Please report foreign patients illegal attraction conduct to the report center

Medical Overseas Expansion Law

1. (Attracting conducts of unregistered foreign patients attracting institutions) Conducts of attracting foreign patients without registering foreign patient attraction in accordance with Article 6 of "Medical Overseas Expansion Law"

Range of Foreign Patients Attracting Behavior

1 Behavior of receiving consultation or treatment reservation or treating patients through introduction of patients from patient attracting brokers or overseas medical institutions or agencies
2 Behavior of providing treatment information to foreign patients through foreign language homepages, etc.
3 Behavior of offering convenience for foreign patients such as hiring of task force for foreigners (medical interpretor, coordinator, etc.), issuance of medical visa, provision of information on transport and lodging, etc.

Medical Overseas Expansion Law related Regulations

Article 6 (Registration of Foreign Patients Attraction)

â Any medical institution which wants to attract foreign patients shall register in an office of the mayor of metropolitan city, the mayor of megalopolis, mayor of special autonomic city, governor or the mayor of special autonomic city (hereinafter, called "mayors and governors") after fulfilling the following requirements:
1. The institution shall have one or more specialists in accordance with Article 77 of "the Medical Service Act" by each medical subject for foreign patients attraction. However, this regulation is exempted when such medical subject is not a specialty subject determined by the presidential executive order.
2. The institution shall take out medical accident liability insurance determined by the Ministry of Health and Welfare or join medical liability cooperative under "The law relating medical accident damage relief and medical dispute mediation, etc."

â¡ Except the institution specified in Clause 1, anyone who wants to attract foreign patients shall register in the office of majors and governors after fulfilling the following requirements:
1. The institution shall take out surety insurance determined by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
2. The institution shall be capitalized at the amount determined by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
3. The institution shall have a main office in the country.

View of Major Violation Cases

2. (Provision of False Information) Behavior of providing false information different from registered information (medical subjects and location, etc.) in accordance with Article 9 of "Medical Overseas Expansion Law", etc

Medical Overseas Expansion Law related Regulations

Article 9 (Limitation on Excessive Fee, etc.)

â When attracting foreign patients, foreign patients attracting medical institutions and foreign patients attracting brokers shall not seriously disturb market order by asking fee in excess of fee rate range announced by the Minister of Health and Welfare in accordance with Clause 2 or providing false information.

â¡ The Minister of Health and Welfare may investigate and disclose fee or medical fee imposing system of foreign patients attracting medical institutions and foreign patients attracting brokers and should announce proper range of fee rate by reflecting the results.

View of Major Violation Cases

References

Article 27 (Reward for Reporters)

â Mayors and governors may pay reward within the range of budget to reporters or whistle-blowers who reported or accused violators corresponding to any one of the followings to the administrative agency concerned or the investigative agency concerned.
1. Foreign patients attracting medical institutions and foreign patients attracting brokers who attracted patients other than foreign patients
2. Anyone who attracted foreign patients without registering foreign patients attraction in accordance with Article 6, Clause 1 and Clause 2.
3. Anyone who violated provisions of Article 7, Article 9 or Article 15.

â¡ Matters necessary for standards, methods and procedure of reward payment according to Clause 1 shall be determined by the announcement of presidential order.

â» Please ask for information on reporting reward to the person in charge of reporting reward in competent local government of each city and province.

신고센터 개인정보파일의 처리목적
Name of Personal Information File	Operation Basis / Processing Purposes	Retaining Period
Reporting and Processing Details of the Report Center	Reception and Processing of Foreign Patients Illegal Attracting Conducts Report	5 Years
Membership Information of the Report Center	Provision, Maintenance and Management of Membership Service	Up To Membership Withdrawal

Name of Personal Information File

Operation Basis / Processing Purposes

Retaining Period

Reporting and Processing Details of the Report Center

Reception and Processing of Foreign Patients Illegal Attracting Conducts Report

5 Years

Membership Information of the Report Center

Provision, Maintenance and Management of Membership Service

Up To Membership Withdrawal

위탁기관
Consignment Items	Consignment Organization	Consigned Business
Report Center of Illegal Attraction for Foreign Patients	KOREA INTERNET ADVERTISING FOUNDATION	Maintenance of Computing System of the Report Center

