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CHN-1994-L-38702
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Title_of_text
Law on Maternal and Infant Health Care (PRC Presidential Order No. 33 of 1994).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
China
Subjects (Classification)
Maternity protection
Adopted on (Date of text)
1994-10-27
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Formulated to guarantee the health of mothers and infants and to improve the quality of births. Provides that medical and health care organizations should offer premarital care services to citizens (a premarital medical checkup should include examinations for serious hereditary diseases, contagious diseases and relevant mental disorders). When a couple registers their marriage, they should present certificates of premarital medical checkups. Contains provisions on medical and health care services relevant to child-bearing, pregnant and lying-in women during their gestation and lying-in periods. Also provisions on technical certification and administration.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2001-06-20 (CHN-2001-R-76105)
Measures for Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Maternal and Infant Care (Promulgated by Decree No.308 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Database of Laws and Regulations
Publisher
National People's Congress
Place of publication
http://www.npc.gov.cn
Country
China
URL
http://www.npc.gov.cn
File
CHN38702 Eng.pdf (PDF of Law in English)
Serial region
Serial title
Daily Report
Date
1994-11-01
Page range
pp. 29-32