Last Change:

05/27/2025

Emergency Medical Service Act

Year: 1996

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Health, Social protection, Documentation

Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/1995/en/149749
Description

The purpose of this Act is to provide for the rights and obligations of the citizens, the responsibilities of the State and local governments, the responsibilities and rights of emergency medical services providers concerning emergency medical services, as well as matters necessary for the efficient management of emergency medical resources, so that the public can receive prompt and appropriate emergency medical services in an emergency situation, thereby protecting the life and health of emergency patients and providing appropriate medical care to the public.

Selected provisions
Article 3 - Rights to Receive Emergency Medical Services

All citizens shall have the right to receive emergency medical services without being discriminated against on the basis of sex, age, ethnicity, religion, social status, economic conditions, etc. The same shall apply to foreigners who stay in the Republic of Korea.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]

Article 5 - Obligations to Report Emergency Patients and Cooperate in Emergency Medical Services

(1) Any person who spots an emergency patient shall immediately report him or her to an emergency medical institution, etc.

(2) Any person requested by emergency medical personnel to provide cooperation necessary for emergency medical services, shall fully cooperate with such request.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]