What is the application for issuance of certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents in Vietnam?
- Decision 24/2023/QD-TTg: To identify people exposed to HIV and people infected with HIV through occupational accidents in Vietnam?
- Which agency has the authority to to issue certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents in Vietnam?
- What is the application for issuance of certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents in Vietnam?
Decision 24/2023/QD-TTg: To identify people exposed to HIV and people infected with HIV through occupational accidents in Vietnam?
On September 22, 2023, the Prime Minister issued Decision 24/2023/QD-TTg on criteria for identifying people exposed to HIV and people infected with HIV through occupational accidents.
Accordingly, a person determined to be exposed to HIV through an occupational accident must meet the following criteria:
- The person has any of the following accidents while performing his/her duties:
+ His/her mucous membranes or damaged skin come in contact with the blood, blood products, or body fluids of a HIV-infected person;
+ His/her mucous membranes or damaged skin come in contact with the blood, blood products, or body fluids of a person with unknown HIV status.
- He/she obtains a negative HIV test result from a licensed testing facility in accordance with law on examination and treatment. The blood sample for HIV testing must be collected from the person who has an occupational accident within 72 hours of the accident as prescribed in Decision 24/2023/QD-TTg.
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Which agency has the authority to to issue certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents in Vietnam?
In Article 4 of Decision 24/2023/QD-TTg, it is stipulated the power to issue certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents:
- The Ministry of Health shall issue certificates of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents to entities under their authority.
- The Ministry of National Defense shall issue certificates of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents to entities under their authority.
- The Ministry of Public Security shall issue certificates of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents to entities under their authority.
- The Departments of Health in provinces and centrally-affiliated cities shall issue certificates of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents to entities under their authority and authority of other ministries and agencies, except for the cases in clauses 1, 2, and 3 of Article 4 of Decision 24/2023/QD-TTg.
Thus, the power to issue certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents is implemented according to the above content.
What is the application for issuance of certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents in Vietnam?
Article 5 of Decision 24/2023/QD-TTg regulates application for issuance of certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents.
Application for issuance of certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents
1. Required documents of an application for issuance of certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accident:
a) An application form for issuance of certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents prescribed in Form No. 01 of Appendix thereto;
)b) Report of occupational accident;
c) Original or copy of the negative HIV test result;
d) Original or copy of the positive HIV test result of the source of HIV exposure (if any).
2. Required documents of application for issuance of certificate of HIV infection through occupational accidents:
a) An application form for issuance of certificate of /HIV infection through occupational accidents prescribed in Form No. 02 of Appendix thereto;
b) Original or copy of any of the following documents: the positive HIV test result, summary of medical records of the person infected with HIV through an occupational accident.
Accordingly, the application for issuance of certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents includes:
- An application form for issuance of certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accidents prescribed in Form No. 01 of Appendix of Decision 24/2023/QD-TTg;
- Report of occupational accident;
- Original or copy of the negative HIV test result;
- Original or copy of the positive HIV test result of the source of HIV exposure (if any).
*Note: This Decision comes into force as of December 10, 2023, supersedes Decision 120/2008/QD-TTg dated August 29, 2008 of the Prime Minister on criteria for identifying people exposed to or infected with HIV through occupational accidents.
Any application for issuance of certificate of exposure to HIV/HIV infection through occupational accident which was filed before the effective date of this Decision shall apply Decision 120/2008/QD-TTg dated August 29, 2008 of the Prime Minister on criteria for identifying people exposed to or infected with HIV through occupational accidents.
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