Source: Learning Corps, PLA News and Communication Center Rong Media Author: Cao Baowen, Reporter of Jiefangjun Daily, Chen Xiaojing, Sun Xingwei, Special Correspondent Zhou Na
Focus on service and prepare for war Build a new type of recuperation system
-- The relevant person in charge of the Health Bureau of the Logistics Support Department of the Central Military Commission answered reporters' questions on the relevant policies for revising the "Interim Regulations on Military Convalescence Work."
■ Cao Baowen, reporter of The People's Liberation Army Daily, Chen Xiaojing, Sun Xingwei, and special correspondent Zhou Na
Reporter: What are the main contents of the revision of the "Interim Regulations on Military Convalescence Work"?
Answer: The following aspects are mainly standardized: In terms of serving and preparing for war, the focus of convalescent resources will be invested in preparing for war, and the officers and men who have suffered from war wounds in the execution of combat operations and other major military operation tasks will be clearly regarded as the primary support objects for rehabilitation and recuperation; it is clear that officers and men who perform major tasks and have won the honor of battle merit will be the key arrangement objects for special convalescence; and it is clear that the scope of special service convalescence objects can be expanded according to the key and special post needs of combat strength generation.
In terms of serving the officers and men of the troops, the focus of service support will be tilted to the front line of the task, the first line of the grass-roots level, and the first line of hardship and remote areas, and rigid requirements will be put forward for the implementation rate of the convalescent plan of the combat troops; the scope of special convalescence objects will be clearly covered to all military personnel; and the servicemen stationed on plateaus above 4,000 meters above sea level and on islands of the first type or above, as well as military personnel over the age of 45 stationed at an altitude of 3,000 meters to 4,000 meters above sea level, will be included in the scope of special service convalescent objects, and the basic function of combat effectiveness of convalescent work services will be effectively brought into play.
In terms of strengthening work standards, the convalescence cycle and the number of attachés for serving military officers and retired cadres will be adjusted and consistent, and the procedures for issuing convalescent plans, applying for targets, and handling admission and leaving hospitals will be standardized and optimized, so as to ensure that officers and men can participate in convalescence smoothly and conveniently.
In terms of reflecting the encouragement and respect, the scientific design of the convalescent treatment system, on the basis of not increasing the burden of convalescent security, reduce the scope of the attachment restrictions, fully reflect the people-oriented, honor and respect, and create better conditions for officers and soldiers to achieve rare family reunions.
Reporter: What are the main objects of rehabilitation?
Answer: Rehabilitation and recuperation is mainly for servicemen who have suffered from injuries and illnesses in the course of carrying out combat and other major military operations; servicemen who have suffered from training injuries and other injuries and illnesses, as well as retired cadres of military management who have suffered from injuries and illnesses. Participation in rehabilitation and recuperation shall be assessed and appraised by medical institutions.
Reporter: What are the main objects of special service recuperation?
Answer: The special service convalescent objects are mainly astronauts, flight personnel, submarine divers, surface ship personnel, etc., military personnel stationed at altitudes above 4,000 meters above sea level and more than one type of island, as well as military personnel over 45 years old stationed at altitudes of 3,000 meters to 4,000 meters above sea level.
The branches of the armed forces and the armed police force may, in light of the actual conditions of the use of troop strength, special posts, and special operating conditions, study and put forward the standards for the scope of the expansion of special service convalescence, as well as the content and time period of the support items, and be included in the scope of special service convalescence support after examination and approval by the Political Work Department and the Logistics Support Department of the Central Military Commission.
Reporter: What are the main objects of health care and recuperation?
Answer: The objects of health care and convalescence are mainly command and management officers at or above the level of 13 (including professional and technical officers who enjoy corresponding medical treatment) and retired cadres managed by the army.
Reporter: What are the main objects of special convalescence?
Answer: The targets of special convalescence are mainly military personnel who have performed major tasks, who have received awards for second-class meritorious service or above in grass-roots units, or who have reached a certain number of years in hardship and remote areas, as well as high-ranking non-commissioned officers whose annual assessment results are excellent; other personnel who have made major contributions to the building and development of the army, have outstanding performance in performing major tasks, and who have won major honors from the state and the army may also arrange special convalescence.
Reporter: Can military personnel participate in different types of convalescence in the same cycle?
Answer: The convales who participate in the rehabilitation and recuperation will no longer arrange health care during their corresponding convalescent period; health care convalescence and special convalescence will generally not be repeated within the prescribed period; conhabilitators who participate in special convalescence may arrange to participate in other types of convalescence if they meet the prescribed conditions.
