Policy Update

December

Notice on Execution Guidelines for Negotiated Drugs in the National Drug Reimbursement List 2019

National Healthcare Security Administration National Health Commission
Notice on the Major Tasks Allocation for the Opinion of State Council on Facilitating the Inheritance, Innovation and Development of Chinese Medicine

State Council
Notice on Several Policies and Measures to Further Deepen the Reform of the Medical and Health System with Centralized Purchasing And Drug Usage as Breakthroughs

State Council
November

Notice on the Inclusion of Negotiated Drugs in 2019 in the Category B of the National Drug Reimbursement List

National Healthcare Security Administration Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
Negative List for Market Access (2019 version)

National Development and Reform Commission
Public Announcement regarding Standardized Trial Practice for TCM Granules

Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission
Notice on the Further Promotion of Deepening Reforms of the Medical and Health Systems in Fujian Province and Sanming City

State Council
Notice on Exceptional Medical Treatment for Influenza during Winter and Spring

National Health Commission
Influenza Therapy Scheme (2019 version)

National Health Commission
Industry Structure Adjustment Guidance Catalog (2019 version)

National Development and Reform Commission
October

Opinion on Facilitating the Inheritance, Innovation and Development of Chinese Medicine

State Council
Notice on the Technical Specifications of Paying Pilot Countries and Group Schemes for the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG)

National Healthcare Security Administration
Opinion on Further Excellence on Stable Maintenance of Supply for Drugs in Shortage

State Council
Notice on the Regulations and Methods of Information Coding Services for Medical Insurance at Designated Medical Institutions

National Healthcare Security Administration
Opinion on Optimizing Safeguard Mechanisms for Outpatient Medication regarding Rural Patients with High Blood Pressure and Diabetes

National Healthcare Security Administration Ministry of Finance National Health Commission National Medical Products Administration
September

Opinion on Implementation of State-organized Centralized Drug Purchasing and Expansion of Pilot Locations

National Healthcare Security Administration and 9 other ministries and commissions
Notice on the Proposed List of Chinese Medicines whose Recipes to be Made Public by the Pharmacopoeia Commission

Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission
Plan for Driving High-quality Development of the Healthcare Industry (2019-2022)

National Development and Reform Commission National Healthcare Security Administration National Health Commission Ministry of Finance and 21 other ministries and commissions
Administrative Measures for Drug Registration (Revised Draft for Comment)

National Medical Products Administration
Administrative Measures for the Supervision of Drug Manufacturing (Revised Draft for Comment

National Medical Products Administration
Administrative Measures for the Supervision of Drug Operation (Draft for Comment)

National Medical Products Administration
Notice on the Publishing of Healthy China Action – Implementation of Cancer Prevention and Treatment Plan (2019 – 2022)

National Health Commission
August

The Drug Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China

National People's Congress Standing Committee
The National Drug Reimbursement List

National Healthcare Security Administration Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
Notice on Publishing the List of Pilot Cities for the Construction of Urban Medical Complexes

National Health Commission
July

Notice on Diligently Strengthening the Work on Traditional Chinese Medicine while Establishing United Medical Bodies

National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine National Health Commission
Opinion on the Implementation of the Healthy China Action

State Council
Notice on the Release of First Catalogue of Closely Monitored Adjuvant Medications (Chemical and Biological Products)

National Health Commission
June

Notice on Issuing Opinion on Promoting The Development of Private Medical Institutions and Sustainable Health Norms

National Health Commission and 9 other ministries and commissions
Notice on Issuing 2019 Major Task List on Deepening the Medical and Health Care System Reform

State Council
May

Notice on Promoting the Establishment of Close Partnerships Between Medical Institutions in County Level

National Health Commission
Opinion on Commencement of Pilot Program Fostering Clinic Development

National Health Commission National Development and Reform Commission Ministry of Finance Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security National Healthcare Security Administration
January

Notice on Issuing the Pilot Program of the Centralized Procurement and Use of Drugs Organized by the State

State Council