What is the 2024 health check-up certificate form in Vietnam? How many years is health check-up certificate valid in Vietnam?

What is the 2024 health check-up certificate form in Vietnam?

In Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT, there are regulations on health check-up certificate form for job application as follows:

Sample health check-up certificate for people 18 years of age or older here.

Sample health check-up certificate for people under 18 years old here.

How many types of medical examination are there in Vietnam?

According to the provisions of Clause 20, Article 2 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023, health examination is a medical examination to determine health status, classify health or detect and manage disease.

In Article 83 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023, there are 7 forms of medical examination, including:

(1) Periodic health check-ups;

(2) Health checks for health classification for study and employment;

(3) Health screenings at school for pupils and students;

(4) Health checks designed for particular occupations or job positions;

(5) Health screenings for detection of occupational diseases;

(6) On-demand health checks;

(7) Others.

The Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Public Security regulate specific health standards and medical examinations for subjects under their management authority.

In the remaining cases, the Minister of Health regulates standards and medical examinations.

What is the 2024 health check-up certificate form in Vietnam? How many years is health check-up certificate valid in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

How many years is health check-up certificate valid in Vietnam?

In Article 38 of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT, there are regulations on issuance and archive of health check-up certificate as follows:

Issuance and archive of health check-up certificate

1. The health check-up certificate is issued 1 (one) copy to the examinee and 1 copy is kept at the health check-up facility. The archive duration of health check-up documentation is as prescribed in section 20, group 01 Documentation on medical examination, treatment, and rehabilitation issued with Circular No. 53/2017/TT-BYT dated December 29, 2017 of the Minister of Health on archive duration of specialized records and documentation in the health sector. Periodic health check-up applications are preserved and archived by examinees’ superior bodies.

2. In case the examinee requests multiple health check-up certificates, the health check-up facility shall issue multiple copies of the health check-up certificate. Issuance of multiple copies is carried out in accordance with Decree No. 30/2020/ND-CP dated March 5, 2020 of the Government on clerical work (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 30/2020/ND-CP).

3. Time limit for returning health check-up certificates and periodic health check-up books:

a) For individual health check-ups: the health check-up facility returns the health check-up certificate and periodic health check-up book to the examinee within 24 (twenty-four) hours from the end of the examination, except in cases where additional examination or testing is required at the request of the health examiner;

b) For group health check-ups under contract: the health check-up facility returns health check-up certificates and periodic health check-up books to the examinees according to the arrangement stated in the contract.

4. Validity period of health check-up certificate and periodic health check-up results:

a) The health check-up certificate is valid for 12 (twelve) months from the date of signing;

b) Results of periodic health check-up are valid according to law.

Thus, the health check-up certificate is valid for 1 year (12 months) from the date of signing in Vietnam.

What is determination of health examination costs determined?

In Article 33, Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT stipulates health check-up costs as follows:

- Corporate and individual applicants for a health check-up must pay the health check-ups costs to the health check-up facility, according to the prices approved by a competent authority or based on an agreement made between the applicant and the facility, except for cases of exemption or reduction as prescribed by law.

- In case the examinee requests two or more health check-up certificates, that examinee must pay an additional fee for issuing extra certificates according to the regulations of that healthcare facility.

- Collection, payment, management and use of fees from health check-ups are carried out in accordance with law.

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