What are conditions of issuance of medical practising licenses in Vietnam? What are procedures for issuance of medical practising licenses in Vietnam?

What are regulations on conversion of medical practising certificates into medical practising licenses from 01/01/2024 in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 121 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment in 2023 stipulating grandfather clauses as follows:

Grandfather clauses

1. Practising certificates issued before January 1, 2024 shall be converted into practising licenses according to the conversion roadmap approved by the Government, and shall be renewed every 5 years from the date of conversion as prescribed in this Law.

2. Issuing practising certificates according to application packages submitted before January 1, 2024 shall comply with the regulatory provisions of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment No. 40/2009/QH12, which was amended and supplemented by the Law No. 21/2017/QH14.

As regulations above, practising certificates issued before January 1, 2024 shall be converted into practising licenses according to the conversion roadmap.

Note: Issuing practising certificates according to application packages submitted before January 1, 2024 shall comply with the regulatory provisions of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment in 2009.

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What are conditions of issuance of medical practising licenses in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 30 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment in 2023 stipulating issuance of practising licenses as follows:

(1) 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:

- Applicants are accredited for the practice of medicine by passing qualification tests, or hold  recognized practising licenses;

- Applicants have good health to practice medicine;

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

- 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.

(2) 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:

-  Applicants hold herbalist certificates or certificates of holders of folk remedies or therapies;

- Applicants have good health to practice medicine;

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

- 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.

What are procedures for issuance of medical practising licenses in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 5 Article 30 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment in 2023 stipulating procedures for issuance of medical practising licenses in Vietnam as follows:

Step 1: The applicant submits the set of documents to the competent licensing agency;

Documents include:

- Application form;

- Documentary evidence of conformance to the conditions with respect to corresponding professional titles.

Step 2: The competent licensing agency is required to issue the requested practising license within 30 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;

Where it is necessary to verify documents of foreign origin enclosed in the application package, the duration of decision to issue a practising license shall be 30 days from the day on which verification results are available.

What are modification of medical practising licenses in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 33 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment in 2023 stipulating modification or revision of practising licenses 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.

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As regulations above, medical practising licenses in Vietnam shall be modified when there is any change in the scope of medical practice.

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