With the government declaring a phased COVID-19, the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee is speeding up its review of amendments to the medical law, which temporarily introduces non-face-to-face treatment. The Welfare Committee plans to propose two amendments to the medical law aimed at legislating telemedicine at the plenary session to be held on the 11th and discuss whether to review the bill subcommittee.

There are a total of two telemedicine bills proposed by the National Assembly: Kang Byeongwon of the Democratic Party of Korea and Choi Hye-young of the Democratic Party of Korea.

Kang proposed the bill that telemedicine between doctors and patients is not allowed, but in