From 2024: What is the validity period of medical practising licenses in Vietnam?

From 2024: What is the validity period of medical practising licenses in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 27 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment in 2023 (effective from 01/01/2024) stipulating the validity period of medical practising licenses in Vietnam as follows:

Practising licenses

1. Each medical practitioner may be awarded only one practising license that is valid for use nationwide.

2. The validity period of each practising license shall be 05 years.

3. Each practising license shall include but not limited to the following information:

a) Full name; date of birth; personal identification number for Vietnamese practitioners; Passport number and nationality for foreign practitioners;

b) Professional title;

c) Scope of practice;

d) Validity period or expiry date of the practicing license.

4. Applicants for issuance, re-issuance, renewal, revision or modification of practising licenses shall pay fees defined in law on fees and charges, except as it is the fault of an agency having jurisdiction to issue practising licenses that a practising license needs to be issued, re-issued, renewed, revised or modified .

5. The Minister of Health shall elaborate on this Article and decide on the practising license design or format.

As regulations above, from 2024, the validity period of medical practising licenses in Vietnam shall be 05 years.

What documents are included in the application for issuance of a medical practising license in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 4 Article 30 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment in 2023 (effective from 01/01/2024) stipulating the application for issuance of a medical practising license in Vietnam as follows:

Issuance of practising licenses

1. A practising license may be issued to:

a) a person who first applies for the practising license;

b) a medical practitioner whose professional title specified in his/her practising license is changed;

c) a person whose practising license is revoked as prescribed in regulations on issuance of practising licenses of the Government;

d) Other persons as decided by the Government.

2. Conditions for issuance of practising licenses applied to those holding the professional titles as doctors, physician assistants, nurses, midwives, medical technicians, clinical nutritionists, out-of-hospital paramedics or clinical psychologists shall be as follows:

a) Applicants are accredited for the practice of medicine by passing qualification tests specified in Article 24 herein, or hold practising licenses recognized pursuant to Article 29 herein;

b) Applicants have good health to practice medicine;

c) Foreign applicants satisfy Vietnamese proficiency requirements under the Government's regulations;

d) Applicants do not get into the situations specified in Article 20 herein, or are punished for administrative offences involving the unlicensed practice of medicine within the time limit assigned for deeming that they have not yet been punished for administrative offences.

3. Conditions for issuance of practising licenses applied to those holding the professional titles as herbalists, holders of folk remedies or therapies shall be as follows:

a) Applicants hold herbalist certificates or certificates of holders of folk remedies or therapies;

b) Applicants satisfy the conditions laid down in point b, c and d of clause 2 of this Article.

4. An application package for issuance of a practising license shall be composed of:

a) Application form;

b) Documentary evidence of conformance to the conditions specified in clause 2 or 3 of this Article with respect to corresponding professional titles.

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As regulations above, the application for issuance of a medical practising license in Vietnam includes:

- Application form;

- Documentary evidence of conformance to the conditions for issuance of practising licenses applied to those holding the professional titles as doctors, physician assistants, nurses, midwives, medical technicians, clinical nutritionists, out-of-hospital paramedics or clinical psychologists and for issuance of practising licenses applied to those holding the professional titles as herbalists, holders of folk remedies or therapies.

What are conditions for modification or revision of medical practising licenses in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 33 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment in 2023 (effective from 01/01/2024) stipulating conditions for modification or revision of medical practising licenses in Vietnam as follows:

Modification or revision of practising licenses

1. Practising licenses awarded to medical practitioners holding the titles as doctors, physician assistants, nurses, midwives, medical technicians, clinical nutritionists, out-of-hospital paramedics or clinical psychologists may be modified or revised when there is any change in the scope of medical practice.

2. Conditions for modification or revision of a practising license shall be as follows:

a) The applicant has been certified in writing to complete a training course to adapt his/her professional and technical expertise in healthcare to the scope of medical practice in question by a qualified training institution or hospital;

b) The applicant meets the medical internship requirements applied to several fields of specialization;

c) Any of the cases prescribed in Article 20 herein does not occur.

3. An application package for modification or revision of a practising license shall be composed of:

a) The application form;

b) The documentary evidence of conformance to the conditions specified in clause 2 of this Article.

4. Procedures for modification or revision of a practising license shall be regulated hereunder:

a) The applicant submits the application package defined in clause 3 of this Article to the competent licensing agency;

b) The competent licensing agency is required to modify or revise the foregoing practising license within 15 days of receipt of all required documents; in case of rejection, a written response, clearly stating reasons for such rejection, shall be sent to the applicant;

c) Where it is necessary to verify documents of foreign origin enclosed in the application package, the duration of decision to modify or revise a practising license shall be 15 days from the day on which verification results are available.

5. The Government shall elaborate on this Article.

As regulations above, conditions for modification or revision of a practising license shall be as follows:

- The applicant has been certified in writing to complete a training course to adapt his/her professional and technical expertise in healthcare to the scope of medical practice in question by a qualified training institution or hospital;

- The applicant meets the medical internship requirements applied to several fields of specialization;

- The applicant is not in one of prohibited cases for medical practising.

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