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The Statute For Palliative Care contains 15 articles and was promulgated by the President on 7 June 2000. The statute is enacted with the goal of respecting the wishes of a terminal patient about undergoing the medical treatment and safeguarding his (her) rights. The essential points are:
1)To provide for the competent authorities and to define the meaning of terms as referred to under this statute (Articles 2 and 3)
2)That a terminal patient may choose to undergo the palliative care according to his (her) wishes, and the requirements for a letter of intent about undergoing the palliative care (Articles 4 and 5)
3)That a terminal patient may anytime withdraw the letter of intent about undergoing palliative care (Article 6)
4)To provide for the requirements and procedures for performs the palliative care, and to impose fines and administrative penalties on a medical doctor for a violation (Articles 7, 8 and 10)
5)To provide for the items that shall be specified in the medical history while a medical doctor performs the palliative care, and to indicate that a letter of intent and letter of consent along with the medical history shall be kept properly; to impose fines on a medical doctor for a violation. (Articles 9 and 11)(15 provisions, p.2-3)