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Conceptual Explanation of Iran’s Health Code
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Mohsen Najafikhah1   , Mohsen Hoseinzade2 , Omid Abdolahian3 |
| Department of Medical Ethics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran |
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Background: Paragraph 10 of the “General Policies of the Legislative System” emphasized on "Determining the Titles of Codes". Based on this, "Health Code" is designated as one of the titles of Codes along with 52 other titles. One of the basic steps in the codification is to determine the main topics and subjects and, in this way, to explain the content of the health code.
Methods: By going into to the official texts of laws enacted since 1906, the following steps have been taken to extract the main topics of the Health Code and categorize them in an orderly structure. 1. Searching for laws in the field of health, 2. Classification of legal provisions in the primary subject list, 3. Identifying valid legal provisions from invalid ones, 4. Modifying the primary classification and extracting the final plan of the Health Code.
Results: Review of about 12,500 laws enacted by the Iran's parliament shows that legal provision in the field of health can be classified under four main headings, including "health system management", "Health and medical affairs", "Medicine, medical equipment, food, drink and Cosmetics" and "professional organizations, compulsory health services and Administrative and employment affairs".
Conclusion: By using the factors of "subject", "historical background", " quantity of rules", "importance", "experience of other countries" and also paying attention to the "institutional component", the existence of "Health Code" can be justified. These standards also open the way for making decisions about challenging and controversial issues. |
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| Keywords: Health Policy, Legislation, Policy Making |
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Received: 2024/10/23 | Accepted: 2025/01/4 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/06/21 | Published: 2025/07/23
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