Sports - Health laws In Vietnam

Shall a medical establishment in Vietnam transfer a patient to another medical establishment if such transfer is demanded by the patient or his/her representative? Who has the power to sign the slip of transfer at a medical facility in Vietnam? What are the regulations on the transport of patients for emergency cases and non-emergency cases during the transfer of patient in Vietnam?

May foreign practitioners use English to provide medical care to patients in Vietnam? May a patients request a health facility in Vietnam to assign an appropriate medical practitioner who is proficient in the language used by that patient?

May the Law on donation, removal and Transplantation of human tissues and organs and donation and recovery of cadavers of Vietnam apply to foreign individuals? May foreigners register to donate their tissues and organs at medical facilities in Vietnam? What are the procedures for registration of donation of living donor tissues and organs for foreigners? What are the procedures for modification or cancellation of written registrations of donation of living donor tissues or organs for foreigners?

Who has the right to donate tissues? What are the principles in the donation of human tissues? Shall human tissues and organs be removed only from living donors who have made donation registration? What are the conditions for medical establishments removing and transplanting human tissues in Vietnam?

May patients refuse medical care in Vietnam in all cases? Do patients have the obligations to observe medical examination and treatment regulations? Do patients have the obligations to respect practitioners and other persons on duty at medical establishments? Do patients holding health insurance policies have the obligations to pay healthcare bills?

What are the obligations of medical practitioners to patients in Vietnam? Do all healthcare facilities in Vietnam have an obligation to accept emergency patients in all cases? Are emergency care services eligible for health insurance coverage?

What are the conditions for a foreigner’s eligibility to practise medicine in Vietnam? What are the cases of prohibition of the practice of medicine in Vietnam? Do foreign practitioners in Vietnam need to be fluent in Vietnamese?

“Can an individual who has obtained a practicing license issued by a competent foreign body or entity practice medicine in Vietnam? Does an individual who has obtained a practicing license issued by a competent foreign body or entity have to make the application for recognition of a medical practicing license in Vietnam?” - asked a reader

“Do people sitting near smokers in Vietnam have the right to request smokers not to smoke? Is smoking a prohibited act? What are the obligations of smokers when smoking?” - asked a reader

“May a student who is waiting for a practicing license to be conferred practice as a medical practitioner in Vietnam? What are the requirements applied to Vietnamese students to be eligible for assessment of qualification for the practice of medicine?” - asked a reader