Vietnam: What contents do operating licenses of medical establishments include?
Can clinics operate without obtaining operating licenses of medical establishments from competent agencies in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 48 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023 on forms of organization of medical establishments:
Forms of organization of medical establishments
1. Medical establishments may take the following forms:
a) Hospitals;
b) Sick houses under People’s armed forces;
c) Maternity wards;
d) Clinics;
dd) Traditional medicine clinics;
e) Subclinical service centers;
g) Health stations;
h) Out-of-hospital emergency care facilities;
i) Family medicine centers;
k) Other forms of organization of medical establishments regulated by the Government.
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Clinics are considered a form of organization of medical establishments.
Pursuant to Article 49 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023 on the operating conditions applicable to medical establishments:
Operating conditions applicable to medical establishments
1. They have obtained operating licenses from competent agencies.
2. They meet basic quality standards defined in point a of clause 1 of Article 57 herein during their operation.
Operating conditions applicable to medical establishments:
(1) They have obtained operating licenses from competent agencies.
(2) They meet basic quality standards defined in point a of clause 1 of Article 57 herein during their operation.
Clinics are not allowed to operate without obtaining operating licenses of medical establishments from competent agencies in Vietnam.
Vietnam: What contents do operating licenses of medical establishments include? (Image from the Internet)
Vietnam: What contents do operating licenses of medical establishments include?
Pursuant to Article 50 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023 on the operating licenses of medical establishments:
Operating licenses of medical establishments
1. Each medical establishment may hold an operating license for indefinite term. If a medical establishment has its branches at other locations, each of these branches must hold an operating license separately.
2. An operating license shall include but not limited to the following information:
a) Name of the medical establishment;
b) Form of organization;
c) Operating address;
d) Scope of professional operations;
dd) Office hours.
3. Applicants for issuance, re-issuance, revision or modification of operating licenses shall be required to pay fees defined in law on fees and charges, except as it is the fault of an agency having jurisdiction to issue operating licenses that an operating license needs to be issued, re-issued, revised or modified.
4. Within 05 working days from the date of issuance, re-issuance, modification or revision of an operating license, the agency having jurisdiction to grant operating licenses must publish updated information related to issuance, re-issuance, modification or revision of operating licenses on the healthcare management information system.
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An operating license shall include but not limited to the following information:
- Name of the medical establishment;
- Form of organization;
- Operating address;
- Scope of professional operations;
- Office hours.
Which entities shall issue operating licenses of medical establishments in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 51 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023:
Authority to issue, re-issue, modify or revise operating licenses; suspend operation; revoke or withdraw operating licenses
1. The Ministry of Health shall be empowered to issue, re-issue, modify or revise operating licenses; suspend operation; revoke or withdraw operating licenses of medical establishments under its control; suspend operation of other medical establishments nationwide.
2. The Ministry of National Defence shall be empowered to issue, re-issue, modify or revise operating licenses; suspend operation; revoke or withdraw operating licenses of medical establishments under its jurisdiction.
3. The Ministry of Public Security shall be empowered to issue, re-issue, modify or revise operating licenses; suspend operation; revoke or withdraw operating licenses of medical establishments under its jurisdiction.
4. Health agencies under the People's Committees of provinces shall be empowered to issue, re-issue, modify or revise or revoke operating licenses of medical establishments at local areas falling within their remit, unless otherwise prescribed in clause 1, 2 and 3 of this Article; suspend operation of medical establishments operating in local areas under their management.
The authority to issue operating licenses of medical establishments is as follows:
(1) The Ministry of Health shall be empowered to issue, re-issue, modify or revise operating licenses; suspend operation; revoke or withdraw operating licenses of medical establishments under its control; suspend operation of other medical establishments nationwide.
(2) The Ministry of National Defence shall be empowered to issue, re-issue, modify or revise operating licenses; suspend operation; revoke or withdraw operating licenses of medical establishments under its jurisdiction.
(3) The Ministry of Public Security shall be empowered to issue, re-issue, modify or revise operating licenses; suspend operation; revoke or withdraw operating licenses of medical establishments under its jurisdiction.
(4) Health agencies under the People's Committees of provinces shall be empowered to issue, re-issue, modify or revise or revoke operating licenses of medical establishments at local areas falling within their remit, unless otherwise prescribed in clause 1, 2 and 3 of this Article; suspend operation of medical establishments operating in local areas under their management.
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