Under any of the following circumstances, the administrative department of health under the people’s government at or above the county level should commend or give awards to the doctors. (1) where a doctor shows noble character and has made outstanding achievements in his practice of medicine; (2) where a doctor has made an important breakout in medical professional skills and thereby made remarkable contributions; (3) where a doctor has behaved exceedingly well to heal the wounded and rescue the dying, make diagnosis and give emergency treatment at the time of the occurrence of a natural disaster, the spreading of an infectious disease, the occurrence of an unexpected heavy casualty or other emergencies seriously threatening the people’s lives and health;(4) where a doctor has worked hard for a long time in a grass－roots unit with poor conditions of a remote and impoverished region or a minority nationality region; (5) under other circumstances where commendation or awards should be given as prescribed by the administrative department of health under the State Council.

(Lawyer Wu Yingjie)