Can a person with a foreign bachelor degree open a laboratory in Vietnam?
I'm working in the testing field and want to open a dental clinic at home. Currently, I have just graduated and have a foreign bachelor degree in testing. Can I use this degree in Vietnam and register to open a laboratory? If I can not open, what additional conditions are needed?
Can a person with a foreign bachelor degree open a laboratory in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
According to Clause 8, Article 11 of Decree 155/2018/ND-CP regulating requirements for issuance of operating licenses to specialized clinics:
Aside from the requirements specified in Article 23a hereof and except those applied to the chief physicians, the specialized clinics must also satisfy the following requirements:
1. Facilities:
a. If any operation is conducted, including implanting operation, acupuncture, massage or acupressure, the operation room must be located in a separate area. The area of the operation room must be sufficient for performing specialized techniques.
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According to Clause 4, Article 11 of Decree 155/2018/ND-CP regulating personnel requirements for a dental clinic:
Each health facility must have a chief physician. The chief physician and the deans of specialized departments of the health facility must:
- Be a doctor with a practicing certificate which is suitable to the practice scope of such facility.
- If the health facility has multiple departments, the chief physician must have a practicing certificate which is suitable to the practice scope of at least one of the registered clinical departments.
- For laboratories: Being a doctor or a physician specialized in testing with a bachelor degree or higher and a practice certificate for testing; or a chemical or biological bachelor, or a pharmacist with a bachelor degree. This requirement is applicable to those who are recruited to work in the laboratory before this Decree takes effect and are physicians who are granted practice certificates for testing.
- Have provided medical examination and treatment for at least 36 months after being granted a practice certificate, or have directly participated in providing medical examination and treatment for at least 54 months. The chief physician of the health facility must be assigned in writing to carry out the tasks.
- He/she must work on a full-time basis at the health facility.
- A testing physician with a bachelor degree is qualified for reading and signing the testing results. If the health facility does not have any general doctor who conducts the testing or a testing physician who has a bachelor degree, the doctor who recommends the testing must read and sign the testing results.
- The bachelor who specializes in X-ray therapy is qualified to read and interpret medical images. If the health facility does not have an image diagnosis doctor or a radiologist, the doctor who recommends an imaging test must read and sign the image diagnostic results.
You must have a practicing certificate to be considered a doctor, so with a foreign bachelor degree in testing, you will not be allowed to open a laboratory.
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