Vietnam: Practice instruction institutions must develop practice instruction plans annually

According to Article 5 of the Circular No. 21/2020/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, development of practice instruction plans is stipulated as follows:

1. On an annual basis, based on demand of individuals requiring practice instructions and capacity for receiving practitioners, practice instruction institutions must develop practice instruction plans.

2. Practice instruction plans must include number of practitioners that can be admitted by the institutions in the year; number and list of practice instructors; contracts for cooperation in practice instruction (if any);

In case practice instruction institutions lack necessary disciplines according to Article 4 of Circular No. 21/2020/TT-BYT, the practice instruction institutions may enter into cooperation agreements with other practice instruction institutions which provide the missing disciplines.

3. Practice instruction institutions shall send annual practice instruction plans to the Ministry of Health or Department of Health before January 31 to consolidate, monitor and manage medical practice.  Meanwhile, practice instruction institutions must publicize on their websites.  

4. The Ministry of Health and Departments of Health shall consolidate practice instruction plans of practice instruction institutions under their management and publicize information on websites of the Ministry of Health and Departments of Health. 

View more details at the Circular No. 21/2020/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from January 15, 2021.

Thuy Tram

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