List of health standards for drivers, operators of special motorcycles in Vietnam from January 1, 2025
What are details of the List of health standards for drivers, operators of special motorcycles in Vietnam from January 1, 2025?
On November 16, 2024, the Minister of Health of Vietnam issued Circular 36/2024/TT-BYT regulating health standards and health examinations for operators of special motorcycles; periodic health examinations for professional automobile drivers; and the health database for operators of special motorcycles.
Based on Appendix 1 issued with Circular 36/2024/TT-BYT, the health standards table for operators of special motorcycles is prescribed as follows:
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No. |
Specialty |
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
|
1 |
Psychiatry |
Acute or progressive psychiatric conditions |
Psychiatric conditions treated completely stable but less than 6 months |
Psychiatric conditions treated completely stable but less than 24 months |
|
2 |
Neurology |
Motor paralysis from two or more limbs |
- Epilepsy with seizures in the last 24 months (with/without medication) - Motor paralysis from two or more limbs - Extrapyramidal syndrome - Deep sensory disorders - Dizziness due to pathological causes |
- Epilepsy - Motor paralysis of one or more limbs - Extrapyramidal syndrome - Superficial sensory disorders or deep sensory disorders - Dizziness due to pathological causes |
|
3 |
Vision |
- Far visual acuity in both eyes: <4/10 (including correction with glasses) - If one eye remains, visual acuity <4/10 (including correction with glasses) - Disorders in recognizing three basic colors: red, yellow, green |
- Far visual acuity in both eyes: <5/10 (including correction with glasses) - If one eye remains, visual acuity <5/10 (including correction with glasses) - Disorders in recognizing three basic colors: red, yellow, green - Diplopia even if corrected with prism |
- Far visual acuity in each eye: good eye <8/10 or poor eye <5/10 (including correction with glasses) - Refractive error lens power: >+5 dioptres or >-8 dioptres - Vertical field (nose-temple direction): <160 Horizontal visual field in both eyes widened to the right <70 degrees, widened to the left <70 degrees - Vertical field (top-bottom direction) above horizontal line <30° - Hemianopia, corner scotoma - Disorders in recognizing three basic colors: red, yellow, green - Diplopia - Photosensitivity diseases - Decreased vision at dusk (night blindness) |
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4 |
ENT |
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Better ear hearing ability: - Normal speech <4m (including using a hearing aid) - Or minimum ability to hear whispers (in better ear) <0.4 m (including using a hearing aid). |
|
5 |
Cardiology |
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- Second-degree atrioventricular block or bradycardia with clinical symptoms (including treated but unstable) - Heart failure grade 3 or above (according to New York Heart Association classification - NYHA) |
- Hypertension disease when treated but maximum BP >180 mmHg and/or minimum BP >100 mmHg - Low BP (maximum BP <90 mmHg) with history of symptoms like dizziness, fatigue, drowsiness, or syncope - Vascular inflammatory diseases (arteries-veins), vascular malformations with clinical presentations affecting ability to operate vehicles - Rhythm disorders: supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation, atrial tachycardia and sinus tachycardia >120 cycles/minute, treated but unstable - Ventricular extrasystoles in patients with organic heart disease and/or grade 3 or above according to Lown classification - Second-degree atrioventricular block or bradycardia with clinical symptoms (including treated but unstable) - Angina from coronary artery disease - Heart transplant - After coronary revascularization intervention - Heart failure grade 2 or above (according to New York Heart Association classification-NYHA) |
|
6 |
Respiratory |
|
- Diseases causing breathlessness grade 3 or above (according to mMRC classification) |
- Diseases causing breathlessness grade 2 or above (according to mMRC classification) - Asthma partially controlled or uncontrolled - Pulmonary tuberculosis in infectious stage. |
|
7 |
Musculoskeletal |
Amputation or loss of function of 01 hand or 01 foot and any of the other limbs not intact (amputation or impaired function) |
Amputation or loss of function of 01 hand or 01 foot and any of the other limbs not intact (amputation or impaired function) |
- Stiff/fused big joint - Pseudoarthrosis at major bone positions - Excessive spinal curvature causing lordosis; stiff/fused spine affecting mobility - Absolute length discrepancy between two upper limbs or two lower limbs from 5 cm or more without support - Amputation or loss of function of 02 fingers on one hand or more or amputation or loss of function of 01 foot or more. |
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8 |
Endocrinology |
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Diabetes with a history of diabetic coma within the past 01 month. |
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9 |
Use of drugs, alcohol, narcotics, and psychotropic substances |
Use of drugs, alcohol, narcotics, and psychotropic substances |
- Use of narcotics - Use of alcoholic substances (applies during periodic health examinations) |
- Use of narcotics - Use of alcoholic substances (applies during periodic health examinations) - Use of medication affecting alertness - Abuse of psychostimulants, hallucinogens |
Note: Individuals with any of the following conditions are not eligible to drive vehicles according to the corresponding vehicle categories.
List of health standards for drivers, operators of special motorcycles in Vietnam from January 1, 2025 (Image from Internet)
What are regulations on health examination costs for drivers in Vietnam?
According to Article 6 of Circular 36/2024/TT-BYT, health examination costs for vehicle drivers are regulated as follows:
Article 6. Health examination costs for vehicle drivers
Health examination costs for operators of special motorcycles are implemented according to the regulations in Article 33 of Circular No. 32/2023/TT-BYT.
According to the above regulations, health examination costs for operators of special motorcycles are as follows:
- Organizations and individuals requesting health examinations must pay the examination fees to the health examination facility, based on the service price for medical examination and treatment approved by the competent state authority or agreed upon by the two parties, except for cases exempted or reduced as per the law.
- If the examinee requires issuance of two or more health certificates, they must pay an additional fee for issuance of the health certificate as per the regulations of that medical examination and treatment facility.
- The collection, submission, management, and use of revenue from health examination fees are carried out according to legal provisions.
What documents must a driver carry when participating in road traffic in Vietnam?
According to Article 56 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety 2024, when participating in road traffic, a driver must carry the following documents:
- Vehicle registration certificate or a certified copy of the vehicle registration certificate accompanied by the original confirmation documents from the credit institution, foreign bank branch that is effective in the case the vehicle is mortgaged at the credit institution, foreign bank branch
- Driver’s license appropriate to the type of vehicle being operated
- Certificate of technical safety and environmental protection inspection for motor vehicles as prescribed by law
- Compulsory civil liability insurance certificate of the motor vehicle owner.
