What is the price range of on-demand medical examination and treatment services provided by state-owned medical examination and treatment establishments in Vietnam?
- Circular 13/2023/TT-BYT: What is the price range of on-demand medical examination and treatment services provided by state-owned medical examination and treatment establishments in Vietnam?
- What are the methods for evaluating fees of on-demand medical examination and treatment services in Vietnam?
- What are the rules in providing on-demand medical services in Vietnam?
Circular 13/2023/TT-BYT: What is the price range of on-demand medical examination and treatment services provided by state-owned medical examination and treatment establishments in Vietnam?
The Ministry of Health of Vietnam has just issued Circular 13/2023/TT-BYT on price range and methods for evaluating fees of on-demand medical examination and treatment services provided by state-owned medical examination and treatment establishments.
Accordingly, the price range of on-demand medical examination services and hospital beds upon request is as follows:
For the price range of on-demand medical examination services (not including imaging, diagnostics, tests and procedures)
Medical examination and treatment establishments | Minimum | Maximum |
Special-class and first-class medical examination and treatment establishments | 100.000 | 500.000 |
Other medical examination and treatment establishments | 30.500 | 300.000 |
Particularly in new cases of domestic or foreign human resources coming for health examination and consultation, the unit will be charged according to the agreed price between the medical examination and treatment facility and the service user.
For the price range of on-demand hospital beds:
For the price range of technical services and testing on request:
At the same time, based on Article 9 of Circular 13/2023/TT-BYT, the price range of medical examination services, hospital beds, technical and laboratory service prices above will take effect from August 15. 2023
What is the price range of on-demand medical examination and treatment services provided by state-owned medical examination and treatment establishments in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
What are the methods for evaluating fees of on-demand medical examination and treatment services in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of Circular 13/2023/TT-BYT stipulates as follows:
Methods for evaluating on-demand medical service fees
1. Medical establishments shall choose any of the 2 methods under Clause 1 Article 5 of Circular No. 25/2014/TT-BTC dated February 17, 2014 of the Minister of Finance to develop on-demand medical service price range.
2. Medical establishments are allowed to develop different service fees depending on field of service, time of service provision, qualification of service providers, care and treatment personnel; amenities and level of care; quality and quantity of technical services and request competent authority under Article 6 hereof to approve based on price range of services under Appendix attached hereto.
3. If extra costs arise as a result of inviting domestic personnel (other than full-time employees stationing at establishments and wards providing on-demand services) and foreign personnel: service fees shall include personnel hiring costs under contract, costs for travel, allowance, accommodations, hiring translators, reasonable costs relating to personnel hiring on the basis of agreement and willingness of service users.
4. If technical specialized services are provided at residence, additional reasonable costs shall be added to total service fee (if any).
At the same time, according to Article 5 of Circular 25/2014/TT-BTC stipulating as follows:
Common pricing methods, selection of pricing methods
1. The common pricing methods for goods or services prescribed in this Circular include comparison method and cost-based method.
2. According to characteristics and value in use of every good or service, actual business condition, market, sale of specific goods or services, the business entity shall select the appropriate pricing methods for goods or services subject to pricing (hereinafter referred to as to-be-priced goods or services).
Accordingly, medical establishments shall choose any of the 2 methods, which are comparison method and cost-based method, to develop on-demand medical service price range.
What are the rules in providing on-demand medical services in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 3 of Circular 13/2023/TT-BYT stipulates as follows:
Rules in providing on-demand medical services
1. Conform to regulations of the Communist Party, policies and law of the Government, satisfy diverse demand and payment capability of service users. Prices of services shall accurately and adequately cover reasonable costs, facilitate reinvestment and development, conform to socialism-oriented market regulations.
2. Publicize list, price, and availability of on-demand medical services to enable the general public and patients to acknowledge and choose services based on negotiation and willingness between service users and medical establishments; ensure that patients receive medical examination and treatment in accordance with promulgated treatment regimen.
3. Medical establishments providing on-demand medical services shall adhere to their functions, tasks, regulations on organization and operation, satisfy requirements to provide medical services as per the law, and fulfill assigned tasks and functions.
4. Medical establishments providing on-demand medical services are responsible for managing, using, applying public property use standards and norms in accordance with public property management and use laws.
5. Medical establishments must record, monitor revenues and expenditure separately, and accurately reflect in accounting books and financial statements; produce and utilize public property depreciation excerpt in accordance with public property management and use laws; fulfill obligations to the Government as per the law.
Accordingly, the rules in providing on-demand medical services shall comply with the above provisions.
Circular 13/2023/TT-BYT will take effect from August 15, 2023
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