Regulations on Health Care for Athletes and Coaches with High Achievements

02:08, 11/07/2024

On April 29, 2019, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree 36/2019/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Physical Training and Sports.

According to the provisions of Decree 36/2019/ND-CP, units using high-achievement athletes are responsible for:

a) Initial health check-ups for athletes immediately upon their selection into training facilities and sports teams;

b) Periodic health check-ups for athletes at least twice a year;

c) Health check-ups for athletes before participating in high-achievement sports competitions.

To be specific:, the content of the athletes’ health check-ups outlined in points a and b above includes:

- Checking and assessing physical fitness levels;- Checking and assessing physical morphology;- Checking and assessing psychological state;- Checking and assessing biomedical status.

High-achievement athletes receive health care, functional recovery, and injury treatment at domestic medical facilities. In special cases, the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism decides on injury treatment abroad.

More details can be found in Decree 36/2019/ND-CP effective from June 14, 2019.

- Thanh Lam -

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