Decree 88: Regulations on Support for Occupational Disease Examination for Employees

Decree 88: Regulations on occupational disease examination support for employees (Illustrative photo)

Decree 88/2020/ND-CP regulates that employers are supported with funds to provide occupational disease examination for employees as follows:

1. Conditions for supporting occupational disease examination for employees

- Have paid occupational accident and disease insurance for at least 12 months and continued to participate until the month immediately preceding the month of requesting financial support for occupational disease examination for employees;- Have been diagnosed with an occupational disease at facilities specialized in occupational disease examination and treatment.

2. Level of financial support for occupational disease examination

- The support is 50% of the cost of occupational disease examination according to the fee schedule issued by the Minister of Health at the time of the employee's examination after being covered by health insurance, but not exceeding VND 800,000/person/examination.- The maximum number of supports for each employee is 02 times, and within 01 year, only 01 support time is received.

3. Dossier for requesting financial support for occupational disease examination

- A written request for financial support for occupational disease examination according to Form No. 05 in the Appendix of this Decree.- A certified copy of the occupational disease dossier from the occupational disease examination and treatment facility.- A copy of the payment receipts for occupational disease examination costs as prescribed.

4. Procedures for resolving financial support for occupational disease examination

- Employers submit 01 set of dossiers according to the regulations to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.- Within 05 working days from the date of receiving the complete and valid dossier as per regulations, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs will appraise the dossier and decide on the support according to Form No. 06 in the Appendix of this Decree and send the decision (along with the support list data) to the Social Insurance Agency. In case of non-support, a written response must be provided to the employer or the employee submitting the request dossier, stating clear reasons.- Within 05 working days from the date of receiving the support decision from the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Social Insurance Agency is responsible for paying the financial support for occupational disease examination to the employer or employee according to the support decision. In case of non-payment, a written response must be given to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, stating clear reasons.

Details can be found at Decree 88/2020/ND-CP, effective from September 15, 2020.

Ty Na

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