Peruvian Official Gazette, Telehealth Framework Act, Law No. 30421, Legislative Branch, Peruvian Congress
Expands the scope of telehealth
Approves the implementing regulations for Law No. 30421
Scheduling health personnel shifts and assigning slots for telemedicine care services to health users in the context of the COVID-19 emergency (Emergency Decree No. 109/2020)
Remote work assignments for telemedicine / 6.1 Emergency authorization for the Ministry of Health, through the General Directorate of Telehealth, Referrals, and Emergencies, to schedule shifts for health personnel and assign slots to patients requesting telemedicine services, which will be carried out through the platforms provided by the Ministry of Health
Ministerial Resolution No. 1010-2020-MINSA of December 9, 2020
Creates the National Digital Transformation System which includes, but is not limited to, the areas of digital government, digital economy, digital connectivity, digital education, digital technologies, digital innovation, digital services, digital society, digital citizenship and inclusion, digital trust, digital health, digital justice, digital talent, e-commerce, and all areas affecting the country’s digital transformation process, in accordance with the current legal framework
The decree expands the scope of telehealth by modifying the scope of the Telehealth Act and definitions, among other aspects.
Its implementing regulations are approved by Supreme Decree No. 003-2013-JUS and the Information Security Directive issued by the authority. Health data is classified as sensitive data - Article 2.5.
Approves regulations establishing the rules of classification and essential principles of safety and performance of medical devices
Administrative directive authorizing the use of digital signatures in medical and health activities (approves Administrative Directive No. 266 on interoperability)
Creation of the National Registry of Electronic Health Records
The decree approves the implementing regulations for the law creating the National Registry of Electronic Health Records and establishes provisions for the implementation of and adequate compliance with Law No. 30024, which creates the National Registry of Electronic Health Records and its amendments
Creates the National Repository of Standardized Health Data Identifiers (RNIEDS) to serve as the single point for storing and managing the catalogs of the Standardized Health Data Identifiers mentioned in the standardization section
Approves Administrative Directive No. 266-MINSA/2019/OGTI, which regulates the interoperability of health care information systems Establishes guidelines for interoperability in health care information systems to enable the exchange of information between the various actors in the health sector
Directive for the implementation and development of synchronous and asynchronous telemedicine servers
Measures to ensure the continuity of COVID-19 prevention, control, diagnosis, and treatment actions