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National Health Security Board

The National Health Security Act. 2002. Section 13  “National Health Security Board” made up of:
 

1. The Minister of Public Health as a Chairman,

2. The Permanent Secretary for Defense, Permanent Secretary for Finance, Permanent Secretary for Commerce, Permanent Secretary for the Interior, Permanent Secretary for Labor and Social Welfare, Permanent Secretary for Public Health, Permanent Secretary for University Affairs, and the Director of the Office of the Budget,

3. A representative of each Municipality, a representative of each local Provincial Administrative Organization, a representative of each local Tambon Administrative Organization, and a representative of other local government organizations elected by executives of its organization,

4. Five representatives of, elected by, representatives each of which from a non-profit private organization implementing activities for the following groups:

(A) Children and adolescents

(B) Women

(C) Elderly

(D) Disabled or mental health patients

(E) HIV or other chronic disease patients

(F) Labor

(G) Populous communities

(H) Agriculturists 

(l) Minorities

5. Five representatives of health professionals each of which shall be from the Medical Council, the Thailand Nursing Council, the Pharmaceutical Council and the private hospital association

6. Seven qualified persons appointed by the Cabinet each of which shall be experts from the fields of health insurance, medical science and public health, Thai traditional medicine, alternative medicine, finance, law and social sciences

7. The Secretary General shall be the Secretary of the Board.

The National Health Security shall have powers and duties as follows: (Section 18)

1. To prescribe the Health service provided by a Health care unit and Network of health care units and to prescribe the standard of implementation, regarding national health security, to be effective.

2. To provide advice to the minister on the appointment of officials and the enactment of ministerial regulations and notifications on execution of this Act.

3. To prescribe limits and types of Health service necessary to health, sustainability, and the rate of Cost sharing.

4. To prescribe the rules of fund management and implementation.

5. To prescribe rules, procedures, and conditions in discharging the Secretary General and to prescribe qualifications and forbidden qualifications of the Secretary General

6. To issue rules on money receipt and payment, saving money, and making benefit of the Fund.  

7. To prescribe rules, procedures, and conditions on payment of preliminary assistance to reimburse a beneficiary who is subject to damage or injury caused by any service provided by a Health care unit where the wrongdoer is non-apparent or the wrongdoer is apparent but such beneficiary can not be reimbursed within a period deemed appropriate in accordance with section 41

8. To encourage and cooperate with local government organizations in implementing and managing the health security system in local areas by considering their readiness, reasonableness, and need, in order to establish national health security residents of such areas as prescribed in Section 47

9. To encourage and prescribe rules making it possible that nonprofit community organizations, nonprofit private organizations and nonprofit private sectors implement and manage local funds by considering their readiness, reasonableness, and need by means and encouraging procedures of participation in order to establish national health security residents of such areas as prescribed in Section 47  

10. To prescribe rules in hearing opinions of providers and beneficiaries in order to improve the quality and standard of Health service

11. To prescribe rules on the punishment of administrative fines  and revocation of enrollment

12. To create reports on implementation and obstacles to implementation, and all accounts and finances of the Board in order to annually submit to the Cabinet, the House of Representatives, and the Senate within 6 months from the last day of the fiscal year 

13. To hold an annual meeting to make it possible that the Board hears general opinions of providers and beneficiaries

14. To perform such other duties as prescribed by this Act, the Minister, or other laws

Standard and Quality Control Board

The National Health Security Act. 2002. Section 13  Standard and Quality Control Board” consisting of

1. The Director General of Department of Medical Services, the Secretary General of  the Food and Drug Administration, the President of the Hospital Development and Accreditation Institute, and the Director of Division of Medical Registration.

2. A representative of the Medical Council, a representative of the Thailand Nursing Council, a representative of the Pharmacy Council, and a representative of the Law Society of Thailand

3. A representative of private hospitals who is a member of the Private Hospital Association.

4. A representative of the Municipality, a representative of the Provincial Administrative Organization, a representative of the Tambon Administrative Organization, and a representative of other local government organizations elected by executives of its organization

5. A representative of professional nurses, a representative of midwives, a representative of dentists, and a representative of pharmacists

6. representatives of the Royal College of Medical Specialty, each of which is from the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, surgery, internal medicine, and paediatrics

7. Three representatives elected by, among, representatives of health care professionals, each of which is from the field of applied traditional medicine, physical therapy, medical technique, radiological technology, occupational therapy, cardio-thoracic therapy, and communicative disorders.

8. Five representatives of, elected by, representatives each of which is from a non-profit private organization implementing activities for the following groups:

(A) Children and adolescents 

(B) Women

(C) Elderly

(D) Disabled or mental health patients

(E) HIV or other chronic disease patients 

(F) Labor

(G) Populous communities

(H) Agriculturists  

(I) Minorities

9. Six qualified persons appointed by the Minister, each of which, at least, is a qualified person in tropical family medicine, a qualified person in mental health, and a qualified person in Thai traditional Medicine

10. The Secretary General shall be the secretary of Standard and Quality Control Board.

The Standard and Quality Control Board shall have powers and duties as follows:

1. To control the standard and quality of Health care units and Networks of health care units pursuant to Section 45.

2. To monitor the Health service provided by Health care units to meet the standard and quality in the case where such Health care units provide a level of services higher than the Health service pursuant to Section 5.

3. To prescribe the measurement, controlling, and encouraging of quality and standard of Health care units and Networks of health care units.

4. To submit standard prices of all diseases to the Board to set up regulations prescribing expenses of Health service to Health care units pursuant to Section 46.

5. To prescribe rules, procedures, and conditions for the complaint of a person if their right is violated due to the Health service, procedures for such complaint, and rules and procedures for assisting a person if their right is violated due to the Health service, as well as to determine a Complaint Unit to facilitate people in freely submitting complaints, irrespective of the person who is complaining

6. To report the results of inspecting and controlling quality and standard of  Health care units and Networks of health care units to the Board, and notify such result to Health care units or their authorizing agency in order to improve, modify, monitor, and evaluate the effect of quality and standard improvement

7. To encourage people’ participation in inspecting and controlling Health care units and Networks of health care units

8. Provide payment of preliminary assistance to a beneficiary who is subject to damage or injury caused by any service provided by a Health care unit and the wrongdoer is non-apparent or the wrongdoer is apparent but such beneficiary can not be reimbursed within a period deemed appropriate pursuant to such regulations, procedures, and conditions as prescribed by the Board

9. To encourage establishing of an information system for decision making of people to get health service

10. To perform other duties for the execution of this Act and other laws or such duties as prescribed by the Board.