New Regulation for Two Kinds of Independent Medical Institutes

On November 8th, the National Health and Family Planning Commission issued the Notice on Issuing Rehabilitation Medical Center and Care Center Basic Standard and Management Specification (Trial). It is the official normative document for related independent medical institutes after NHFPC added five kinds of categories on October 8th, namely rehabilitation center, care center, sterilization and supply center, small and medium size eye hospital and health examination center. The Document encourages to run rehabilitation center and care center by group or in chain mode, and grants group or chain-mode rehabilitation center and care center priority review.