Application to participate in the examination should be recommended by three Chinese medicine category practitioners, recommended physicians do not include their instructors. Recommended physicians should be the main practicing institutions in the province region of the relevant professional Chinese medicine category of licensed physicians, the recommended person's medical characteristics, academic expertise have a deep understanding.

The Rules make it clear that the assessment will be conducted in the form of expert deliberation and scientific quantitative assessment of practical skills and effects through on-site presentation of questions and answers, retrospective review of information on Chinese medicine practice, and operation of Chinese medicine technical methods. The number of experts is an odd number of not less than 5, according to the participants in the assessment of the use of Chinese medicine technology methods are divided into two categories of internal prescription and external treatment technology for assessment. After a comprehensive review, the assessment experts will make an assessment conclusion on the participant and identify the scope of Chinese medicine technical methods and specific treatment of illnesses that the participant is able to use in his/her practicing activities. Participants in the Chinese medicine medical expertise qualification assessment of physicians qualified, issued by the Zhejiang Provincial Health Planning Commission of Chinese medicine (expertise) physician qualification certificate.

"Rules" requires that the county-level departments in charge of traditional Chinese medicine is responsible for the administrative region of traditional Chinese medicine (expertise) physician practice supervision and inspection, but also should strengthen the traditional Chinese medicine (expertise) physician training for traditional Chinese medicine (expertise) physicians to receive continuing education. Chinese medicine (specialty) physicians should participate in regular assessment, every two years for a cycle.

Before the implementation of the Rules has been obtained by rural doctors practicing certificate of Chinese medicine a skillful person can apply to participate in the qualification examination of traditional Chinese medicine medical practitioners, can also continue to practice as a rural doctor, into the management of rural doctors. Rules" before the implementation of traditional medicine has been in accordance with the "traditional medicine teacher and confirmed specialization of personnel qualification assessment examination methods" provisions of traditional medicine teacher issued by the Zhejiang Province issued by the teacher certificate, can continue to follow the teacher to learn for two years after the notarized certificate and other rules of the materials required to apply for participation in the Zhejiang Province of traditional Chinese medicine medical practitioners confirmed specialization of personnel qualification assessment; has been issued by the Zhejiang Province of traditional Chinese medicine medical practitioners confirmed Specialty certificate, can provide the "rules" of the materials required to apply to participate in the Zhejiang Province, Chinese medicine medical practitioners with expertise qualification assessment.

The Rules came into force on September 1st.