(1) Any medical institution prescribed in Article 3 of the Medical Service Act that intends to conduct special health examinations, pre-placement health examinations, or occasional health examinations shall be designated as an institution eligible to conduct health examinations (hereinafter referred to as "special health examination institution") by the Minister of Employment and Labor.
(2) Any person intending to be designated as a special health examination institution shall apply for such designation to the Minister of Employment and Labor after meeting the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(3) The Minister of Employment and Labor may verify the capabilities of special health examination institutions referred to in paragraph (1) to conduct health examination and analysis to ensure the accuracy and precision of the results of their examination and analysis, and guide or educate such institutions. In such cases, the methods and procedures for verifying the capabilities to perform examination and analysis, and for guiding and educating special health examination institutions, and other necessary matters shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Employment and Labor.
(4) The Minister of Employment and Labor may evaluate special health examination institutions and publish the results of such evaluation (including the results of verifying the capabilities to perform examination and analysis prescribed in paragraph (3)). In such cases, matters necessary for the standards and methods for evaluation, and for publishing the results of evaluation shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
(5) The procedures for applying for designation as a special health examination institution, its performance of duties, areas where it can conduct its duties, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
(6) Article 21(4) and (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to special health examination institutions. In such cases, "specialized safety management institution or specialized health management institution" shall be construed as "special health examination institution".