Consignment Items

Consignment Organization

Consigned Business

Report Center of Illegal Attraction for Foreign Patients

KOREA INTERNET ADVERTISING FOUNDATION

Maintenance of Computing System of the Report Center

수탁기관
Delegation Items	Delegated Agencies	Delegated Business
Maintenance of Computing System of the Report Center	DiDim365	Maintenance of Computing System of the Report Center

Delegation Items

Delegated Agencies

Delegated Business

Maintenance of Computing System of the Report Center

DiDim365

Maintenance of Computing System of the Report Center

신고센터 개인정보 항목 처리
Name of Personal Information File	Items of Personal Information to be recorded in Personal Information File
Reporting and Processing Details of the Report Center	Essential: Name, Mobile Phone Number, Information of Violator (Firm Name, Contact Number, Location)
Membership Information of the Report Center	Essential: Name, Mobile Phone Number, E-mail Address (if necessary), ID, Password

Name of Personal Information File

Items of Personal Information to be recorded in Personal Information File

Reporting and Processing Details of the Report Center

Essential: Name, Mobile Phone Number, Information of Violator (Firm Name, Contact Number, Location)

Membership Information of the Report Center

Essential: Name, Mobile Phone Number, E-mail Address (if necessary), ID, Password

개인정보 보호책임자 지정
Description	Department	Name	Contact Number
Chief of Personal Information Protection	Planning Office	Park, Sang Yong, Head of Department	02-6263-3711
Person in charge of Personal Information Protection	Advertising Watchdog Team	Kim, Hee Jung, Team Leader	02-6263-3714

Description

Department

Name

Contact Number

Chief of Personal Information Protection

Planning Office

Park, Sang Yong, Head of Department

02-6263-3711

Person in charge of Personal Information Protection

Advertising Watchdog Team

Kim, Hee Jung, Team Leader

02-6263-3714

Introduction of Report Center

Reporting

Inquiring

Related Laws and Major Violation Cases

Notice Board

Mypage

Medical Overseas Expansion Law

1. (Attracting conducts of unregistered foreign patients attracting institutions) Conducts of attracting foreign patients without registering foreign patient attraction in accordance with Article 6 of "Medical Overseas Expansion Law"

2. (Provision of False Information) Behavior of providing false information different from registered information (medical subjects and location, etc.) in accordance with Article 9 of "Medical Overseas Expansion Law", etc

â» Please ask for information on reporting reward to the person in charge of reporting reward in competent local government of each city and province.

Medical Overseas Expansion Law

1. (Attracting conducts of unregistered foreign patients attracting institutions) Conducts of attracting foreign patients without registering foreign patient attraction in accordance with Article 6 of "Medical Overseas Expansion Law"

2. (Provision of False Information) Behavior of providing false information different from registered information (medical subjects and location, etc.) in accordance with Article 9 of "Medical Overseas Expansion Law", etc

â» Please ask for information on reporting reward to the person in charge of reporting reward in competent local government of each city and province.

Read more about Medical Overseas Expansion Law

Article 2 (Definitions)

Article 6 (Registration for Attraction of International Patients)

Article 9 (Restriction of Excessive Commission)

Article 15 (Special Cases concerning Medical Advertisement)

1. A foreigner exclusive shop under Article 17 of the Individual Consumption Tax Act;

2. A bonded store under Article 196 of the Customs Act;

3. A designated duty free shop under Article 170 of the Special Act on the Establishment of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Development of Free International City;

4. Airports opened for international air routes among airports under subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Airport Facilities Act;

5. International trade ports under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Harbor Act;

Article 22 (Corrective Orders)

1. Where it fails to meet the requirements for registration under Article 6 (1) and (2);

Article 23 (Prohibition of Use of a Similar Name)

Article 24 (Revocation of Registration)

1. Where it has filed registration by fraud or other improper means;

2. Where it has attracted a person who is not a international patient;

3. Where an international patient attraction agency introduces or offers a medical treatment contract with international patients to a medical institution not certified as a medical institution attracting international patients;

4. Where a person not certified as an international patient attraction agency introduces or offers a medical treatment contract with international patients to a medical institution attracting international patients;

5. Where it has transferred or leased its name/trade name or certificate of registration, in violation of Article 7 (1);

6. Where it has substantially disrupted the market economy, in violation of Article 9 (1);

Article 26 (Penalty Surcharges)

Article 27 (Monetary Award for Reporter)

