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Government Legislation

  • Partial Revision of the Act on the Guarantee of Convenience Promotion of Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens, Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers
    • Competent Ministry : Ministry of Health and Welfare
    • Advance Publication of Legislation : 2024-05-24
    • Opinion Submission Deadline : 2024-06-13

2. Reason for proposal

To ensure that persons with disabilities, senior citizens, pregnant women, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "persons with disabilities, etc.") can use small-scale public convenience facilities (Class 1 and Class 2 neighborhood living facilities) conveniently and safely in their everyday life, the proposed revision aims to expand the scope of the target buildings or locations where convenience facilities should be installed for persons with disabilities, etc. by deleting the area-based criteria for convenience facilities, and expanding (adding) the uses of buildings subject to the installation of convenience facilities need to be installed.


3. Main contents

Deleting the area-based criteria for convenience facilities for persons with disabilities and expanding the uses of buildings (Table 1 and Table 2 of the Draft).

1) Deleting the area-based criteria

- Class 1 neighborhood living facilities: medical clinics, dental clinics, oriental medicine clinics, midwifery maternity clinics, postpartum care centers (100m2→0), community children's centers (300m2→0).

- Class 2 neighborhood living facilities: performance halls (300m2→0), massage parlors (500m2→0).

2) Expanding (adding) the uses of buildings

- Class 1 neighborhood living facilities: fire stations, broadcasting stations, acupuncture clinics, osteopathy centers.

- Class 2 neighborhood living facilities: funeral parlors, veterinary clinics, pet grooming salons, pet animal care centers, private institutions, tutoring centers, vocational training centers, study rooms, baduk (go) centers.

Regulatory effect assessment
  • 장애인ㆍ노인ㆍ임산부 등의 편의증진 보장에 관한 법률 시행령(규제영향분석서)_20240521.hwp [download]
Legislative proposal (draft)
  • 240520_장애인등편의법 시행령 일부개정령안_제출.hwpx [download]