Who has the power to decide the establishment of public rehabilitation centers in Vietnam? What are the operations of public rehabilitation centers in Vietnam?
What are the operations of public rehabilitation centers in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 35 of the 2021 Law on Prevention and Control of Narcotic Substances in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Public rehabilitation centers
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4. Operations of public rehabilitation centers consist of:
a) Receive drug addicts undergoing compulsory and voluntary rehabilitation and organize their rehabilitation;
b) Diagnose narcotic substance dependence;
c) Receive, manage and provide education, counseling and treatment for withdrawal syndrome, mental disorders and other conditions for persons whose applications for compulsory rehabilitation in rehabilitation centers are being formulated.
Thus, operations of public rehabilitation centers consist of:
- Receive drug addicts undergoing compulsory and voluntary rehabilitation and organize their rehabilitation;
- Diagnose narcotic substance dependence;
- Receive, manage and provide education, counseling and treatment for withdrawal syndrome, mental disorders and other conditions for persons whose applications for compulsory rehabilitation in rehabilitation centers are being formulated.
Who has the power to decide the establishment of public rehabilitation centers in Vietnam? What are the operations of public rehabilitation centers in Vietnam?
Who has the power to decide the establishment of public rehabilitation centers in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 35 of the 2021 Law on Prevention and Control of Narcotic Substances in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Public rehabilitation centers
1. Chairpersons of provincial People’s Committees have the power to decide establishment of public rehabilitation centers.
2. Every public rehabilitation center must have the following areas:
a) Temporary accommodations for persons undergoing narcotic substance dependence diagnosis and persons whose applications for imposition of the administrative penalty of compulsory rehabilitation in a rehabilitation center are being formulated;
b) Compulsory rehabilitation area;
c) Voluntary rehabilitation area;
d) Rehabilitation area for persons from 12 to under 18 years old;
dd) Rehabilitation area for persons having infectious diseases of group A or B according to regulations of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases;
e) Rehabilitation area for persons having disrupted order in or committed a violation against regulations of the rehabilitation center.
3. The areas mentioned in Clause 2 of this Article must be sex-segregated. Any person whose physical characteristics differ from that of the sex written in their documents or curriculum vitae shall stay in the area assigned to the sex indicated by their physical characteristics.
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According to the above provisions, the Chairpersons of provincial People’s Committees have the power to decide establishment of public rehabilitation centers.
What are the rights and responsibilities of public rehabilitation centers in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clauses 5 and 6, Article 35 of the 2021 Law on Prevention and Control of Narcotic Substances in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Public rehabilitation centers
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5. Rights of public rehabilitation centers:
a) Receive drug addicts undergoing rehabilitation voluntarily as appropriate to their capacity;
b) Heads of public rehabilitation centers have the power to decide imposition of suitable management, educational and treatment measures on persons undergoing rehabilitation.
6. Responsibilities of public rehabilitation centers:
a) Adhere to regulations on narcotic substance dependence diagnosis, rehabilitation procedures and management of persons whose applications for compulsory rehabilitation in rehabilitation centers are being formulated;
b) Respect the life, health, honor, dignity and property of persons undergoing rehabilitation, persons subject to narcotic substance dependence diagnosis and persons whose applications for compulsory rehabilitation in rehabilitation centers are being formulated;
c) Ensure the rights of drug addicts throughout the rehabilitation process and issue confirmations of completion of compulsory rehabilitation to persons from 12 to under 18 years old;
d) Heads of public rehabilitation centers shall ensure the operating conditions of their centers; and openly post rehabilitation costs of their centers as per the law;
dd) Prevent narcotic substances from entering their centers;
e) Within 05 working days from the date on which a person who undergoes rehabilitation voluntarily is received or stops using rehabilitation services without permission or completes rehabilitation, notify the People's Committee of the commune where this person registers for voluntary rehabilitation.
Thus, public rehabilitation centers have the rights and responsibilities as stipulated above.
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