Reporter: What are the regulations for consanguinists to bring their entourages?
Answer: Convalescents participating in rehabilitation, health care, and special convalescence may bring an attaché in accordance with regulations, and the attachés are limited to spouses, children, and other relatives, but conscripts and cadets of military academies and universities do not bring an attaché. A consort who has already brought an attaché with a child may add an attaché with minor children. The attaché of a convalescent who participates in rehabilitation may include 1 accompanying person. Retired cadres managed by the military shall bring their attachés according to their pre-retirement salary level (rank) and in accordance with the standards for active officers of the corresponding treatment level.
Servicemen stationed on plateaus above 4,000 meters above sea level and above the first class of islands, as well as servicemen over the age of 45 stationed in the plateau at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 meters, may bring an attaché in accordance with regulations, but other military personnel participating in special service recuperation without an attaché.
Reporter: How to handle the convalescent registration procedures?
Answer: Military personnel participating in convalescence should hold their valid identity documents and military security cards, and the attachés should hold their valid identity documents for admission to the hospital. Where documents are incomplete, information does not match, or the attaché does not meet the requirements, the nursing home may not handle admission. The sanator shall confirm the itinerary 1 week before admission and 2 days before discharge, and the nursing home shall arrange a pick-up and drop-off station.
Reporter: How to stipulate various types of convalescent cycles and convalescent periods?
A: The duration of rehabilitation shall not exceed 30 days per session.
Astronauts, flight crews and submarine divers arrange special service recuperation once a year for 30 days; surface ship personnel, military personnel stationed at altitudes of more than 4,000 meters above sea level and more than one type of island, and military personnel over the age of 45 stationed at altitudes of 3,000 meters to 4,000 meters above sea level, are arranged for special service recuperation every 2 years for 15 days.
Command and management officers at or above the treatment level of five levels may be arranged once a year for health care and convalescence, officers of the treatment level 9 to the treatment level 6 can be arranged once every 2 years, and the command and management officers of the treatment level 13 to the treatment level 10 can be arranged once every 3 years, each time for 15 days. Retired cadres managed by the military shall arrange health care and recuperation according to their pre-retirement treatment level (rank) and in accordance with the convalescence cycle of active officers at the corresponding treatment level. Health care and convalescent services may not be arranged consecutively to the same convalescent institution.
The duration of the special convalescence is 10 days, and the recuperation cycle is usually not less than 3 years.
Reporter: Does participating in convalescence account for personal leave?
A: The number of days a soldier participating in rehabilitation and convalescence is counted as sick leave time, and the number of days of rehabilitation due to injury or illness due to the performance of combat and other major military operations is not counted as sick leave time.
The number of days of special convalescence is not counted as the annual leave time, but if the military personnel stationed in the plateau or island participate in the special service recuperation and bring an attaché, the number of days of convalescence is counted as the annual leave time.
The number of days spent participating in health care and special convalescence is counted as the annual leave time.
Reporter: Does it cost to participate in convalescence?
Answer: Convalescents and their attachés participating in convalescence may reimburse travel expenses in accordance with the relevant provisions on the management of military travel expenses, and the food and accommodation during the convalescence period shall be guaranteed by the convalescent institutions.
Reporter: How do military personnel apply to participate in convalescence?
Answer: When a soldier participates in rehabilitation and convalescence, the medical institution shall make a referral recommendation, and the individual shall fill in the "Convalescence Approval Form", attach the "Summary of The Illness" issued by the medical institution, and apply for the indicators in accordance with the established channels; to participate in the health care recuperation, the individual shall fill in the "Convalescence Approval Form"; the health department shall organize the daily medical security institutions to review the contraindications and indications, confirm that the health status meets the conditions, and apply for the convalescence indicators in accordance with the prescribed channels after being reviewed by the political work department of the unit at or above the regiment level; participate in the special convalescence and special convalescence. No individual application is required, and the units at or above the regiment level are issued and handled according to the allocated convalescent plan indicators.
Reporter: If a convalescent cannot participate in a health care recuperation, can his attaché continue to participate in the convalescence?
Answer: If a serviceman is really unable to participate in health care recuperation due to the needs of his work, with the approval of the unit at or above the division level where he belongs and a certificate is issued, his attaché with clear convalescent indicators may continue to participate in convalescence, and it is deemed that the servicemen themselves have participated in convalescence, and the actual number of convalescent days is counted into the annual leave time of the servicemen.
(Produced by the Media of the Learning Corps and the People's Liberation Army News and Communication Center)
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