If the registered primary care provider is changed, may the health insurance card be exchanged? What is the time limit for exchanging health insurance cards in Vietnam?
Vietnam: If the registered primary care provider is changed, may the health insurance card be exchanged?
Pursuant to Article 19 of the Law on Health Insurance 2008, regulations on exchange of health insurance cards are as follows:
Exchange of health insurance cards
1. A health insurance card may be exchanged in the following cases:
a/ It is torn, rumpled or damaged:
b/ The registered primary care provider is changed;
c/ The information printed in the card is incorrect:
2. A dossier of request for the exchange of a health insurance card comprises:
a/ The insured’s written request for card exchange;
b/ The health insurance card.
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Thus, according to the above regulations, when the registered primary care provider is changed, a health insurance card may be exchanged.
If the registered primary care provider is changed, may the health insurance card be exchanged? What is the time limit for exchanging health insurance cards in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
What is the time limit for exchanging health insurance cards due to changing the registered primary care providers in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 19 of the Law on Health Insurance 2008, regulations on changing health insurance cards are as follows:
Exchange of health insurance cards
1. A health insurance card may be exchanged in the following cases:
a/ It is torn, rumpled or damaged:
b/ The registered primary care provider is changed;
c/ The information printed in the card is incorrect:
2. A dossier of request for the exchange of a health insurance card comprises:
a/ The insured’s written request for card exchange;
b/ The health insurance card.
3. Within 7 working days after receiving a complete dossier prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article, the health insurance institution shall exchange the card for the insured. Pending the card exchange, the card holder is still entitled to health insurance benefits.
4. A person who has a torn, rumpled or damaged health insurance card exchanged shall pay a charge. The Minister of Finance shall set charge rates for the exchange of health insurance cards.
Thus, within 7 working days after receiving a complete dossier, the health insurance institution shall exchange the card for the insured.
In addition, pending the card exchange, the card holder is still entitled to health insurance benefits.
What are the costs covered by the health insurance fund in Vietnam?
According to Article 21 of the Law on Health Insurance 2008, amended by Clause 14, Article 1 of the Law on amendments to the Law on Health insurance 2014, the scope of benefits for health insurance participants is as follows:
Scope of health insurance benefits
1. The insured has the following costs covered by the health insurance fund:
a/ Costs of medical examination and treatment, function rehabilitation, regular pregnancy check-ups and birth giving;
b) Costs of the transfer of the patients from district hospitals to superior hospitals with regard to the insured prescribed in points a, d, e, g, h and i Clause 3 Article 12 of this Law in case of medical emergency or inpatients needing such transfer.
2. The Minister of Health shall take charge and cooperate with the relevant Ministries and regulatory authorities in providing the list, proportion and payment conditions for the medicines, chemicals, medical equipments and services within the scope of benefits of the insured.
Thus, the insured has the following costs covered by the health insurance fund:
- Costs of medical examination and treatment, function rehabilitation, regular pregnancy check-ups and birth giving;
- Costs of the transfer of the patients from district hospitals to superior hospitals in case of medical emergency or inpatients needing such transfer:
+ Commissioned officers, professional soldiers, non-commissioned soldiers on active duty; commissioned police officers and non-commissioned police officers;
+ Police students, non-commissioned police officers or soldiers on fixed term contracts;
+ Ciphers whose salaries are the same as the salaries as the servicemen;
+ Cipher students whose benefits are the same as the benefits of students in military or police academies.
+ Persons performing meritorious services in the wars, war veterans.
+ Children under the age of 6.
+ Persons receiving monthly social protection pensions.
+ Poor household members.
+ Ethnics living in regions facing socio-economic difficulties.
+ Persons living in regions facing extreme socio-economic difficulties.
+ Persons living in island communes or districts.
+ Relatives of persons performing meritorious services in the wars such as biology parents, husbands, wives or children of revolutionary martyrs; .
+ Persons rearing revolutionary martyrs.
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