08 functions and duties of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine under the Ministry of Health of Vietnam

According to Article 3 of Decree No. 85/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, 08 functions and duties of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine are as follows:

1. Performing forensic examination as prescribed by the procedural law and the Law on judicial expertise;

2. Developing regulations on forensic examination for submission to the Ministry of Health for issuance;

3. Developing programs and materials and organizing the guidance on fostering forensic professional ability;

4. Guiding, directing and examining forensic professional ability for forensic examination organizations nation-wide as prescribed by the Ministry of Health;

5. Doing scientific research on specialized forensics;

6. Performing activities in terms of international cooperation on forensic medicine as prescribed by the Ministry of Health;

7. Summarizing and making annual report to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Justice on organization and activities of forensic examination and proposing measures to improve the efficiency of forensic expertise activities;

8. Other duties as prescribed by the Minister of Health.

The National Institute of Forensic Medicine has a Director and Deputy Directors. The Director and Deputy Directors in charge of professional expertise must be judicial experts and appointed by the Minister of Health.

The National Institute of Forensic Medicine is the public non-business unit operating under the provisions of the Law on judicial expertise, this Decree and other regulations of relevant laws.

View details at Decree No. 85/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from September 15, 2013.

Ty Na

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