Is it necessary to create a list of part-time employees to enjoy health insurance benefits in Vietnam?

Is it necessary to create a list of part-time employees to enjoy health insurance benefits in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 11 of the Decree 146/2018/NĐ-CP stipulating preparation of list of policyholders awarded health insurance cards as follows:

1. Employers shall prepare the list of policyholders belonging in the group of policyholders prescribed in Article 1 hereof.

2. Educational institutions and vocational education establishments shall be responsible for preparing the list of policyholders in the group under their jurisdiction as provided in clause 15 of Article 3 and clause 3 of Article 4 hereof.

3. Affiliates of the Ministry of National Defence or the Ministry of Public Security shall be responsible for compiling the list of policyholders belonging in the group under their management as provided in clause 1 of Article 1 and clause 13 of Article 3 and Article 6 hereof and under the instructions of the Ministry of National Defence or the Ministry of Public Security.

4. As regards any policyholder who donates his/her organs under laws, social insurance agencies shall consult his/her hospital discharge form, issued by the healthcare establishment where he/she donates his/her organs, in order to issue the health insurance card.

5. Commune-level People’s Committees shall be responsible for compiling the list of policyholders referred to in Article 2; clause 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 and 17 of Article 3; clause 1, 2 and 4 of Article 4 and Article 5 hereof.

6. The list of health insurance policyholders shall be prepared by using the Form No. 2 and No.3 of the Appendices to this Decree.

Pursuant to Article 1 of the Decree 146/2018/NĐ-CP stipulating as follows:

1. Employees working under indefinite-term employment contracts or fixed-term employment contracts, each of which has the term of at least 3 months; managers of enterprises, non-state public service providers, managers or administrators of cooperatives who are entitled to wages or salaries; public officials, servants and employees.

2. Lay public officers at communes, wards and townlets in accordance with laws.

According to the regulations mentioned above, if your part-time employee has signed an indefinite employment contract or a fixed-term employment contract for a period of at least 3 months, you must create a list of part-time employees to enjoy health insurance.

Is it necessary to create a list of part-time employees to enjoy health insurance benefits in Vietnam? - Source: Internet

What are bases for health insurance premium payment in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 14 of the Law on Health Insurance in 2008 (amended by Article 1 of the Law on amendments to the Law on Health Insurance in 2014) stipulating salaries, remuneration, allowances serving as a basis for health insurance premium payment as follows:

1. Employees salaried under state regulations shall pay health insurance premiums based on their monthly salaries paid according to their ranks or grades, and position, extra-seniority or trade seniority allowances (if any).

2. Employees salaried or remunerated according to their employers’ regulations shall pay social insurance premiums based on their monthly salaries or remunerations indicated in their labor contracts.

3. Persons on monthly pension, working capacity loss allowance or job-loss allowance shall pay health insurance premiums based on their monthly pensions, working capacity loss allowances or job-loss allowances.

4. With regard to other insured, their premiums shall be paid according to their base salaries.

5. The premiums shall be paid according to the monthly salaries that must not exceed 20 times base salaries.

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