On March 28, 2019, the Ministry of Health issued Circular 04/2019/TT-BYT stipulating the decentralization of authority for granting, adjusting, revoking certificates of eligibility for confirmatory testing of HIV-positive cases, and suspending confirmatory testing activities for HIV-positive cases.
The appraisal team for issuing the Certificate of Eligibility for Confirmatory HIV Testing is regulated by Circular 04/2019/TT-BYT as follows:
- The Director of the Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control decides to establish the appraisal team for issuing the certificate of eligibility for confirmatory HIV testing, which includes the following members:
- A representative of the leadership of the Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control as the team leader;- An officer in charge of HIV testing activities under the Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control;- An expert in HIV testing with at least 5 years of experience in performing confirmatory HIV testing using techniques suitable to the techniques requested by the medical facility;- Other members as necessary.
- The Director of the Department of Health decides to establish the appraisal team for issuing the certificate of eligibility for confirmatory HIV testing, which includes the following members:
- A representative of the leadership of the Department of Health as the team leader;- An expert in HIV testing with at least 5 years of experience in performing confirmatory HIV testing using techniques suitable to the techniques requested by the medical facility;- A representative of the leadership of the provincial or city HIV/AIDS prevention and control focal point unit;- Other members as necessary.
More details can be found in Circular 04/2019/TT-BYT, effective from May 30, 2019.
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