Can a foreign doctor who is not fluent in Vietnamese apply for a practice certificate in Vietnam?

Can a foreign doctor who is not fluent in Vietnamese apply for a practice certificate in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 19 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment in 2009, the conditions for issuing practice certificates in Vietnam for foreigners and Vietnamese residing abroad are as follows:

1. To meet all the conditions specified in Article 18 of this Law.

2. To meet requirements on language skills in medical examination and treatment specified in Article 23 of this Law.

3. To have judicial history records certified by competent authorities of their own countries

4. To possess a work permit granted by a competent Vietnamese state agency in charge of labor under the labor law.

According to Article 23 of this Law stipulates the use of language in medical examination and treatment in Vietnam by foreigners and Vietnamese residing abroad as follows:

1. Foreigners or overseas Vietnamese directly providing medical examination and treatment for Vietnamese must be proficient in Vietnamese. When not proficient in Vietnamese, they shall register the language they will use in medical examination and treatment and have a translator.

2. Instructions on treatment and prescriptions shall be written in Vietnamese. Practitioners who are not proficient in Vietnamese shall make treatment instructions and prescriptions in the language they have registered and have them translated into Vietnamese by translators.

3. Foreigners and overseas Vietnamese directly providing medical examination and treatment for Vietnamese proficient in Vietnamese and translators qualified for translation in medical examination and treatment arc those beinc tested and recognized by professional medical training institutions designated by the Minister of Health.

The Minister of Health shall detail criteria to recognize proficiency in Vietnamese or qualification for translation in medical examination and treatment.

4. Translators shall take responsibility before law for the accuracy of their translation in medical examination and treatment.

Thus, according to the current regulations in comparison with the case mentioned by you, in addition to the conditions for being granted a practice certificate as for Vietnamese, foreigners must also have a work permit issued by a competent Vietnamese state agency in charge of labor; have a criminal record certified by the competent authority of the host country, and if the language is not familiar (not proficient), it is mandatory to register the language used and have an interpreter.

Dossiers of application for a practice leave certificate in Vietnam for foreigners

Dossiers of application for practice certificates for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese residing under Clause 2, Article 27 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment in 2009 include:

2. For a foreign or overseas Vietnamese applicant, a dossier of application for a medical practice certificate comprises:

a/ An application for a medical practice certificate;

b/ Copies of professional diplomas:

c/ Written certification of the practice duration:

d/ Written certification of Vietnamese proficiency or dossier of the translator under Clause 3. Article 23 of this Law:

e/ Health certificate for professional practice issued by an eligible medical examination and treatment establishment under the Health Minister's regulations:

f/ Judicial history card:

g/ Work permit granted by a competent Vietnamese state agency in charge of labor.

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