Is discharge note issued with the wrong form valid as a basis for settling social insurance benefits in Vietnam?
Is discharge note issued with the wrong form valid as a basis for settling social insurance benefits in Vietnam? - Question from Binh Nhi (Ba Ria - Vung Tau).
In which cases shall health facilities in Vietnam re-issue discharge notes?
Pursuant to Clause 5.a Article 26 of the Circular 56/2017/TT-BYT stipulating responsibility of health facilities in re-issuance of discharge notes as follows:
Responsibility of health facilities
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5. Health facilities issuing discharge notes, birth certificate, confirmation of maternity leave, confirmation of poor postpartum health and confirmation of eligibility to receive social insurance benefits shall:
a) Re-issue the discharge notes, birth certificate, confirmation of maternity leave, confirmation of poor postpartum health and confirmation of eligibility to receive social insurance benefits in the following cases:
- It is lost or broken;
- The person signing the confirmations is ultra-vires;
- The seals appended on the confirmations are invalid;
- Information recorded on the discharge notes, birth certificate, confirmation of maternity leave, confirmation of poor postpartum health or confirmation of eligibility to receive social insurance benefits is incorrect.
In case of re-issuance, a “re-issuance’ seal shall be appended on the discharge notes, birth certificate, confirmation of maternity leave, confirmation of poor postpartum health and confirmation of eligibility to receive social insurance benefits.
As regulations above, health facilities in Vietnam re-issue discharge notes in following cases:
- It is lost or broken;
- The person signing the confirmations is ultra-vires;
- The seals appended on the confirmations are invalid;
- Information recorded on the discharge notes is incorrect.
Is discharge note issued with the wrong form valid as a basis for settling social insurance benefits in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 28 of the Circular 56/2017/TT-BYT stipulating as follows:
Grandfather clause
1. Discharge notes, birth certificates, confirmations of eligibility to receive social insurance benefits, injury confirmations and death certificates issued by the health facilities within their powers and professional regulations prescribed by the Ministry of Health from July 01, 2016 to before the effective date of this Circular but their forms, dates, seals or signatures are incorrect, they shall remain valid for granting social insurance benefits.
2. The templates of the confirmation of eligibility to receive social insurance benefits, discharge note and birth certificate issued before the promulgation date of this Circular are effective until December 31, 2018.
As regulations above, discharge notes issued by the health facilities within their powers and professional regulations prescribed by the Ministry of Health from July 01, 2016 to before the effective date of this Circular but their forms, dates, seals or signatures are incorrect, they shall remain valid for granting social insurance benefits.
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