Gov. Lee Jae-myung Urges Swift Passage of 'Patient Safety Trio Laws' Including OR CCTV Installation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Governor Lee Jae-myung of Gyeonggi Province has urged the National Assembly to swiftly pass the Patient Safety Trio Laws, including mandatory installation of operating room CCTV.

Governor Lee stated on the 2nd through his Facebook, "The Patient Safety Trio Laws, including mandatory operating room CCTV installation to which an overwhelming majority of the public agrees, must be passed swiftly," and added, "I express my gratitude to Assemblymember Kim Won-i for his efforts on the Patient Safety Trio Laws, and on behalf of the 13.8 million residents of Gyeonggi Province, I support expeditious legislation."

He attached a Facebook post from Assemblymember Kim Won-i (Democratic Party). The post contained details of a press conference held by Kim and fellow members of the Health and Welfare Committee of the Democratic Party at the National Assembly on the 2nd.

Assemblymember Kim explained through the press conference, "Last month, the First Subcommittee on Bill Review of the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee deliberated on medical law amendments known as the 'Patient Safety Trio Laws.' These bills include ▲installation and operation of operating room CCTV ▲strengthening of medical license management including revocation and reissuance of medical licenses ▲disclosure of medical professionals' histories following license revocation or suspension of qualification."

He continued, "The bills are intended to prevent illegal medical practices such as ghost surgery and proxy surgery, and to protect patients. However, they ultimately failed to be processed in the First Subcommittee on Bill Review, where an opposition party member chairs," and criticized, "Given that these bills have undergone extensive social discussion and social consensus has been formed, there is no reason to delay deliberation. We request active cooperation from the opposition party."

Mandatory operating room CCTV installation is a policy Governor Lee is prioritizing. Since October 2018, when Gyeonggi Province began pilot implementation at Anseong Hospital of the Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Institute, it has expanded the installation of operating room CCTV in provincial medical institutes.

Recently, the province launched a support project for operating room CCTV installation at private hospitals within the province, providing 30 million won in provincial funds for CCTV installation for hospitals that have applied. Governor Lee held a related meeting in July and requested the National Assembly to legislate on operating room CCTV installation.