【正文】 ing announced missing。s government at or above the county level. With the exception of the cases as provided for in Article 15 of this Law, the administrative department for public health that is in charge of dealing with such application shall, within 30 days from the date of receiving the application, allow the applicant to register and grant the applicant a doctor39。s Republic of China on June 26, 1998) Contents Chapter I General Provisions Chapter II Examination and Registration Chapter III Regulations Regarding the Practice of Medicine Chapter IV Assessment and Training Chapter V Legal Responsibility Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 This Law is enacted for the purpose of raising the level of the doctors in general, improving their professional ethics and caliber, safeguarding their lawful rights and interests and protecting the people39。s health. Article 2 This Law shall apply to medical workers who have, in accordance with the law, obtained the licenses of qualified doctors or qualified assistant doctors and registered and are employed in medical treatment, diseaseprevention or healthcare institutions. The Doctors referred to in this Law include licensed doctors and licensed assistant doctors . Article 3 Doctors shall observe good professional ethics and possess proficiency in medical work, display the spirit of humanitarianism and perform the sacred duties of preventing and curing diseases, healing the wounded and rescuing the dying and protecting the people39。s license which is exclusively printed by the administrative department for public health under the State Council. The medical treatment, diseaseprevention and healthcare institutions may go through the registration procedure for all the doctors working for them. Article 14 Doctors, upon registration, may work for medical treatment, diseaseprevention or healthcare institutions at the places, for the types of job and within the scopes of business as registered and engage in medical treatment, diseaseprevention or healthcare in such institutions. No one may work as a doctor without a doctor39。 (2) being imposed on a criminal penalty。s governments at or above the county level shall, according to the regulations of the administrative department for public health under the State Council, constantly supervise and inspect the doctors who practise medicine on their own and, when such doctors are found to be in any of the cases as prescribed in Article 16 of this Law, the said department shall immediately revoke their registration and withdraw their license. Article 20 The administrative departments for public health of the local people39。 and (7) to give ments and suggestions about medical treatment, diseaseprevention or healthcare in the institutions they work and about the work of the administrative departments for public health and, in accordance with law, participate in the democratic management of the said institution. Article 22 Doctors shall perform the following obligations in their practice of medicine: (1) abiding by laws and regulations and observing rules for technical operation。s lives or health, doctors shall accept the assignments of the administrative departments for public health of the people39。 (2) having made major breakthroughs in and outstanding contributions to medical techniques。s license by illegitimate means, the administrative department for health that granted the license shall revoke it。 (5) concealing, forging or destroying without authorization any medical files or the relevant data。 or (12) failing to report, as required by regulations, when causing a medical accident or discovering an epidemic, a patient who is involved in an incident of injury or an unnatural death. Article 38 Where a doctor causes an accident in medical treatment, disease prevention or healthcare, the case shall be handled in accordance with law or relevant State regulations. Article 39 Where persons set up medical institutions for the practice of medicine without permission or nondoctors practise medicine, the administrative department for public health of the people39。 if the act constitutes a crime, he shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with law. Article 41 Where a medical treatment, diseaseprevention or healthcare institution fails to fulfill its duty of reporting the cases according to the provisions prescribed in Article 16 of this Law, thus causing serious consequences, it shall be given a disciplinary warning by the administrative department for public health of the people39。s certificate or the assistant doctor39。s certificates or the assistant doctor39。 and the persons who are in charge of the administrative affairs of the institution shall be given administrative sanctions by the said department according to law. Article 42 Any member of the administrative department for public health or of a medical treatment, diseaseprevention or healthcare institution who, in violation of the relevant provisions of this law, practises fraud, neglects his duty, abuses his power or engages in malpractice for personal gain which is not serious e