CONSUMER PROTECTION: The government consulted experts while creating new standards and requirements to help consumers find safe and legal cosmetic clinics

Taipei Times
Date: Nov 01, 2019
By: Sherry Hsiao  /  Staff writer, with CNA

The Ministry of Health and Welfare yesterday proposed a new accreditation system for cosmetic clinics to protect the rights of patients, requiring clinics to be transparent about how patients would be charged in the face of recent disputes.

The number of medical disputes has risen in cosmetic clinics in recent years, ministry Department of Medical Affairs Director-general Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) said.

Cosmetic clinics have the highest number of medical disputes among all medical clinics, he said.

While the ministry supervises and assesses cosmetic clinics, most of its focus is on how patients are charged, Shih said, adding that there are not enough measures to assure the quality of the healthcare they provide.    [FULL  STORY]