Scope of practice of medical practitioners in 2024 under the law in Vietnam

Scope of practice of medical practitioners in 2024 under the law in Vietnam (Internet image)

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Scope of practice of medical practitioners in 2024 under the law in Vietnam

Specifically, Article 11 of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT stipulates the scope of practice of medical practitioners in 2024 as follows:

(1) Medical doctors: Their scope of practice is specified in Appendix V of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT.

(2) Traditional medicine doctors: Their scope of practice is specified in Appendix VI of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT.

(3) Preventive medicine doctors: Their scope of practice is specified in Appendix VII of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT.

(4) Odonto-Stomatology doctors: Their scope of practice is specified in Appendix VIII of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT.

(5) Specialists:

- Intensive care specialists: Their scope of practice is specified in Appendix V and Appendix IX of the Internal Medicine and Intensive Care sections of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT;

- Nutrition specialists: Their scope of practice is specified in Appendix V and Appendix XV of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT;

- Other specialists: Their scope of practice is specified in Appendix V and Appendix IX of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT.

(6) Scope of practice of practitioners with the professional title of physical assistant:

- General physician assistants: Their scope of practice is specified in Appendix No. stipulated in Joint Circular 10/2015/TTLT-BYT-BNV on codes and standards for professional titles of doctors, preventive medicine doctors, physician assistants);

- Traditional medicine physician assistants: Their scope of practice is specified in Appendix No. XI of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT.

(7) The scope of practice of practitioners with the professional title of nurse is specified in Appendix XII of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT.

(8) The scope of practice of practitioners with the professional title of midwife is specified in Appendix XIII of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT.

(9) The scope of practice of practitioners with the professional title of medical technician is specified in Appendix XIV of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT.

(10) The scope of practice of practitioners with the professional title of clinical nutritionist is specified in Appendix No. XV of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT.

(11) The scope of practice of practitioners with the professional title of clinical psychologist is specified in Appendix XVI of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT and provision of continuous and comprehensive care services on cognition, behavior, emotions, and psychosocial aspects for individuals, groups, and families, including assessment of mental disorders, prescribing, developing and implementing psychological interventions at healthcare facilities.

(12) The scope of practice of practitioners with the professional title of (out-of-hospital) paramedic is specified in Appendix No. XVII of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT.

(13) The scope of practice of practitioners with the professional title of herbalist who is allowed to examine and treat diseases using specialized methods and techniques of traditional medicine and the list of techniques specified in Appendix No. XVIII of Circular 32/2023/TT-BYT.

(14) The scope of practice of holder of a folk remedy:

- Holder of a folk remedy is allowed to examine and use the folk remedy certified by a competent authority to treat a disease or illness;

- A folk remedy used for treatment must have the proper ingredients, dosage form, uses (indications), dosage, and method of administration;

- The holder may use many folk remedies certified by competent authorities to treat different diseases or illnesses on the same patient;

- Holder of a folk remedy and therapy may use them at the same time for the patient;

- The holder may not prescribe and use chemical drugs, herbal drugs, and use professional methods and techniques of modern medicine for their medical examination and treatment.

(15) The scope of practice of holder of a folk therapy :

- Holder of a folk therapy is allowed to examine and use the folk therapy certified by a competent authority to treat a disease or illness;

- A folk therapy used to treat diseases must comply with the proper process, diseases or illnesses approved by the competent authority;

- The holder may use many folk therapies, combined with folk remedies to treat different diseases and conditions on the same patient;

- The holder may not use professional methods and techniques of modern medicine to examine or treat diseases outside their scope of practicing folk therapy.

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