What is the validity period of health insurance cards in Vietnam? Who are health insurance policyholders whose contributions are paid by employees in Vietnam?

What is the validity period of health insurance cards in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 13 of the Decree 146/2018/ND-CP stipulating the validity period of health insurance cards:

1. With respect to persons currently entitled to unemployment benefits:

Health insurance cards shall have validity from the first month of entitlement to unemployment benefits which is determined in the decision on entitlement to unemployment benefits, issued by a competent regulatory authority.

2. With regard to children under 6 years of age:

- If a child is born before September 30, his/her health insurance card shall be valid until the end of September 30 of the year in which he/she reaches 72 months of age;

- If a child is born after September 30, his/her health insurance card shall be valid until the end of the last date of the month in which he/she reaches 72 months of age.

3. With respect to persons eligible to be entitled to monthly social protection benefits under laws on the elderly, the disabled and subject of social protection programs:

Their health insurance cards shall be valid from the date of social welfare entitlement determined in the decision issued by the district-level People’s Committee.

4. Following entities whose health insurance contributions are wholly supported by the state budget, their health insurance cards shall be valid from the date specified in the decision on approval of the list of policyholders, issued by a competent authority:

- Members of poor households; ethnic minority people living in areas with difficult socio-economic conditions; people living in areas with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions; persons living in island communes or districts and some other subjects;

- Members of near-poor family households defined according to the near-poor criteria under regulations of the Government and the Prime Minister.

5. With respect to the persons who are awarded the title of People’s artisans or outstanding artisans living in families earning the monthly income per capita lower than the base pay regulated by the Government:

Their health insurance cards shall be valid from the date specified on the decision on approval of the list of policyholders, issued by a competent authority.

6. With respect to the persons already donating human body organs under laws on organ donation and transplantation:

Their health insurance cards shall be valid immediately after the date of donation of their organs.

7. With regard to pupils and students:

- Health insurance cards shall be annually issued to students at general education institutions, including the following cases:

+ As regards 1st - grade pupils, each health insurance card shall be valid from the 1st day of October of the first year of elementary education;

+ As regards12th - grade students, each health insurance card shall be valid till the end of September 30 of that school year.

- Each health insurance card shall be annually issued to pupils and students at higher education establishments and vocational training facilities, including the following cases:

+ As regards first-year students of academic programs, each health insurance card shall be valid from the first date of the academic year, except the case in which 12th - grade students hold their health insurance cards remaining valid;

+ As regards last-year students of academic programs, each health insurance card shall be valid till the last date of the final month of each academic program.

8. With regard to others, each health insurance card shall be valid from the first date of payment of health insurance contribution.

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Who are health insurance policyholders whose contributions are paid by employees in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 6 of the Decree 146/2018/ND-CP stipulating group of health insurance policyholders whose contributions are paid by employees:

Group of health insurance policyholders whose contributions are paid by employees

1. Relatives of public national defense workers and employees on active service in the military, including those defined in point a, b and c, clause 13, Article 3 hereof.

2. Relatives of public security workers on active service in the People’s Police, including those defined in point a, b and c, clause 13, Article 3 hereof.

3. Relatives of those performing other tasks in cryptographic organizations, including those defined in point a, b and c, clause 13, Article 3 hereof.

As regulated above, following entities are health insurance policyholders whose contributions are paid by employees in Vietnam:

- Relatives of public national defense workers and employees on active service in the military, including:

+ Natural parents; natural parents-in-law; legal caregivers of selves and spouses;

+ Spouses;

+ Natural children or legally adopted children aged from 6 years to under 18 years; natural children and legally adopted children aged 18 years or older if they are still taking formal education.

- Relatives of public security workers on active service in the People’s Police, including:

+ Natural parents; natural parents-in-law; legal caregivers of selves and spouses;

+ Spouses;

+ Natural children or legally adopted children aged from 6 years to under 18 years; natural children and legally adopted children aged 18 years or older if they are still taking formal education.

- Relatives of those performing other tasks in cryptographic organizations, including:

+ Natural parents; natural parents-in-law; legal caregivers of selves and spouses;

+ Spouses;

+ Natural children or legally adopted children aged from 6 years to under 18 years; natural children and legally adopted children aged 18 years or older if they are still taking formal education.

Who are health insurance policyholders whose contributions are paid by social insurance agencies in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 2 of the Decree 146/2018/ND-CP stipulating group of health insurance policyholders whose contributions are paid by social insurance agencies:

- Persons eligible to be entitled to retirement pensions and incapacity benefits

- Persons currently entitled to monthly social insurance benefits in connection with occupational accidents or diseases; rubber plantation workers currently entitled to monthly benefits in accordance with the Government’s regulations.

- Employees on sick leaves in connection with diseases defined in the List of diseases of which long-term treatments are required, issued by the Ministry of Health.

- Public officers of communes, wards or townlets who leave work and are currently entitled to monthly social insurance benefits.

- Employees on parental leaves who are entitled to childbirth and adoption benefits.

- Persons currently entitled to unemployment benefits.

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