Conditions for individuals, organizations that provide elderly-caretaking services in Vietnam

Conditions for individuals, organizations that provide elderly-caretaking services in Vietnam (Internet image)  

Decree 06/2011/ND-CP stipulates guidelines on the conditions for individuals, organizations that provide elderly-caretaking services in Vietnam as follows:

1. Conditions on individuals that provide elderly-caretaking services in Vietnam

• Having lull civil act capacity;

• Having good moral quality, being not infected with social diseases and subject to penal liability examination or being already sentenced but not yet entitled to remission of criminal records;

• Having good health and skills to take care of the elderly.

2. Conditions for organizations providing elderly-caretaking services in Vietnam

- The conditions and procedures for establishment, organization, operation and dissolution of social relief establishments defined at Point a. Clause 2. Article 20 of the Law on the Elderly comply with the Government's Decree No. 68/2008/ND-CP of May 30. 2008, defining the conditions and procedures for establishment, organization, operation and dissolution of social relief establishments.

- The conditions and procedures for establishment and dissolution of elderly-caretaking establishments defined at Points b and c. Clause 2. Article 20 of the Law on the Elderly comply with the law on such type of organizations.

- The elderly-caretaking establishments defined at Points b and c, Clause 2, Article 20 of the Law on the Elderly may operate only after they obtain permits for elderly-caretaking operations.

More details can be found in Decree 06/2011/ND-CP, effective from March 1, 2011.

Thuy Tram

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