Application for issuing health insurance card to newborns in Vietnam in 2024

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1. Application for issuing health insurance card to newborns in Vietnam

According to the provisions of Article 7 of Joint Circular 05/2015/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BYT, the application for registration for births, health insurance to children under six must include:

- Birth registration form according to prescribed forms;

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- Notice of birth issued by medical facility where a child is born; if the child is born outside the medical facility, notice of birth can be replaced by a written confirmation by witnesses;

+ In case no witness is available, the person who makes registration must give a guarantee that the birth is true; In case of an abandoned child, a written record of the abandoned child can be used as a substitute for notice of birth.

+ In case of surrogacy, registration for birth must be added with a written proof of the surrogacy according to the law provisions.

- Declaration form for participating in health insurance according to prescribed forms;

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Note: Note: It is necessary to register the birth or have other relevant birth certificates in order to apply for health insurance cards for newborns.

2. Procedures for submission of documentation application for registration for health insurance to newborns in Vietnam

Procedure for submission of documentation application for registration for health insurance to newborns in Vietnam is specified in Article 8 of Joint Circular 05/2015/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BYT specifically:

- Any individual that chooses joint execution of administrative procedures must hand in one set of documentation at People’s Committees of communes.

- Any individual that chooses joint execution of administrative procedures and can not make the People’s Committee of commune for submission of the documentation can empower other persons to do instead. Empowerment can be done according to applicable regulations.

3. Procedures for receiving applications and issuing health insurance card to newborns in Vietnam

According to the provisions of Article 9 of Joint Circular 05/2015/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BYT, the procedures for receiving applications and issuing health insurance card to newborns in Vietnam are as follows:

Step 1. Receiving documents

- Judicial, civil status officers of People’s Committees of communes upon receipt of the documentation shall be responsible for inspecting the documentation,

- And providing guidance to residents on choice and registration for prime medical examination and treatment facilities in reliance on the lists of prime medical examination and treatment facilities provided by social insurance agencies.  

Note: Instructions must be accurate, adequate and explicit.

Step 2. Judicial and civil status officers shall provide relevant declaration forms (if insufficient)

In case individuals are yet to have birth registration forms, notice of change of population, registration form for social insurance, judicial, civil status officers shall provide such forms as prescribed.

Step 3. Issuing a health insurance card to the newborn

- In case documentation is adequate and meets the provisions set out in Articles 6, 7 of Joint Circular 05/2015/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BYT, judicial, civil status officers shall be responsible for receiving the documentation and collecting fees for registration of permanent residence to children (if any);

- Issuing a receipt of documentation and an appointment note. 

Note: The appointment note must specify residents’ requirements, papers included in documentation and the date for returning results.

Step 4. Resolving cases not within receiving authority

- In case requests for joint execution of administrative procedures are not within the competence of the agencies as prescribed of Joint Circular 05/2015/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BYT, judicial, civil status officers thereto shall be responsible for providing specific explanations and instructions to the residents.

Therefore, citizens need to follow the correct process of preparing documentation and submit it to the appropriate authority for efficient processing, saving time, effort, and costs when dealing with administrative procedures related to health insurance for their children.

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