1. A medical institution attracting international patients or an international patient attraction agency which has attracted a person who is not an international patient;

2. A person who has attracted international patients, without making registration concerning attraction of international patients pursuant to Article 6 (1) and (2);

3. A person who has violated Article 7, 9, or 15.

Article 28 (Penalty Provisions)

Article 29 (Penalty Provisions)

1. A person who has filed a false report on overseas expansion of medical services under Article 4 (1), or failed to comply with a corrective order under Article 22 (1);

2. A person who has completed registration under Article 6 (1) and (2) by fraud or other improper means;

3. A person who has transferred or leased his or her name/trade name or certificate of registration, or received a transferred or leased name/trade name or certificate of registration, in violation of Article 7;

4. A person who has run a medical advertisement in violation of Article 15 (1) or (2).

Article 31 (Administrative Fine)

1. A person who fails to post his or her certificate of registration, international patientsâ rights, etc. or fails to take measures necessary to make international patients aware of the matters concerning their rights and interests, in violation of Article 8 (1) or (2);

2. A person who has falsely reported his or her performance of business, in violation of Article 11 (1);

3. A person who has used any similar name, in violation of Article 23.

Personal Information Processing Policy

Article 1 (Purposes of Personal Information Processing)

1. Membership Joining and Management

2. Execution of Matters under the Jurisdiction

3. Service Evaluation and Ex Post Facto Management

Article 2 (Processing and Holding Period of Personal Information)

1. Reporting, Reception and Processing of Foreign Patients Illegal Attracting Conducts: 5 Years

2. Immediate Destruction at Membership Withdrawal

Article 3 (Provision of Personal Information to a Third Party)

Article 4 (Consignment of Personal Information Processing)

Article 5 (Rights, Duty of Information Principals and Methods of Exercise)

1. Request of personal information access

2. Request of correction if there is any error, etc.

3. Request of personal information deletion for documents with expired holding period

4. Request of suspension of processing

Article 6 (Items of Processed Personal Information)

Article 7 (Destruction of Personal Information)

2. Method of Destruction: As for personal information recorded or stored in electronic files, destroy it so that recordings cannot be reproduced, and shred personal information recorded or stored in paper documents with a shredder or destroy them by incinerating.

Article 8 (Personal Information Safety Assurance Action)

1. Minimization of Personal Information Handling Employees and Education: The report center minimizes the number of personal information handling personnels and performs regular education.

3. Encoding of Personal Information: Personal information is safely stored and managed through encoding, etc. In addition, for important data extra security functions such as encoding at data storing and transmission are used.

4. Installation and Periodic Checking of Security Program: In order to prevent leakage and damage of personal information owing to hacking or computer virus, etc., security program is installed and periodically updated and checked.

5. Execution of Regular Self-Inspection: In order to assure safety related with personal information handling, regular personal information protection management inspection is executed.

Article 9 (Chief of Personal Information Protection)

Article 10 (Remedies of Infringement on Rights and Interests)

Article 11 (Change of Personal Information Processing Policy)

Agreement of Utilization

1. Purposes of collecting and using personal information (Article 15 of Personal Information Protection Act)

A. Provision of Reception·Processing·Ex Post Facto Management Service of Reporting

B. Investigation or Fact Confirmation for Information Providers who display·advertise Mediation Objects using Internet

C. Statistical Analysis and Ex Post Facto Management of the Report Center

2. Items of Collected Personal Information (Article 15 and Article 16 of Personal Information Act)

A. Essential Items: Name, Mobile Phone Number, E-mail Address (if necessary), Information of Violator (Firm Name, Location, Contact Number)

B. Auto Collecting Items: IP (Internet Protocol) Address, Recording of Contents of Use

3. Periods of Retaining and Using Personal Information

A. Details of Reporting and Processing, etc.: 5 Years

B. Membership Information: Destruction directly after Membership Withdrawal

C. IP Address among Auto Collection Items: 1 Year

4. The fact of having the rights of rejecting agreement, and contents of disadvantage according to rejection of agreement (Article 16 of Personal Information Protection Act)

â» Please ask for information on reporting reward to the person in charge of reporting reward in competent local government of each city and province.

1. A person who fails to post his or her certificate of registration, international patientsâ rights, etc. or fails to take measures necessary to make international patients aware of the matters concerning their rights and interests, in violation of Article 8 (1) or (2);