Vietnam: 05 conditions for initiating medical examination and treatment facilities covered by health insurance

11:15, 21/11/2015

This is a notable content of the Circular No. 40/2015/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam on registration of initial medical examination and treatment and referrals between health facilities covered by health insurance.

Specifically, according to Circular No. 40/2015/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, conditions for initiating facilities include:

- Each facility must have an operation license in terms of medical services (hereinafter referred to as operation license).

- Each medical practitioner must have a practice certificate in terms of medical services.

- If a health facility specified in clauses 1, 2, 4 and 5 Article 3 of this Circular has no operation license, it must have sufficient personnel, facilities, equipment, ensuring to satisfy normal healthcare demands and provide first aid and emergency care, supply and dispense medicines within professional tasks as prescribed in laws on medical services.

- Each private GP/family clinics: must satisfy conditions for issuance of licenses for operation applicable to private GP/family clinics prescribed by the Ministry of Health.

- Each polyclinic must have at least two specialities for internal medicine and surgical medicine; each polyclinic providing pediatric healthcare must also have a pediatric speciality.

View more details at the Circular No. 40/2015/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2016.

- Thanh Lam -

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