Establishment of the permanent certification program for health information technology. Final rule

This final rule establishes a permanent certification program for the purpose of certifying health information technology (HIT). This final rule is issued pursuant to the authority granted to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (the National Coordinator) by section 3001(c)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as added by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. The permanent certification program will eventually replace the temporary certification program that was previously established by a final rule. The National Coordinator will use the permanent certification program to authorize organizations to certify electronic health record (EHR) technology, such as Complete EHRs and/or EHR Modules. The permanent certification program could also be expanded to include the certification of other types of HIT.     

TRICARE: certified mental health counselors. Interim final rule

This rule is submitted as an interim final rule (IFR) in order to meet the Congressional requirement set forth in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, Section 724, which required the Department of Defense to prescribe regulations by June 20, 2011, to establish the criteria, as had previously been studied in accordance with Section 717 of the NDAA 2008, that would allow licensed or certified mental health counselors to be able to independently provide care to TRICARE beneficiaries and receive payment for those services. Under current TRICARE requirements, mental health counselors (MHCs) are authorized to practice only with physician referral and supervision. This interim final rule establishes a transition period to phase out the requirement for physician referral and supervision for MHCs and to create a new category of allied health professionals, to be known as certified mental health counselors (CMHCs), who will be authorized to practice independently under TRICARE. During this transition period the MHCs who do not meet the requirements for independent practice as established in this rule, may continue to provide services to TRICARE beneficiaries under the requirements of physician referral and ongoing supervision. This transition period, ending December 31, 2014, will allow time for those MHCs who seek to continue providing services under the TRICARE program to meet the independent practice requirements as outlined in this notice. After December 31, 2014, the Department of Defense will no longer recognize those mental health counselors who do not meet the criteria for a CMHC and will no longer allow them to provide services even upon the referral and supervision of a physician.     

TRICARE: elimination of co-payments for authorized preventive services for certain TRICARE Standard beneficiaries. Final rule

The Department of Defense is publishing this final rule to implement section 711 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2009 (FY 2009), Public Law 110-417. Section 711 eliminates copayments for authorized preventive services for TRICARE Standard beneficiaries other than Medicare-eligible beneficiaries. This rule also realigns the covered preventive services listed in the Exclusions section of the regulation to the Special Benefits section in the regulation.     

利用未公开信息交易罪疑难问题探析

《刑法修正案(七)》增加的利用未公开信息交易罪填补了证券市场中出现的基金业"老鼠仓"刑法规制的空白,为有效打击基金业"老鼠仓"提供了刑罚利器。然而,作为一个独立罪名,与同处《刑法》第180条的内幕交易罪缺乏应有的协调性,同时也缺乏应有的周延性。该罪的犯罪主体、未公开信息的范围、情节严重的标准等的不明确可能会给司法带来一定的困难,应该通过司法解释明确未公开信息的范围、犯罪主体,还应将泄露未公开信息也纳入该罪的范畴。     

刍议我国中医药专利保护制度

本文阐述了我国中医药专利保护制度的现状,分析了我国中医药专利保护制度存在的问题,如法律法规不健全、专利申请和保护意识淡薄等,从构建专门专利法律保护体系、建立数据库、提高专利意识和加速国际化进程等角度,提出了完善我国中医药专利保护制度的政策建议。     

生育权基本问题的探讨及其法律保护

关于生育权基本问题的争议很大,学界对生育权的性质、权属主体和权能更是众说纷纭。生育权应是自然人主体享有的生育的人身自由权,是自然人人格要素之一,属人格权范畴。自然人享有平等的生育权,但男女生育权并非同等,它们在权能和内容上存在差异。男女生育权共同的权能有生育选择权、生育信息知情权等,无“生育隐私权”权能,且生育选择权受到限制,是相对的选择权。女性生育权较男性生育权具有更多的可选择内容和更大的知情权范围。此外,女性生育权还独有生育健康权权能。生育权的法律保护有待完善,最高院《关于适用〈婚姻法〉若干问题的解释（三）》（征求意见稿）第十条需加修改。     

日本医师会医师赔偿责任保险制度介评

始建于1973年的日本医师会医师赔偿责任保险制度,经过近40年的发展,已成为日本医疗事故纠纷解决体系中的不可或缺的机制。该制度的实施不仅为医师供给了价格低廉的保险产品,还为医疗事故纠纷的解决提供便捷渠道。尽管这一制度还不尽完善,但这并不妨碍我们从中汲取经验和启示。     

浅析中华民国卫生法制之得失

本文分别从立法和法律实施的角度评价了中华民国卫生法制之得失,指出了卫生立法上的三项显著成就与四点明显不足,及法律实施过程中的成效与不足。通过对中华民国三十八年卫生法制得失的深入分析,旨在为当今卫生法制建设提供历史参照。     

网络信息时代电子病历的隐私保护研究

与传统纸质病历相比,电子病历信息的存储和共享的范围将进一步扩大,但同时也为隐私信息的暴露提供捷径。本文通过分析我国电子病历隐私保护现状及存在的问题,并对比发展较好的其他国家电子病历隐私保护历程,提出我国进一步完善电子病历隐私保护的建议。     

绝对法律关系初论

法律关系是抽象的观念,是观念对现实的反映,是思想意志通过法律对现实秩序的规制、维护。绝对法律关系并非停留在法律规定的层面,它是现实的法律关系。它的形成,须有具体的法律事实。应当将法律关系的模型与法律关系相区分。绝对法律关系的权利主体是特定的,而义务主体是一切人,一切人都在秩序之中。绝对法律关系就是绝对权法律关系,其客体是不行为,绝对法律关系的意义在于对抗,而不在于给付。同一法律事实可同时产生相对法律关系和绝对法律关系,这是共生现象。相对法律关系的给付,可产生绝对法律关系。